E-Vision, a fully owned subsidiary of Etisalat, signed a strategic partnership with MBC Group to obtain exclusive rights to distribute MBC channels in the UAE.
Etisalat announced that it has further reduced its roaming rates for voice calls, SMS and data. Etisalat's prepaid and post-paid customers will enjoy discounted roaming rates of up to 35 percent on data, outgoing voice calls to UAE, GCC and local destinations and outgoing SMS while traveling to any Gulf Cooperation Council countries - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar or Saudi Arabia and roaming through any roaming partner. The new rates are introduced in coordination with the Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) to encourage roaming services within the GCC at affordable rates.
Every year, leading valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance based in London, values the brands of thousands of the world's biggest companies. The Middle East's 50 most valuable brands, classified by both their industry and their nation, are featured in the Brand Finance Middle East 50 ranking.
Zain Group announces the appointment of Emre Gurkan as CEO of 'touch' in Lebanon. The mobile operation is managed by Zain on behalf of the Lebanese government, and Mr. Gurkan's appointment is effective immediately. His appointment will see him cooperating closely with the country's Telecom Ministry in advancing the Lebanon's mobile communications sector.
du and Uber have joined hands to offer du customers a 20% discount on Uber rides. The discount will be available for any number of rides, each with a value of up to AED 60, so you can now experience a great night at the movies with du or the Dubai Opera for less.
Smart Dubai Government Establishment organized a one-day workshop for executives and technical teams from various Dubai Government Agencies to raise awareness on Dubai's artificial intelligence service, "Saad" and outline a development roadmap for artificial intelligence in Dubai.
Integrated Telecom Company (ITC), the leading Information and Communications Technology Company, held its anniversary to celebrate the continued success story and outstanding excellence in the Saudi market. The success that was acquired through providing the most advanced telecom solutions to the public and private sectors as well as the largest operators in the Kingdom and the world.
Newly appointed Chairman of the Turk Telecom International (TTI) Group Management Board, Mehmet Toros has underlined that the organization's main focus is to generate new sales and enhance business cooperation on the newly launched matchless PoP 'SEA-ME-WE-5' underwater cable system. Turk Telecom International is a leading telecommunications operator in the Middle East, Asia, Turkey, CIS and Eastern Europe. It provides a full range of infrastructure, connectivity, internet and wholesale voice services to incumbents, alternative carriers, mobile operators, internet service providers, content providers and corporate customers.
As part of its mandate to monitor the markets in the State of Qatar, the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has conducted an assessment of the telecommunications sector for FY 2016. The assessment shows that the sector contributed 1.7% to Qatar's GDP (up from 1.3% in 2014) towards effective diversification of the economy. The telecommunications market also saw investments of around QAR 1.25 billion (12% of service providers' annual revenues) towards development of infrastructure and services, and in preparation for future technologies.
Zain Group announced the opening and hosting of the Zain Annual Regulatory Forum in Kuwait. The event took place between 26-28 March, 2017 in the presence of senior Zain Group representatives as well as regulatory team members drawn from across the company's operating companies.
