21 May 2012
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Etisalat and du connect Burj Dubai with Mid-East’s fastest broadband

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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 10:35

The world’s tallest building, the Burj Dubai, now offers broadband Internet at what is believed to be the fastest speed in the Middle East. Two companies, Etisalat and du, have enabled the connection...

ABI: mobile application downloads will hit five billion in 2014

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Monday, 01 February 2010 13:37

Mobile application downloads will more than double in the next five years. With the growth in smartphone applications and in application stores, ABI Research forecasts that downloads will reach 5 billion by 20124, from this year’s 2.3 billion...

SMS for Life Chunghwa call centre

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Friday, 29 January 2010 11:30

A joint venture in the Chinese city of Xiamen will witness Taiwanese telco Chunghwa Telecom working with the Government of Xiamen to manage call centre services. Both Taiwanese and mainland Chinese organisations will be served...

BSNL rolls out India’s first WiMAX network ahead of spectrum auctions

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Tuesday, 22 December 2009 01:00

India's state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is now offering WiMAX, making it the country's first operator to provide wireless internet...

IBM, Novartis & Vodafone combat malaria in Africa through SMS

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Monday, 21 December 2009 12:48

Malarial MosquitoA new solution developed by IBM, Novartis & Vodafone and in collaboration with the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, is set to use SMS technology as a lifesaving tool by improving the availability of anti-malarial drugs in remote areas in Tanzania...

Comviva’s Virtual SIM connects the unconnected in Cameroon

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Friday, 27 November 2009 01:00

MTN Cameroon has announced the launch of MTN Virtual, which is aimed at orienting the economics of telephony towards those consumers in Cameroon who are at the base of the consumer hierarchy...

MTN, IMImobile partner to bring mobile and online content to over 100 million users

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Friday, 20 November 2009 12:27

Vishwanath AlluriMore than 10 million subscribers in the MENA region are set to enjoy enhanced mobile and online content as a result of a deal between MTN and Indian-based IMImobile. Michael Schwartz summarises the deal and speaks to IMImobile Founder and CEO Vishwanath Alluri...

Zain and Ericsson enhance socio-economic development in Ghana with 3G

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Thursday, 19 November 2009 12:01

Zain & Ericsson bring fixed wireless terminals to rural GhanaEricsson and Zain have joined forces to combat poverty in the Amansie-West district of Ghana’s Ashanti region. Working with the Millennium Villages project, the telecom giants have deployed mobile communications services to six villages...

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