The availability of 5G services in the UAE is one step closer to reality as du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), announced its full readiness and ongoing network evolution to offer 5G network during the course of 2018. This is ahead of the anticipated commercial rollout of the 3GPP compliant 5G terminals in 2019.
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), continues to provide innovative digitalized services that create secure e-commerce environments for its customers. du's payment channels comprising of du stores, Payment Gateway, IVR, voice calls, du mobile app, myaccount.du.ae, WiFi UAE, du Dealer Sales Portal are now Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DDS) accredited, which is an endorsement of the security of transactions and customer data.
The RIPE Network Coordination Centre (NCC) and the Kuwait Communication Information Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (CITRA) recently held a training program for telecommunications and Internet service providers (ISPs) to educate them on how to work with Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and deploy it on their networks.
Mobily, a leading telecom and IT company, launched its new campaign targeting ambitious citizens to drive their potential and achieve their aspirations.
Today we are witnessing colossal advancements across all technologies with 5G to be a game changer as it aims to bring in evolution that would elevate services, performance and enablement revolutionising verticals like transport, energy, smart cities, security/surveillance, health opined Khalifa Al Shamsi, Chief Strategy & Governance Officer, Etisalat Group at the 1st ICT Future Foresight Forum held today.
Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa (VMMEA), the region's leading Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), announced that it has successfully closed a US$ 30M Pre-IPO Exchangeable Sukuk.
KSA telecommunications operator STC has claimed it has launched the first live 5G network in the MENA region. The announcement comes just days after UAE telecommunications incumbent Etisalat announced that it had launched the very first 5G network in the region.
Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, announced its consolidated financial results for the first quarter (Q1) ending 31 March 2018. Zain served 46.9 million customers at the end of the period, reflecting a 2% increase year-on-year (Y-o-Y).
Etisalat announced the launch of the first commercial 5G wireless network in the UAE becoming the first telecom operator in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to achieve this technological milestone and set an industry benchmark.
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 and as part of its commitment, the service provider is continuously enhancing this network connectivity.
