Orange, Ericsson and Qualcomm have successfully used L-band frequencies to demonstrate the use of supplemental downlink technology on a mobile …
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RIPE NCC, TRA, AUB ink MoUs to develop Internet services
The MoUs are aimed at improving Internet-based researches and activities and enhance the operational efficiency of networks in the Middle East. 0 3073
Africa is the newest telecoms battleground
The news that Web services giant Baidu will bring its mobile browser to Africa, in a deal struck with France …
Orange, Baidu introduce mobile browser for MEA
Mobile operator Orange and Chinese Internet giant Baidu have developed a co-branded mobile browser for Android-based smartphones in the Middle …
Orange launches VoIP mobile app to rival Skype
Orange has launched an application that gives mobile users free international calls and could prove to be a potential rival …
Qualcomm taps former Intel exec for mobile expansion
Qualcomm has appointed a former Intel executive to run marketing as the company expands in the mobile device space. As …
Orange to release Intel-based Santa Clara smartphone
Mobile operator Orange has joined the companies backing Intel’s move into smartphones, and will start to ship the Android-based “Santa …
NFC-enabled phone sales top 35mn in 2011
35 million Near Field Communications (NFC)-enabled phones were shipped in 2011, in what has been described as a “breakthrough year” …
More Europeans use mobile devices for social networking
The number people accessing social networking sites in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K. using their mobile phone has …
Google to extend SMS-chat gateways in MEA
Google already allows Gmail users to exchange chat messages with mobile phone users via SMS in 23 countries worldwide, but …
OBS, Sita to build a global cloud infrastructure
SITA, the air transport industry IT specialist, and Orange Business Services (OBS), the leading global integrated communications service provider for …