Batelco, the trading name for Bahrain Telecommunication Company BSC, has recently announced the release of same-day home delivery, doing its part in the fight against the pandemic. The Bahraini company wants to ensure the health and safety of its customers by bringing their services to their doorstep, further aiding necessary social distancing measures. Batelco has […]
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The number of masks required, how many tests have been conducted, ventilators back-ordered, who has been infected, who is immune and who is not, are all part of instrumenting the current pandemic using network performance and cloud data. The telecommunications sector has always used this but the current situation puts data scientists in their element. […]
The growing telecoms sector in Bahrain accounts for 4% of the Kingdom’s annual GDP. Mobile penetration is high, and the government have put necessary measures in place to ensure that infrastructure can facilitate 5G deployment. In 2017, the first 5G trial for Bahrain was conducted. As such, Bahrain is driving growth in the telecom sector […]
Japan’s RCS (Real Communication Solution), more commonly referred to in Japan as +Message, is quickly gaining traction as the successor to SMS, especially in, but not limited to, business-to-person messaging. Unlike SMS, RCS allows people and businesses to send a much wider variety of messages, including photos, videos, stickers, and group chats. It can also […]
The telecom and aviation industries are to collaborate, in further efforts to increase innovation. The mobile ecosystem is seeking to build a key partnership with the aviation industry, with an emphasis on connected drones. The growing relationship between both telecom and aviation industries presents a major opportunity to activate a vast range of drone-based applications […]
As the Coronavirus outbreak continues to be a problem for the world, effects on multiple sectors, including the smartphone market, are now becoming clearer. Despite being an international crisis, the biggest impact of the virus – certainly in an economic sense – has been felt in China. China is also the place that manufactures parts […]
Operators are ramping up offers that are intended to help their customers get through the current coronavirus pandemic. We know that the networks are overloaded through increased data but this industry is actually managing quite well with this. One other thing we need to see is whether services are financially possible for those people that […]
Even before the emergence of the Coronavirus, there was an international increase in the demand for data. Mobile markets were becoming more saturated and there was strong opposition from legacy players, tech entrants, and startups. The global telecoms scene has been a battlefield for market share. Such pressures have consequently led to intense price wars […]
In recent months, countries around the world have seen a surge in internet and mobile phone usage. Network traffic is unprecedented, as more and more people are confined to working from home and have no other means to contact friends and loved ones. To some network operators, the burden might seem too great whilst others […]
In an ambitious move, Etisalat have recently announced the launch and deployment of their new platform Business Edge. Etisalat claim that, Business Edge is an extensive and robust solution that offers a vast range of services, that directly target Small and Medium business (SMB) customers. The collaboration and communication from Business Edge enables SMBs to […]