New global telecoms treaty agreed in Dubai
World Conference on International Telecommunications forges solid new framework for tomorrow’s hyper-connected worldAfter two intensive weeks of negotiations, delegates from around the world have...
UAE Smartphone Penetration Rate Surpasses Expectations
Middle East consumers are some of the fastest adopters of smart mobile technology today. The United Arab Emirates makes no exception. Moreover, UAE smartphone...
Special Offer: Free One-month icflix Subscription or Uber Ride
Have you tried Uber's services? Now you can do that absolutely free of charge. Tourists in Dubai are increasingly opting for Uber over the...
Virgin Mobile’s Proposed Entry into UAE Telecom Market Viewed as Beneficial
The announcement that Emirates Integrated Telecom Company (EITC) intends to introduce Virgin Mobile services on its infrastructure caused quite a stir in the market...
How to use Skype to share holiday spirit
The holidays are a time when people want to gather with family and friends, but it’s not always easy to get together in person....
Etisalat offers Mobile Parking Services in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah
Etisalat today announced that its mobile payment solutions for parking services are now functional in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.
Sharjah is the third emirate...
My Country My Loving Mother
Etisalat today announced its support for an animated video featuring a song titled ''My Country My Loving Mother'' on the occasion of the...
WhatsApp Video in UAE is Live
WhatsApp video and voice calls went live in the UAE to the pleasant surprise of mobile phone users in the country. Users reported they...
9.5 Billion Mobile Subscriptions by 2020 – MENA’s Key Role
The global market of mobile subscriptions will witness various changes by 2020. According to Ericsson’s latest Mobility Report, in less than six years, mobile...
VoIP: Introduction and Use of Internet Phone
Internet phone service (VoIP) is a strikingly different kind of technology as compared with the traditional telephony. Earlier, landline phone relied on copper wires...
Internet connection speed increases worldwide, but slows in UAE
In recent years, the Internet connection speed is steadily increasing in most countries around the world. While the global average connectivity speed rose by...
Number of Mobile Subscribers Worldwide Hits 5 Billion
Two-Thirds of World’s Population Now Connected
The world’s mobile industry has signed up its 5 billionth unique mobile subscriber, according to real-time data from GSMA...
Google Unveils Project Fi – Why and How
Surprise, surprise! Google is entering a brand new market and it will compete not against Apple, Microsoft and the likes, but against big carriers....
Women are an Underserved Market for Mobile Financial Services
A study released today by the GSMA mWomen Programme and Visa Inc. entitled, Unlocking the Potential: Women and Mobile Financial Services in Emerging Markets,...
75% UAE Employees Prefer Wi-Fi for Mobile Connectivity
In recent research conducted by Aruba Networks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as part of a larger global survey of 5,000+ respondents, on...
UAE Ranked Global Leader in Fiber Optic Networks for 2nd Year
The UAE has the highest Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) penetration globally, with a coverage of 94.3%. A significant amount of this coverage is provided by Etisalat...
UAE among Top 5 ‘At Risk’ Regions for Mobile Security
A report published by Aruba Networks, an HP company, has found that the ‘West is Best’ for mobile security and pinpointed the most at-risk...
One Wi-Fi Hotspot for Every 150 People Globally
France isn’t famous for being home to huge tech companies, but it a new report says it is home to the largest number of...
