Telecom Operators

Ooredoo announced the appointments of Ahmad Al-Neama as Group regional CEO, Bilal Kazmi as Group chief commercial officer (CCO), and Eyas Assaf as executive director, performance management. 

Etisalat announced the launch of eLife Ultra, the next generation portfolio of home internet plans, designed to meet UAE families’ home connectivity and digital needs, delivering world-class internet speeds combined with the best 4K and HD TV channels and a range of digital benefits.

Etisalat has collaborated with Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA) along with Trend Micro Incorporated to launch Cyber Eye – an initiative designed to strengthen the Abu Dhabi Government entities’ cybersecurity capabilities.

Collaboration is key to create a hyper-connected world as we move into a future that requires limitless connectivity to improve lives, redefine business and nurture an entrepreneurial ecosystem, said Hatem Dowidar, CEO, Etisalat Group, emphasizing on the past two years that had a profound effect on the ways we work, learn and socialize.  

The ministry of human resources and social development (HRSD) recognized Zain KSA’s efforts for job localization in the ICT sector with the HRSD Labor Award.

Etisalat has been recognised for its unwavering commitment to Abu Dhabi's digital transformation journey at the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority ICT Leaders Meeting.

By investing in the UAE’s future leaders, Etisalat enables graduates to build capabilities in emerging technologies and leadership skills to help them lead the country’s digital future. The graduates onboarded to the second cohort of the year will follow the AI Power Track, which will focus on developing AI skills and nurturing power skills.

Sofrecom and Camusat will combine their skills to support TowerCos to create and update their processes and procedures, design, build and operate their portfolio of cell towers and to manage their different sites. 

Etisalat Digital’s blockchain arm UAE Trade Connect (UTC) has crossed the milestone of handling invoices worth AED 10 billion within its first eight months of operation. This amount represents the value of invoices presented by member banks into the UTC system for fraud analysis and duplicate financing checks.

Karim Benkirane, chief commercial officer, du -EITC gave his keynote speech during the 15^th Edition of Telecom Review Leaders’ Summit 2021, the largest gathering of ICT industry players, held at the Dubai Intercontinental on December 8.