Telecoms

Telcos Allow Free Calls to Ukraine, Waive Roaming Charges

From Deutsche Telekom to AT&T to Vodafone, more than a dozen telecoms providers on both sides of the Atlantic are either providing free international calls to Ukraine or are scrapping roaming charges with the country. European telecoms lobbying group ETNO said an internal survey showed at least 13 of its members have taken measures to […]

Telecoms Partners Launch World-leading eSIM-only Service: Mobilise’s Software and OV’s Infrastructure Make the Perfect Pair

eSIM as a Service provider Mobilise has partnered with communications solution provider OV to deliver a world leading embedded SIM (eSIM) only offering to a global customer base. OV, which is a division of mobile network operator (MNO) Manx Telecom, has developed its eSIM product for the traveler segment, with the aim of disrupting current industry standards and […]

Flywheel: How CSPs Can Succeed with a Holistic Digital Strategy

5G, bundling offers, personalization – CSPs have to keep developing constantly in order to achieve long-term success. But how can they succeed in keeping an eye on the overall goal with so much innovation and change in completely divergent areas of digital marketing and sales? Or perhaps the question should be “How can they even […]

What Security Measures are Taken in the Telecoms Industry?

With every rising technology and telecom innovation comes new threats to infrastructure and user’s information security, the most common among them being ransomware. These perils are becoming more common as criminal groups and hackers continually develop methods to prevent or defeat the implemented security measures.   The telecom sector is seen as one of the most […]

The IoT Solutions World Congress will be held in May 2022 to allow for wider participation

The Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress also moves to the same dates. The IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC), the world’s leading event that showcases game-changing solutions and technologies that are disrupting and transforming industries and enterprises, organized by Fira de Barcelona and the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), will be held from 10 to 12 May 2022 at the Gran […]

Indonesia's IOH Makes Comeback, Revenue Up 12.4%

In a spectacular move, Indonesian telecommunications provider PT Indosat, trading as Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH), recorded a net profit of $470 million in 2021 after beating an obstacle from the previous financial year when it suffered a loss of $49 million. The collaborative enterprise between Ooredoo and Hutchison Asia Telecom Group said in an earning […]

Kuwait to Introduce Fibre Speeds of 200 Mbps by Fasttelco

FASTtelco, the company owned by Ooredoo Telecom, is considered the first company to introduce innovative digital services in Kuwait and announced the launch of new fiber-optic internet speeds of 200 Mbps within its fiber residential areas in the country. Those developments make FASTtelco the first internet service provider to launch the new speed in Kuwait, […]

Global EmergeTech Summit 2022

Join the discussion on the Biggest Trends shaping the Digital Future of the Middle East at the Global EmergeTech Summit 2022 Economies and Businesses are now folding in a fair mix of six technologies that constitute the gamut of emerging technologies – AI, IoT, Blockchain, Chatbots, 5G, and AR. The adoption of these technologies is […]

Ericsson Informed U.S. DoJ in 2019 about Iraq Probe - Sources

Ericsson informed the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) about an internal investigation into payments in Iraq when it signed a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) in 2019 to settle separate corruption probes, sources familiar with the matter said. The Swedish company’s shares fell 14 percent on Wednesday over concerns that it might be subject to another […]