Technology & IT | Sunday 28 February, 2016 9:17 am

Hotel Technology Summit will explore Saudi hospitality’s bright future

2016 is set to be a banner year for the hospitality industry in Saudi Arabia. After experiencing relatively slow but steady growth since 2006, the number of hotel rooms across the Kingdom suddenly soared in 2015, increasing by over 100 percent in a single year. This trend is set to continue,...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 28 February, 2016 4:54 am

Mobinil and Ericsson launch world’s first E-band MINI-LINK with 5Gbps capacity

In a world first, Ericsson launched a live E-band link with 5Gbps capacity on Mobinil’s network in January, 2016. This brand new solution will improve Egypt’s readiness for widespread LTE adoption, and enable Mobinil to become a data centric operator. Half of Egypt’s current...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 25 February, 2016 4:10 am

Ericsson’s OSS/BSS suite to power better customer experiences for STC subscribers

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and STC, Saudi Arabia, have signed an extensive operations support system/business support system (OSS/BSS) deal that provides seamless  access to  the latest Ericsson software innovations, features and services. As a result of the agreement, STC can deliver an...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 5:53 pm

New Trojan “Locky” Targets Businesses And Individuals

A Trojan named “Locky” is currently paralysing computers of enterprises and private individuals with the aim to extort ransom money. RadarServices, a leading managed security service provider warns that the new malicious virus is currently affecting Europe and the USA and the Middle...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 5:19 pm

Shortlist Revealed For 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

The 2016 edition of the Sony World Photography Awards, the world’s biggest photography competition, organised by the World Photography Organisation, today announces the shortlists for its Professional, Open and Youth competitions. This year’s shortlist is defined by its sheer...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 4:15 pm

Mobily Awards Cisco Multi-Year Contract for Unified Core and Next-Generation Managed Services

At Mobile World Congress, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), a leading mobile and data service provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announced the signing of a 5-year agreement with Cisco to provide next-generation Cloud and Managed Services solutions.    The deal sees Cisco expand...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 4:03 pm

Future of Smartphones – LG Sheds Light Industry Trends from MWC

  Mobile World Congress – a platform to showcase progressive technology    The overall theme of MWC 2016 will be ‘Mobile Is Everything’ and will centre on how the mobile communications revolution is driving the world’s major technology breakthroughs....

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 1:30 pm

Xiaomi announces its latest flagship phone, the Mi 5

Xiaomi has officially announced the Mi 5, its latest flagship device, at events in Beijing and Barcelona today. The Mi 5 follows the Mi 4 launched 18 months ago. It is a 5.15-inch smartphone with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 processor, up to 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, a 3,000mAh battery, and ...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 1:30 pm

Mobily Signs Up Huawei for Managed Network Services Across the Kingdom

Etihad Etisalat Mobily, has signed an MoU with Huawei, for provision of managed network services for a term of next 5 years. The memorandum was signed on the sidelines of Mobile World Congress 2016, in Barcelona, Spain by Ahmed Farroukh, CEO Mobily and Ramadan Ding, CEO Huawei Tech. Investment...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 5:26 am

Saudi digitization agenda key to boosting economic diversification

As governments and businesses around the world work to become more competitive in a globalized economy, Huawei—a leading global ICT solutions provider—has recently linked with organizations across Saudi Arabia to investigate the role that information and communication technologies (ICT) ...

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