May 28th, 2008 — MECOM 2008 Daily 3
CEO Zubair Abdul Rahman said the prepaid card’s secure pincode allows a technician to remotely access an infected PC
Speaking at MECOM 2008, the CEO of IT Centrix, Zubair Abdul Rahman, said his company’s virus removal service is less expensive than traditional options and cuts the waiting time from at least one day to an immediate response.
May 28th, 2008 — MECOM 2008 Daily 3
Wael El-Kabbany said BT’s Middle East business grew 60 per cent last year
A senior executive from BT said the company’s presence at MECOM was an important part of its strategy and commitment to the UAE and Middle East market.
May 28th, 2008 — MECOM 2008 Daily 3
Du subscribers now have access to 21 mobile TV channels direct from their handset
UAE operator du has launched new mobile TV channels, offering its customers access to 21 new channels including exclusive episodes of popular Emirati animated show ‘Freej’ direct to their 3G phones, as well as customised international, Asian and Bollywood music channels.
May 26th, 2008 — MECOM 2008 Daily 1
Mohammad Hassan Omran, Etisalat’s chairman,
will address the Strategic Telecoms Summit at 9.15am.
Etisalat’s chairman, Mohammad Hassan Omran is a keynote speaker on the first morning of the Strategic Telecoms Summit, which is being held alongside MECOM 2008.
Omran, who will be speaking at 9.15 this morning, will offer a strategic outlook on the telecoms sector from Etisalat’s viewpoint. He acknowledges there are three regional telecommunications companies vying with the traditional global giants, of which Etisalat is one.
May 26th, 2008 — MECOM 2008 Daily 1
MECOM is the largest telecoms event to be hosted in Abu Dhabi, drawing
participants from within the UAE, the region and abroad.
The Middle East Communications Exhibition and Conference
(MECOM 2008) – the region’s premier event for the telecommunications industry, opens today at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
Batelco has successfully activated 5G coverage across Bahrain, which is available in all four governorates, covering 95% of the nation’s population. The telco’s launch of the network makes Batelco the first operator to provide national 5G coverage in Bahrain.
Omantel has renewed and expanded its managed services agreement with Ericsson for a further five years, with the renewed agreement being more outcome-based and customer-centric.
South Africa-headquartered MTN Group CEO Rob Shuter will step down from his role at the end of his fixed four-year contract in March 2021, having given no explanation why he would not seek to stay on beyond that date.
Nokia CEO and president, Rajeev Suri, is set to step down from his position later this year, to be replaced by Pekka Lundmark, currently CEO and president of energy company Fortum. The move comes as Nokia struggles to keep pace with the global shift to 5G.
Following Zain Group’s regional milestone announcement in November 2019 that its operations in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia had successfully launched the first 5G roaming service across the MENA region, Bahrain telco Batelco has announced partnering with the UAE’s du to deliver 5G international roaming services in the UAE.
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