du slashes New Year’s Day call rates
Dubai telecom firm du announced on Monday that all international calls made on New Years Day will be charged at its off-peak rate.
Customers will...
Skype Brings Video Calling to iPhones
Skype today announced the new version of its iPhone application that brings video calling to millions of mobile users around the globe over both...
du, Etisalat Partner with Emaar Properties
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and Etisalat, from Emirates Telecommunication Group Company, have announced the finalization of their master developer agreements (MDA)...
Samsung Mobiles celebrates Ramadan with region-specific Islamic applications
Samsung mobile owners can now celebrate the Holy Month of Ramadan with Samsung Noor, a fully-fledged section of the Samsung Apps Store aimed...
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...
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority releases first Annual Market Review
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) recently released its first Annual Market Review. The Review summarizes the state of the Fixed, Mobile, and Data telecommunication...
Qtel Group and Princesse Holdings to acquire all Orascom Telecom’s shares...
Qatar Telecom (“Qtel†or “The Qtel Groupâ€) Q.S.C. announced today that it has signed, via Wataniya Telecom, a 52.5% subsidiary of Qtel (“National Mobile...
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...
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...
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...
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...
New 1.5 Billion Mobile Connections in Asia Effect on Key Industry...
New PwC-GSMA Research Underscores the Effect that the Growth of Connected Devices in Asia Will Have on Key Industry Sectors
The GSMA today announced that...
HCT and du celebrate 150 graduates in new training programs
The Higher Colleges of Technology’s (HCT) Dubai Men’s College was the venue for the recent graduation ceremony of 150 male and female du employees...
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...
du launches Music Store
Du has introduced its new mobile music proposition called the Music Store, a subscription-based music download service.
Video Messaging, Picture Sharing, HD Video Go Mobile with Skype
When you ask people “What’s Skype?”, pretty often the answer you’ll get is “it’s a free video calling app for PC or Mac.”...
Skype Announces Mobile Partner Program for Operators
Skype today announced a Mobile Partner Program for operators in markets with low 3G broadband penetration. The program aims to bring the Skype experience...
The Interior Ministry warns of fraud
The UAE Interior Ministry has warned the cellular phone users against heeding unknown sms messages or phone calls, which inform them about wining awards...