Etisalat plans to cut international call tariffs by up to 30%

A part of the overall product revamp for home products, Etisalat  plans to cut international call tariffs to few countries by up to 30 percent, an executive told the press. The discussed cuts come as Etisalat, which operates in 17 countries, refocuses on its domestic market.

The plans are at an early stage and need regulatory approval, but are likely to come into force in the second half of 2012, according to Etisalat’s vice-president, Rashed Alabbar.

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Brand new Arabic online e-store launches in UAE

The rise of e-commerce in the region has seen Axiom Telecom report growing demand for its existing e-store, with consumer demand for expansion resulting in the launch of the Arabic language version for regional audiences. Read more

Etisalat shifts focus to digital consumer products and services

Etisalat to develop cloud services, commerce, digital advertisement, digital entertainment, video services

Etisalat Group today announced the appointment of Khalifa Al Shamsi as chief digital services officer for Etisalat Group for the newly established Etisalat Digital Services Unit. Read more

Internet TV on tablets, PCs soon in UAE

Etisalat trying to negotiate content restrictions regarding tablets with networks

Etisalat will soon offer internet TV on tablets and computers, the telecom company announced Thursday.

Rashid Majid Al Abbar, vice-president of Home Products Marketing for etisalat, told the company’s ‘eLife’ package would be on offer by October. Read more

VoIP: Introduction and Use of Internet Phone

Internet phone service (VoIP) is a strikingly different kind of technology as compared with the traditional telephony. Earlier, landline phone relied on copper wires and analog signals for voice communication. Since then, there have been tremendous advancements in telecommunication technology and the present day phones use the latest internet technology for both incoming and outgoing calls.

VoIP converts analog voice signals into digital data packets to facilitate two-way transmission of conversations in real time using the Internet. But, the earliest version of internet phone was a standard phone that used the dialup connection for communicating. There were several teething problems when internet phone technology was first introduced. Read more

Global Mobile Awards: Creme de la Creme of Mobile Industry

GSMA Announces Winners of the 17th Annual Global Mobile Awards

The winners of the 17th Annual Global Mobile awards, held at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, were announced on March 1st.

This year’s Global Mobile Awards represent broad victories for Samsung, with its two headlining awards, and the Android operating system in general. Though the iPad 2 won the Best Handheld Tablet award, many of the notable winners at the GMAs were Android-flavored, including SwiftKey, an Android keyboard, for most Innovative Mobile Apps, and Google Maps for Android, for Best Consumer Mobile Service. Read more

Telcos and smartphones: UAE’s education sector in ICT age

45 percent of mobile phones in operation today are smartphones

60 percent of newly purchased mobile phones today are smartphones

Telecoms play important role in supporting and developing the education sector in U.A.E., according to Ali Alahmed, Etisalat’s Chief Corporate Communication Officer.

During his presentation entitled: ‘Learning in the IT age: Etisalat’s efforts to enhance and develop the education sector in the UAE’, Alahmed stated that the ICT sector is witnessing new revolutions and is becoming a part of everyday life in the world. He clarified that 45 percent of mobile phones in operation today are smartphones, while 60 percent of those purchased today are smartphones, and this trend is expected to increase as the global population increases.

Alahmed continued: “Etisalat has provided its customers with the necessary infrastructure through a variety of achievements; namely the most recent launch of the LTE network. The first and widest network in the region is considered a revolution in terms of information sharing and enhancing remote learning through the high speeds it offers, which can reach up to 100 megabytes.” Read more

Etisalat demonstrated Mobile Baby to Mobile World Congress

Etisalat harnesses mobile connectivity to create affordable healthcare for all

Mobile Baby mHealth initiative combating maternal mortality in Tanzania, UAE, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia

Etisalat, a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, demonstrated its successful and scalable mobile healthcare (mHealth) platform to telecommunications industry leaders gathered at Mobile World Congress, the global telecommunications conference held annually in Barcelona.

The Etisalat platform – called Mobile Baby – delivers affordable primary healthcare solutions to even the remotest regions of Africa and it has already demonstrated tangible results to meet Millennium Development Goal 5 (MDG5) which seeks to reduce maternal mortality in childbirth by 75 percent and deliver universal access to reproductive health by 2015. Read more

New data and corporate plans for iPhone 4S

iPhone 4S device at zero upfront payment on new consumer and corporate plans

Etisalat today announced new data iPhone 4S plan for its postpaid customers, offering the new device without any upfront payment. Etisalat’s new 1GB data plan make it more affordable for customers to step up to data on the country’s fastest network. Customers can surf the Web, download apps, share photos or watch videos on their new iPhone devices for a monthly rental as low as AED 200.

Etisalat has also introduced iPhone business plans featuring flexible options and incredible value. The new plans are in addition to the existing iPhone 4S plans and will be available to individual and corporate customers starting today. Read more

du launches Music Store

Du has introduced its new mobile music proposition called the Music Store, a subscription-based music download service. Du mobile users can download five full length songs of their choice which they will own permanently. Read more

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