Sparkle, the international services arm of TIM Group and among top 10 global operators, announces that it has been granted by the Uptime Institute the Tier III Certification of Design Documents for its new Data Center project Metamorfosis-2 in Athens, Greece.
Telecom Operators
Etisalat to launch youth SIM in response to Virgin Mobile UAE
Etisalat is launching a new youth-targeted SIM in the UAE called Swyp in an apparent effort to compete with the launch of the Virgin Mobile brand by du's parent company EITC. The Swyp prepaid mobile service hasn't officially launched yet, but the brand's website is up and running and the apps have been uploaded to the app stores.
Telecom Egypt launches country's fourth mobile network WE
After much awaited anticipation, Telecom Egypt who has changed the landline of the 10th of Ramadan city from 015 to 0554, has finally decided to launch the city's old code (015) as the new fourth mobile network "WE", in Egypt. This new service will surely revive and boost Egypt's economy.
STC offers two days of free calls inside and outside the network
Dr. Khaled H. Biyari, STC Group CEO, announced that STC customers will be able to make voice calls inside and outside the network free of charge for two days on the occasion of the Saudi National Team qualification to World Cup 2018 in Russia.
STC to invest $500m VC fund mainly in region
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) will first invest its half-a-billion dollar venture capital fund mainly in the region and then look abroad, its CEO said.
Oman’s third mobile license postponed
Oman has postponed its third mobile license offering due to complications regarding Zain Group's acquisition of a 9.84 stake in partially state-owned Oman Telecommunications (Omantel), according to UAE newspaper The National. The winner for the license bid was initially going to be announced on September 4.
Mobily Business offers the latest solutions for small and medium enterprises
Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) represented by its Business unit offers the latest solutions for small and medium enterprises, such as small offices such as network, communication, mobility and cloud computing services at low costs, which confirms Mobily’s leadership role in the ICT market.
IoT to generate $1.8 trillion in revenue for mobile operators
Internet of Things (IoT) will generate estimated US$1.8 trillion revenue for mobile network operators by 2026, driven by the early deployment of commercial Power Wide Area Networks in licensed spectrum, according to GSMA, which highlighted new figures in the IoT Forecast Database Research published by analyst house Machina Research.
Mobily greets its employees across various regions in the Kingdom on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha
On Sunday morning, Etihad Etisalat, Mobily, held a reception for all its employees at the company's main sites, on the first day of work post Eid Al Adha holiday.
Jordan gets first Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) roll out
The Jordanian region of Saraya Aqaba is the first in the country to get Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) connectivity. The luxury mixed-use tourism and leisure destination located on the shores of the Red Sea in the Gulf of Aqaba in Jordan was fitted with the infrastructure by R&M, A Swiss producer of products and systems for communication and data networks.