Etisalat has a strong presence at GITEX this year with Group CEO Saleh Al Abdooli announcing to media that the company plans to invest more than AED 3 billion in 2017 to develop and modernize infrastructure and expand mobile and fiber optic networks, IoT, artificial intelligence and robotics across the UAE.
Smart Dubai is showcasing its latest innovations and projects – as well as those of its affiliates and partners – at its GITEX Technology Week 2017 stand. The Smart Dubai stand – which bears the theme “Future Live” – features 42 different government agencies taking part under the Smart Dubai umbrella and showcasing more than 200 smart government services.
The Saudi Telecom Company (STC), represented by its enterprise focused business unit, STC Business, signed a Cloud Service Provider agreement with Thales Group, a leader in the fields of Security, Defense, Transportation, Aerospace, and Space, Tuesday at GITEX Technology Week as part of its drive to enable enterprise digitization, essential to achieving the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 transformation objectives.
It’s an interesting time for the telecom industry right now, says Saudi Telecom Company (STC) chief executive officer, Dr. Khaled Biyari. Telecom operators have to deal with major disruption and the need for digital transformation. The industry will face many challenges in the coming years, Dr. Biyari believes, but those challenges can be met with innovative solutions if the industry is willing to embrace change.
Smart Dubai Office and du are powering the digital backbone enabling Dubai’s Smart City transformation
Digital content is the future and the UAE telecom operator du, is introducing GITEX 2017 visitors to a whole new television technology, the 4K experience, in line with its ‘10 Times More’ theme. With a substantial increase in pixels, 4K has a richer, crisper, and more realistic image. du’s showcase of 4K technology demonstrates the future of television and how viewers are able to see every detail when seated very close to the screen. When it comes to viewing experiences, duTV currently offers HD (high definition) channels and we are ready to offer 4K content, which provides even more immersive viewing opportunities. du customers can view their content at home or on-demand across multiple screens due to a number of offerings.
Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), the leading mobile and data service provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia along with Virtustream, a Dell Technologies business, and Dell EMC announced a new strategic collaboration to support the development of Saudi Arabia's cloud computing market.
Nokia and Zain Saudi Arabia have taken a significant step towards the creation of an IoT ecosystem in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the successful trial of NB-IoT (Narrowband Internet of Things) technology at a live site in Mina area of Makkah Province.
HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council has officially inaugurated the 37th GITEX Technology Week, at Dubai World Trade Centre. GITEX Technology Week is the largest ICT exhibition in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia – and this year has attracted more than 4,100 companies from over 70 different countries.
Nokia and Zain Saudi Arabia have successfully completed the Middle East's first trial of LTE-Unlicensed, combining unlicensed spectrum in the 5GHz frequency band with 1800 MHz spectrum to deliver a downlink speed of 223 megabits per second.
