Despite the growing controversy surrounding the awarding of ICT contracts to Chinese firms in Africa, Huawei Technologies has won several …
Cisco upgrades mobile carrier switches with an eye on escalating traffic
Cisco Systems wants to make it easier for mobile operators to scale up the wired networks that their wireless systems …
Making the leap
Standards-based 40- and 100-gigabit Ethernet switches and routers are starting to show up in enterprise networks, and it’s easy to …
The second coming
For the uninitiated, unified communications or UC means a combination of multiple communication and collaboration tools such as instant messaging, …
Al-Futtaim Technologies to enhance DED’s customer service with contact centre solution
The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai has awarded a contract to Al-Futtaim Technologies, one of the region’s leading …
Middle East customer service not good enough: CEO, Genesys
There is a lot of work to be done in the Middle East in providing good customer service, says Paul …
Wi-Fi, small cells could disrupt mobile
The rise of mixed mobile networks of Wi-Fi, small cells and traditional base stations, a major theme of last week’s …
Dell claims it has network virtualization architecture too
Dell this week is throwing its hat into the virtual networking ring with an architecture that initially is long on …
Cisco Q4 Ethernet switch revenue up, HP’s down
HP’s Ethernet switch revenue dropped 5% in the fourth quarter vs. the fourth quarter of 2011, while market leader Cisco gained 3.3%, according to …
Ericsson acquires Wi-Fi specialist BelAir Networks
Ericsson has entered into an agreement to buy privately held Canadian Wi-Fi company BelAir Networks, as operators get increasingly interested …
No entry
With the increasing pressure on compliance of IT goods to not reach into embargo countries we look at how channel …
The journey to 4G
Now that carriers have done the big work of getting 4G wireless networks up and running, it’s time to understand …
STC to roll out LTE network
Alcatel-Lucent has announced its selection by Saudi Telecom Company (STC), the leading service provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, …
Avaya beefs up switch architecture
Avaya has rolled out extensions to its 4000 series switches and said its year-old virtualised networking architecture is taking hold in campuses and …
Cisco sees promise in the clouds with new framework
Cisco this week unveiled products and packaging options for customers looking to implement public, private and hybrid cloud computing. Cisco’s …
Alcatel promises better clouds for carriers
Alcatel-Lucent is developing a cloud computing platform for carriers that aims to take full advantage of their networks to deliver …
Accuver appoints Waseela as distributor
Waseela, a systems integrator specialising in broadband wireless technologies for telecom operators, service providers and large enterprises announced it has …
Menya Zavoot GITEX
One of the best parts of GITEX for me is the number of people from outside the UAE that you …
KS Parag, Managing Director, FVC
RME opinion The value added distributor has built up a fine model of identifying and selecting networking and communication solutions …
Cisco unveils routers, takes swipe at Juniper
Cisco this week unveiled three service provider edge routers, along with an aggressive marketing campaign against rival Juniper. Cisco added three …