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Qtel entered into an strategic alliance with iHorizons, to develop and market a number of advanced technology solutions and business services. Recognising the ongoing development of Qatar’s economy, the two companies will cooperate on world-class business solutions aimed at supporting companies in specific industries and growth sectors. This alliance is aimed to jointly develop products and share technology architectures to reduce the Go-to-market time period, as well as offer the best service to its key customers.
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Motorola Solutions today announced new additions to its PTP 200 Series portfolio of point-to-point (PTP) wireless Ethernet bridges – the PTP 230 and PTP 250. Both solutions leverage Motorola’s technology leadership in the unlicensed spectrum to offer reliable wireless broadband connectivity and backhaul in line-of-sight (LOS) as well as near line-of-sight (nLOS) conditions. They provide customers with affordable radio options that deliver higher data rates at a very competitive price. This makes them ideal for extending service to areas previously inaccessible and quickly meeting the growing bandwidth requirements for applications such as leased line replacement, video surveillance and voice-over-IP telephony services.Read More…

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Mobiserve Holdings today announced the roll out of Saudi Arabia’s first Long Term Evolution (LTE)-WiMAX forth generation 4G network for Saudi operator Mobily in association with Samsung and Huawei. Mobiserve’s scope will cover the project implementation including survey, design hardware and Radio Frequency (RF) installation and commissioning. 4G network will significantly increase data speeds for Mobily’s estimated 5 million customers. The LTE-WiMAX 4G network will be the highest speed data network in the country with speed estimated to be 2 times faster than current 3G networks.
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Level 3 Communications today announced a strategic long-term agreement Saudi Telecom (STC) to enable international IP and content distribution services in Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East. The agreement leverages the respective strengths of each company to provide significantly enhanced connectivity and breadth of services to customers connecting to the Middle East. Both US and European CDN customers will have access to a new broadband market in the Middle East and content customers in the Middle East will have the ability to distribute their content across both STC’s and Level 3’s international networks.Read More…

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With the unprecedented growth in mobile sales, Nokia Markets Middle East and Africa in collaboration with Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) once again joined hands in a mobile recycling campaign. Now on its 3rd phase of project implementation, the campaign reaches new heights as the program extends its reach to a greater number of target participants from the various sectors of the UAE community. The Borrow-A-Bin scheme shall be once again rolled out among EEG’s corporate members where recycling bins shall be placed in the participating organization’s premises for a week to provide facility for the employees to take part in the campaign.

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Mobily became the first Mobile operator in the world to offer bio-sourced SIM cards which are made from renewable material. Mobily tied-up with Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, will provide bio-sourced SIM cards which are fully compliant with telecommunications standards and its card body is certified 100% compostable certified by Organic Waste System, an independent laboratory. This innovation will help reducing the environmental impact while providing high-standard technical properties and also support operators’ sustainable development plan.Read More…

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Smartphones continue to lead the way in mobile purchasing trends around the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, but preloaded localized applications remain one of the main factors in influencing purchasing decisions. In keeping up with innovations, Motorola has introduced five smartphones in the MENA region; the MILESTONE, the MILESTONE XT720, BACKFLIP, and the recently launched FLIPOUT and DEFY. All Motorola’s smartphones are fully Arabized and come preloaded with several applications that Middle Eastern users can come to appreciate. In addition, the mobile phones will come with the option for installing Arab-ware technology, a new definition of localization that enables consumers in the region to use online services, applications stores, and even online information in the Arabic language; all packaged in an unprecedented user-friendly experience.Read More…

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Protocol Systems, a specialist in unified communication, server platform and midmarket solution provider earned its gold certified partner status. Gold partner certification is one of the highest levels of Microsoft partner certification which requires companies to meet a wide range of parameter which includes Technical Qualification, Sales Specialization, Systems Management Specialization, networking and customer references. As a Gold Certified Partners Protocol systems can avail many advantages including special access to adapt the latest in the field of information technology to allow Protocol systems to get first hand exposure which will in return enable them to enhance the overall customer satisfaction.

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US based software-based wireless location solution provider Polaris Wireless today announced the opening of its regional headquarters in for the Middle East and Africa region in Dubai. The opening of Dubai office is part of the company’s strategy to expand its international footprint and expanding its operations across the region. With the exponential growth of mobility in the region, the business opportunities for Polaris Wireless is growing at a rapid pace. Following the global trend of wireless operators and government agencies partnering to deploy high-accuracy location solutions for lawful location surveillance and emergency call applications. The company is a leader in enabling real-time, high-accuracy location to assist authorized law enforcement agencies (LEA’s) in criminal investigations and antiterrorist activities. The easy to deploy, easy to maintain, Polaris Wireless Location Signatures (Polaris WLS™) solution identifies the location of a wireless device to within 50 meters and delivers the best software-based location in dense urban and indoor environments. Polaris Wireless is the only company capable of implementing a high accuracy mass location surveillance capability. The Polaris WLS solution gives customers the ability to conduct geo-fencing, post-event analytics, and predictive intelligence using mass location surveillance. It is equally ideal for emergency call applications and can be deployed as a standalone system or in combination with existing handset-based technologies to allow international wireless operators to quickly and cost-effectively introduce an emergency call solution for public safety.Read More…

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Munaf Sabeeh, chief executive officer of Scopesky Communications, has announced that Iraq’s first commercial data centre will be ready in mid-December, Meed has reported. Built at Baghdad airport for security reasons, the fibre-optic ISP is connected to two gateways, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, with plans to sign up Jordan soon as the third gateway, he said. Iraqi Telecoms and Post Co will take a 20% to 30% revenue share and has the rights to sell the capacity.
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