Her Excellency Dr. Aisha Bin Bishr, director general, Smart Dubai Office, successfully delivered a keynote speech at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. In her talk, Dr. Bishr spoke about the basic techniques and innovations that can be utilized in the future of smart cities. Speaking at the Ministerial program held on the sidelines of the congress, she urged that no time should be wasted in the use of modern technology, especially for efforts directed towards the transformation process of becoming a smart city.
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Ooredoo showcasing next-generation solutions at Mobile World Congress 2017
Ooredoo has announced that it is showcasing next-generation solutions and services on its pavilion at the 2017 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, demonstrating the incredible progress the company has made in recent years.
ITC’s CEO: MCIT and CITC’s efforts raised the level of services at the ICT sector
Ghassan Abdul Wahab Itani, CEO of Integrated Telecom Company (ITC), the leading Information and Communications Technology Company confirmed that the company took it upon themselves to contribute with the Saudi community in working to achieve everything needed for the Vision 2030, which will help to enhance and grow the country’s economy.
STC enters into a new chapter of collaboration by signing 5G MoU Agreement with Ericsson
STC signs Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with Ericsson to collaborate on the development of 5G network technologies and services. Together with other technology leaders, Ericsson will outline the road towards 5G, through joint market-leading trials of advanced technologies, incorporating network tests on "Very High Speed", "Ultra Low Latency" and "highly reliable extreme capacity broadband network". The aim of this initiative is also to enable the full digitalization transformation, supporting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s 2030 vision. STC has already successfully carried out unique 5G experiments and Lab tests, moving towards the successful deployment of the much anticipated 5G mobile services. These tests have set a new record in the speed of mobile data services, which in no doubt will lead to a new revolution in mobile network applications and services, through a new exciting 5G Era.
Zain Saudi Arabia and Nokia collaborate on 5G and IoT development toward transforming Saudi Arabia
Zain Saudi Arabia and Nokia signed an Memorandum of Understanding to work together on developing 5G and define a clear path toward building the next-generation ultra broadband networks in Saudi Arabia. Both companies will combine their expertise to develop use cases, requirements and deployment scenarios for 5G technologies. The MoU was signed by Zain Saudi Arabia CEO Mr. Peter Kaliaropoulos and Ashish Chowdhary, Nokia’s chief customer operations officer, at the Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona.
Ooredoo: Building data experience leadership
Since being named as Group CEO of Ooredoo in November 2015, Sheikh Saud Bin Nasser Al Thani has infused the regional leader with a new sense of impetus and fresh energy. With the company serving more than 133 million customers as of September 2016, Sheikh Saud has challenged Ooredoo's operations to deliver and sustain data experience leadership across its markets and help more people get the most from the internet.
Etisalat Group and Qualcomm sign strategic agreement to accelerate 5G development
Etisalat Group and Qualcomm Technologies Inc. have signed a strategic agreement to work together to advance the development of next generation network technologies. The collaboration will focus on accelerating 5G standardization to bring forward the possibility of commercially available 5G networks as early as 2019.
Virgin Mobile Loves You.A.E!
The team over at Virgin Mobile painted Dubai Design District red, spreading the love this Valentine's Day, and proving it is possible to fall in love with your telco.
Zain Saudi Arabia and Huawei collaborate to drive digital transformation in the Kingdom
On the sidelines of the world's top telecommunications conference and exhibition, Mobile World Congress 2017, Zain Saudi Arabia and Huawei Tech Investment Saudi Arabia, have signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) that will see them collaborate on a number of technologies and services in a bid to further develop the operator's ICT offering and ultimately contribute to the Kingdom's digital transformation goals.
Alfa launches new initiative as part of its digital transformation journey with Oracle
In a first for Lebanon's telecommunications sector, Alfa has embarked on another digital transformation process in partnership with Oracle whereby the operator has deployed the Exadata solutions within its systems. As part of this deployment, Alfa will be able to improve its customer experience, performance and scalability, lower operating expenses and improve sustainability by reducing the amount of energy and space required.