Mobily announces 1m mobile broadband subscribers

Saudi Arabia's Etihad Etisalat Co. (Mobily) has announced the number of mobile broadband subscribers has reached one million. The company has said its monthly traffic, upload and downloaded by customers, has grown more than 10 times since December 2007 to-date and stood at over 50 terabytes for December 2009.

Sourc: AME info.com - December 27 - 2009

Zain extends roaming services to Africa

Kuwait's Zain has said its roaming data transfer and internet access services are now available through its networks in Africa. The company's customers in Kuwait will no longer have to pay any international roaming surcharges for mobile phone services in all its 13 African markets in which it operates, the firm said in a statement.

Sourc: AME info.com - December 27 - 2009

Burj Dubai gets latest telco technologies

Etisalat and Du have said that they have finished installing various fixed line and mobile communications technologies in the Burj Dubai, including Wimax and fourth generation Long Term Evolution (LTE) connectivity. Etisalat said that eLife, its 30Mbps broadband service, will be available throughout the world's tallest tower, for apartments, retail outlets and the Armani Hotel. Burj Dubai is due to be opened on January 4.

Sourc: AME info.com - December 24 - 2009

Microsoft to pay millions after patent ruling defeat

Microsoft, the world's largest software manufacturer, has to pay a small Canadian company more than $290 million after losing an appeal over a patent related to XML technology used in their popular Word software.

The case started in 2007 when i4i sued Microsoft for alleging that the software giant infringed on their 1998 patent for custom XML technology by integrating it into their Word software, starting with Word 2003. In August this year, a United States District Court found Microsoft guilty of the charges and issued an injunction ordering themto pay i4i $200 million in damages and get rid of custom-XML support or stop selling copies of Word.

Sourc: ITP.net - December 23 - 2009

Du reacts to iPhone shortage in UAE

UAE telco du has admitted there's a shortage of iPhone 3GS smartphones in the country in the run-up to Christmas and revealed that makers of the popular smartphone are unable to meet demand.

Sourc: ITP.net - December 23 - 2009

Etisalat Connects world's tallest tower, Burj Dubai with its advanced technologiesDesigns and
implants mobile infrastructure to give fastest broadband services

• Mobile and fixed line services will be available throughout the building
• 186kms of cables and more than 100 dedicated workers deployed over 3 yrs to complete the project
• All elevators also connected with Etisalat Network

Etisalat today announced it has completed the design and implantation of the most modern mobile infrastructure, which is compatible with the latest wireless standards including WiMAX and LTE, within the world’s tallest building, Burj Dubai to be officially inaugurated on January 4, 2010.

Sourc: Gulftelenews.com - December 23 - 2009

du provides integrated telecom services at Burj Dubai

du continues to deliver state-of-the-art building solutions across major landmarks in the UAE, with plans to cover 99% of residential areas by the end of 2009

Over AED 230 million has been already invested in 2009 to improve mobile in-building coverage in the UAE

Sourc: Gulftelenews.com - December 23 - 2009

SMBs say cloud computing still not safe enough

More than half of SMBs cite security as the main reason why they are still wary of adopting cloud-computing based environments, according to a report from analysts Forrester Research.

In the report, Enterprise And SMB Hardware Survey, North America And Europe, Q3 2009, 51% of respondents from small and medium-size businesses believe that security and privacy concerns still outweigh the benefits of adopting cloud computing, while 49% of enterprise execs cited similar beliefs.

Sourc: ITP.net - December 22 - 2009

Etisalat partners withDubai Airport Freezone

Etisalat and the Dubai Airport Freezone have signed an agreement aimed at providing enhanced telecom & ICT services for tenants at the Freezone on a priority basis. As part of the agreement, Etisalat will establish a dedicated presence within Dubai Airport Freezone to facilitate its services and support for more than 1,450 companies currently operating at the Freezone.

Sourc: AME info.com - December 22 - 2009

Telecom Egypt eyes mobile service

Egypt's fixed-line monopoly Telecom Egypt will need to provide mobile services to compensate for declining landline subscriptions, a company executive was quoted on Monday as saying. 'The company must obtain a mobile service in order to continue,' Vice President Mohammed Abdel Rehim told Egypt's al-Alam al-Youm newspaper. The number of fixed-line phones was declining due to competition from mobile telephones, he added.

Sourc: AME info.com - December 22 - 2009

Majority use internet for news in MENA region

A new study into the internet usage habits and attitudes of people from the Middle East and North Africa revealed that the internet is now a main source of information, with 78% saying that they used the medium for reading news atleast once a month.

The study, which was conducted in cooperation with research firm YouGov Siraj, is based on survey responses of 13,847 people (aged 16+) from the United Arab Emirates, KSA, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Pakistan collected online between 30th October and 22nd November 2009.

Sourc: ITP.net - December 21 - 2009

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