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Articles tagged with: Emirates
UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Top the Arab World in adoption of telecom services
UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia lead the Arab World in the mass adoption of telecom services, reports a new survey by the Arab Advisors Group. The results of the Arab Advisors Group's Total Country Connectivity Measure (TCCM) reveal substantial -mostly cellular service driven- improvements in overall scores. The Arab broadband Internet markets also registered very positive growth. more
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New Warnings Issued About Using Mobile Phones on Aircraft
The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a warning to airline passengers that using mobile phones during flight is still forbidden on most aircraft. Although some airlines have introduced 'mobile phone systems' on a number of their aircraft, the use of mobile phones generally remains prohibited on the majority of aircraft. more
Related Tags: civil-aviation-authority, caa, bmi, ryanair, air-france, tap-portugal, qantas, displays, testing, UK
UAE Networks in Network Sharing Talks
The UAE's two mobile networks, Du and Etisalat are reported to be in talks that could lead to network infrastructure sharing in an effort to cut operating costs. more
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Etisalat Signs Up to Nokia's Ovi Platform
The UAE based operator, Etisalat has inked a deal to offer access to Nokia's mobile internet portal, Ovi to its customers. In the first phase of the collaboration, Etisalat's UAE mobile customers will be able to access Ovi Maps and N-Gage Games on their Nokia devices. more
Related Tags: etisalat, nokia, ovi, n-gage, mobile-internet, United Arab Emirates
Etisalat Interested in Investments in Syria and Lebanon
UAE based emirates Telecommunication Co. (Etisalat) is seeking opportunities in Syria and Lebanon as licenses and privatisations are launched. The company is expecting to be able to bid for the third mobile license in Syria later this year, and will be interested in the privatisation of Lebanon's two mobile networks, if and when that eventually occurs. more
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One Year Anniversary of In-Flight Phone Calls for Emirates Airlines
One year ago, the first in-flight commercial mobile phone call was made on an emirates flight from Dubai to Casablanca - and since 160,170 passengers have switched their phone on during a flight to make calls or send text messages. more
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Which country experienced the greatest growth in mobile Web usage last year?
Opera, which provides a Java based mobile browser has reported that in January 2009, consumer Opera Mini use jumped 12.1% over the previous month to 20 million unique users. Monthly page views increased even more, jumping 18% to 7.6 billion Web pages in the same time period. Data transfers were also up 18% from December 2008 as Opera Mini generated more than 122 million MB of data for operators worldwide. more
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Morocco's third 2G licence highlights opportunities in the Mid-East and Nth Africa
More operators will enter the telecoms markets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as liberalisation continues, but established players still have many opportunities to expand their presence in the region, according to the new report from Analysys Mason. more
Related Tags: qtel, wimax, etisalat, mvno, zain, wimax,, batelco, presence, Morocco
Etisalat Posts 19% Rise in 3rd Quarter Profits
UAE based emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) has posted a 19% rise in 3rd quarter profits to AED 2.1 billion (US$571.7 million), along with a 23.8% rise in revenues in the quarter to AED 6.6 billion (US$1.8 billion) more
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UAE Launches Expat Workers Phone Tariff
A new mobile package has been launched in the United Arab emirates which has been designed for the country's large expat manual labourers. The new package, called 'alo', which means 'hello' in Arabic, was launched on Monday by the Permanent Committee of Labour Affairs in Dubai and mobile network, du. more
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