The UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), in coordination with the telecom operators Etisalat and Du, has launched an additional set of applications on all of the country’s networks to support distance learning.

The move comes as part of the UAE’s efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The applications are:

1. Google Hangouts Meet
2. Cisco Webex
3. Avaya Spaces
4. BlueJeans
5. Slack.

Applications that continue to remain available are:

1. Microsoft Teams
2. Skype for Business
3. Zoom
4. Blackboard. - TradeArabia News Service