May 26th, 2008 — MECOM 2008 Daily 1
Mark Wardle, VP of Innovation Programmes is set to reveal the results of an independent survey.
Keith Read, BT Group’s director of regulatory compliance is calling upon Middle East-based telecoms operators to take a more proactive approach towards regulatory compliance during today’s Strategic Telecoms Summit at the MECOM exhibition.
May 26th, 2008 — MECOM 2008 Daily 1
Malek Sultan Al Malek, executive director of Dubai Internet City, is confident more global ICT players will establish bases in the UAE.
The executive director of Dubai Internet City (DIC) expects more global telecoms players will take advantage of the growth in the Middle East and North Africa region, to launch bases in the UAE.
May 26th, 2008 — MECOM 2008 Daily 1
CEO Jassem Mohamed Al Zaabi is confident Yahsat
will raise US$1.2 billion in financing.
Yahsat, the UAE’s first nationally- owned satellite operator and wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala, will be exhibiting at MECOM 2008 (stand 2D 10), having announced it will be detailing its plans to seek US$1.2 billion to finance its satellite communications system.
May 26th, 2008 — MECOM 2008 Daily 1
Delta Partners will be presenting a workshop on telecoms branding at MECOM on May 28, commencing at 8.30am. Given recent developments the company appears well placed to be doing so, as earlier this week it announced it had entered the Russian telecoms market in collaboration with Virgin Group.
Kristoff Puelinckx, managing partner of Delta Partners believes telecoms operations in emerging markets remain primed for growth.
May 26th, 2008 — MECOM 2008 Daily 1
Occupying the largest exhibitor stand at wing 3D10, Etisalat is offering UAE subscribers the opportunity to experience its latest applications for free or at reduced prices, during a special MECOM promotional period.
Etisalat CMO Essa Al Haddad said Etisalat customers can take advantage of special MECOM offers from today until May 31.
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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