India’s Supreme Court has declined to alter its decision of changing Sistema‘s mobile licences for its mobile services joint venture, …
The region’s top 50 CIOs honoured at CNME awards
A selection of CIOs were honoured as the top 50 in the region today at CNME’s annual CIO 50 Awards …
Ericsson to bring 3G to Ivory Coast
In an effort to counteract the problems of an underdeveloped fixed communication infrastructure, Etisalat Group’s Atlantique Telecom Cote d’Ivoire on …
Nigeria first African country to ban mobile promotions
Nigeria has become the first country in Africa to ban telecom operators from engaging in the type of promotions and …
Industry gathers for CNME’s Infrastructure Strategies 2012
Major players from the IT world gathered in Dubai Marina this morning for the 2012 Infrastructure Strategies event, hosted by …
Telenor aims to buy its way back into Indian mobile market after losing licenses
After an Indian court took away its licenses to operate mobile networks in the country, Telenor said Friday it hopes …
Strength to strength
The peripherals industry is looking up as analysts continue to predict a growth in demand and sales in the year ahead driven by a host of mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks. We speak to the experts to take a look at the regional dynamics of the market.
Ready for prime time?
CNME held its annual Cloud Congress in Dubai, rallying together users and providers to discuss the best practices and technologies …
GITEX Shopper 2012 gets under way
GITEX Shopper was officially opened yesterday by His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the …
SAP to showcase innovation agenda at GITEX Technology Week
SAP announced that it will have a prominent presence in the Mobile, Apps and Content World section at GITEX Technology Week 2012. The company will also showcase its entire range of ICT solutions and host a number of prominent partners at the SAP stand.
A cloudy forecast
The Middle East currently lags behind other regions in cloud investments, but Ian Harris, Systems Integrator Leader at Ciena, is …
TV goes IP
Internet-based TV technology is slowly catching up in the region, opening up new revenue streams for telecom service providers. Despite …
Huawei wins 2012 Communitas Award for excellence in community service
Huawei was recently awarded the 2012 Communitas Award by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP)
GITEX Shopper to be held at Dubai World Trade Centre
With analysts expecting the UAE’s consumer electronics market expected to reach a record US$3.8 billion this year, and an ever-growing demand for exhibition space at GITEX Shopper, organisers of the region’s largest consumer IT and electronics show have announced the relocation of the show this year to the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).
Connecting the world
Everybody’s heard of Internet2, the network consortium that connects universities and research communities across the USA. Less have heard of …
Cisco recognises channel partners at Partner Summit UAE 2012
At its recent Partner Summit UAE 2012, Cisco demonstrated its ongoing focus and commitment to its channel partners by recognising …
Mozilla mobile OS outshines Android, says Telefonica head
Mozilla’s Firefox mobile OS for smartphones offers a better proposition than Android on affordable handsets, officials from one of Europe’s major mobile …
On cloud nine
Habtoor Hotels has become the latest enterprise in the region to express its satisfaction with a move to the cloud. …
Mozilla confirms Firefox mobile operating system for 2013
Mozilla has confirmed details of its Firefox mobile operating system which it plans to launch next year. Formally called project ‘boot to …
Mozilla gains backing for mobile Firefox OS
Mozilla said Monday that it has named its forthcoming HTML5 mobile operating system Firefox OS, gained support for it from …