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Thuraya forms new innovation departmentThuraya Telecommunications has announced the formation of a new division focused on spearheading strategic initiatives for the development and implementation of innovation in products, services, and business models. This organisational enhancement comes at the back of the success More… |
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Mobily denies asking help for spyingSaudi Arabia's No 2 telecom operator Mobily denied claims by a software engineer that the company had asked him to build surveillance tools to intercept customers' messages on Twitter and other services. Matthew Rosenfield, who uses the pseudonym Moxie Marlinspike, publis More… |
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UAE firm patents new mobile technologyUAE-based ViaFone Technologies said it has patented a new mobile technology that is set to transform the way consumers collect and redeem loyalty points across the emirates. A leading mobile application development company, ViaFone said Wafi Mall has become the Middle East launch More… |
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Mobily picks Ericsson smart services routerEtihad Etisalat (Mobily), the leading telecom services provider in Saudi Arabia, has selected Ericsson to provide Evolved Packet Core networks in the western region of the kingdom. As a result of the new solution, Mobily subscribers will have the ability to access and consume fou More… |
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Orascom Telecom suffers $204m loss in Q1Egyptian mobile phone operator Orascom Telecom Holding said on Wednesday it swung to a net loss in the first quarter of 2013, blaming foreign exchange losses and impairment of some assets. The firm, control More… |
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Orascom Telecom rejects Altimo buyout offerEgyptian group Orascom Telecom Holding's management has recommended shareholders reject an offer by a subsidiary of Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman's Altimo to buy the company for $0.70 a share. More… |
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Windows 8 update coming this yearMicrosoft Corp executive Tami Reller said on Tuesday the company's forthcoming update to its Windows operating system will be called Windows 8.1 and will be available later this year free to existing Windows 8 customers. & More… |
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Virgin among bidders for Saudi telecom licenceFive companies have submitted applications for virtual telecom licences in Saudi Arabia including Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa (VMMEA). VMMEA - part-owned by Richard Branson's Virgin Group - i More… |
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Batelco names SMS challenge winnersBatelco, Bahrain’s leading telecommunications company, has announced the winners in the first week of its popular SMS challenge which is back with massive cash prizes. The challenge, which began on April 29, will run for 88 days until July 25. Througho More… |
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Telecom Egypt Q1 result beats forecastTelecom Egypt (TE) reported first-quarter revenue of 2.72 billion Egyptian pounds ($390.1 million), up 1.4 percent from the same period last year and beating an average forecast of 2.59 billion based on five analysts' forecasts. More… |
