State-owned Egyptian telecommunications provider Telecom Egypt is expected to gain a 5 percent stake of the mobile market in 2018 with 5.2 million subscribers, a report by Egyptian financial investment firm Beltone Financial predicts. The report says Telecom Egypt's market share will increase by 12 percent by 2022 with 14.5 million subscribers.
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and Nokia announced that they are collaborating to launch the STC 5G network in 2018 in Saudi Arabia. The companies agreed to collectively work towards finding the most optimal network strategy and relevant use-cases for 5G deployment in the Saudi market.
Sparkle, the international service arm of TIM Group, has announced the launch of 'Conferencing Suite', a cloud-based multimedia communication platform that provides enterprises with an advanced global audio and video conferencing solution, characterized by ease of use and enhanced capabilities such as moderator assistance and simultaneous translation.
Etisalat has lined up workshops, lectures, educational activities, and competitions alongside the launch of its innovative products to instill a spirit of creativity and research to mark the UAE Innovation Month.
In line with its objective to pioneer the digital transformation in the UAE and across the region, du, part of Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company (EITC) participated as Smart ICT Partner at Gartner Symposium 2018, a gathering of CIOs and senior IT executives in the GCC region. du showcased its smart ICT solutions at the influential event in Dubai.
Etisalat received the prestigious TL9000 certification, an International Quality Standard for the telecom industry, a testament to its efforts in adapting the best industry practices to provide the best customer experience and apply the latest technologies on its network.
Bharti Airtel, India's largest telecommunications service provider, and Gulf Bridge International (GBI), a global cloud provider for the Middle-East and Europe, announced a strategic agreement to unlock the capacity on GBI's India-Middle East-Europe submarine cable system.
Affirmed Networks, a company specializing in virtualized mobile networks, announced that du, part of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has selected its Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) Narrow Band IoT (NB-IoT) mobile core to provide an industry-leading 3GPP core network for IoT use cases, enabling a wide range of smart city use cases.
UAE telecom provider Etisalat has partnered with firm Idemia to enable Embedded SIM (eSIM) technology into smartphones. Idemia, a company specializing in augmented reality, was recently acquired by Otono Networks and now can offer partners eSIM orchestration technology.
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and Cisco announced at Mobile World Congress that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of 5G communication systems and networks. The joint effort aims to facilitate STC's transformation into a digital service provider and supports the pivotal role it plays in enabling Saudi Arabia's 2030 Vision and National Transformation Plan.
