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, […]
The UAE Pro League, the top division of professional football in the United Arab Emirates, has renewed its partnership with Story10, the sports video production and distribution agency, to increase international exposure and drive awareness of the much anticipated 2024-25 ADNOC Pro League season. Having partnered with Story10 for the past two seasons, the UAE […]
The UAE Ministry of Economy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Spanish National Professional Football League ‘La Liga’ to establish a lab aimed at combating piracy and protecting intellectual property rights in the UAE. The initiative will focus on detecting and addressing illegal use of audio and visual content across digital platforms. […]
Rivada Space Networks, even without any satellites yet in orbit, has established a partnership with Wiseband which provides customised private satellite networking solutions. The company currently has connectivity projects in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Egypt. Rivada has an initial 300 satellites on order with Terran Orbital and designed to create an ‘OuterNET’ system of […]
The Drone Champions League (DCL), the world’s premier professional drone racing organisation, is set for further expansion in the Gulf Region following an exciting and dramatic winter season final in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The event, spread out over two days from November 17th-18th, featured six of the best DCL teams competing together on a brand-new […]
Bayanat, a provider of AI-powered geospatial solutions, and Al Yah Satellite Communications (Yahsat), the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider, have announced the expansion of their Earth Observation (EO) space programme from five to seven synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. The expansion of the constellation – with technology and expertise provided by programme partner ICEYE, a […]
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the UAE’s satellite solutions provider has announced its consolidated financial results for the nine months ended September 30th 2023. Revenue and Normalised EBITDA grew 3 per cent for the first nine months of the year versus the prior year to reach AED 1.2 billion (€302.4m) and AED 713 million […]