The emergence of eSIM technology marks an important evolution in the telecommunications sector. It provides a more flexible approach to global connectivity and comes at a time when the industry is moving away from traditional SIM cards. eSIMs are helping set the stage for a new era in device management. It’s a technology that’s facilitating […]
SPI International is strengthening its presence in the United Arab Emirates having extended its partnership with evision, the media and entertainment arm of e& (previously Etisalat Group). The existing agreement, which currently covers FilmBox, FilmBox Family, FilmBox Action, DIZI and other thematic channels – DocuBox, FightBox, Fast&FunBox, Gametoon – has been extended for the next […]
THEMA, a Canal+ Company is glad to announce the launch of Mezzo Live on Etisalat, one of the leading telecommunications operators in the United Arab Emirates. The channel is now part of the ‘Western Pack’, bringing premium concerts, classical music, jazz and ballet programming to subscribers across the UAE. Mezzo Live transports you to the […]
Space42 is the newly-established combination of Abu Dhabi’s Al Yah (YahSat) and Bayanat AI, which operates the Thuraya fleet of satellites. Its latest, Thuraya 4, was launched on January 3rd into its transfer orbit and on its way to a location at 44 degrees East. The company says that Thuraya 4 has a firm backlog […]
Nokia has announced that e& UAE is the first in the world to use its slicing solution to create a dedicated end-to-end network slice capable of meeting the speed and latency demands of modern gaming applications. Part of a trial conducted in e& UAE’s Abu Dhabi labs; the demonstration highlights the various ways operators can […]
The world already has a pair of successful low Earth orbiting (LEO) mega-constellations in the form of SpaceX’s Starlink and the Eutelsat/OneWeb fleet. Also on the near-horizon is the Jeff Bezos-backed Amazon Kuiper, Telesat of Canada’s Lightspeed, and direct-to-cellular satellite operations from Globalstar/Apple, AST SpaceMobile Iridium and Lynk. Now it seems the United Arab Emirates […]
Netcracker Technology and telco and digital services provider du have announced they will collaborate on leveraging Netcracker’s GenAI Telco Solution to foster innovation, enhance service delivery and elevate the overall customer experience across du’s network. During GITEX Global 2024, executives from Netcracker and du signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a multi-year programme, which is […]
Vantiva, a technology player enabling Network Service Providers to connect consumers worldwide, has been selected by longtime partner e& UAE, the telecom arm of e& in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to deploy a new 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) gateway in the country. Featuring the region’s first eSIM installed on a customer premises equipment, […]
Podeo, the UAE-based podcast distribution platform, has raised $5.4 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Oraseya Capital (the VC arm of Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority) with participation from Ibtikar Fund, Cedar Mundi Ventures, Samarium, iSME, and returning investor Razor Capital. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its […]
Hearst Networks EMEA and evision have announced a multi-year partnership to bring the flagship channels, The History Channel, History2 and Crime+Investigation, to audiences in the UAE. The channels, available on eLife TV, expand evision’s library of over 600 channels. Olivier Bramly, CEO, evision, commented: “Combining our extensive distribution network with Hearst Networks EMEAs’ exceptional content, […]