Technology & IT | Friday 30 October, 2015 3:27 am

Ericsson Enhances Preemptive Services With Big Data Analytics

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) announced it has enhanced Ericsson’s Preemptive Services capability with big data analytics to help operators uncover new network insights, predict issues and root causes of imminent network incidents. This new capability enables operators to take corrective actions...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 29 October, 2015 10:43 am

American Express Will Bring Apple Pay to Card Members in Key Global Markets

American Express  (NYSE:AXP) announced today that Apple Pay™ will be available in key global markets allowing American Express® Card Members to pay on the go with an iPhone, Apple Watch or iPad. Apple Pay is expected to be available for Card Members in Canada...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 29 October, 2015 9:41 am

Mobily improves the capabilities and the skills of employees through “Elite” training program

Etihad Etisalat "Mobily" has begun training of its employees under “Elite” distinctive program; the program aims to enhance employee skills as part of the company's plan to increase competency at the national level leading to career development.   Under the...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 29 October, 2015 3:20 am

Cisco Commends STC for Largest Self-Service Contact Center in MEA

Cisco announced today that it has bestowed upon the Saudi Telecom Company (STC), an award for “Outstanding Self-Service Customer Experience.” The award, presented by Rabah Zarzour, Client Executive – Strategic Accounts SP, Middle East Region Cisco at a ceremony which took place at ...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 3:42 pm

LinkedIn introduces new product to make it simpler for employees to refer candidates

LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, used its annual Talent Connect event in California to introduce two new ways it will help employers find the best new hires from among the network’s 380 million members worldwide.   LinkedIn’s new Referrals product is...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 3:09 pm

ERICSSON innovation applies 5G concept for up to 50% higher speed on 4G LTE smartphones

While standards for 5G are yet to be established, it is clear that the technology will employ ultra-lean design; improving the signaling schemes both to save energy and to enable the dense builds required by the expected new 5G spectrum. Ericsson’s (NASDAQ:ERIC) proprietary Lean Carrier...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 2:05 pm

Alcatel Onetouch Ties Up With Qusai the Saudi Youth Idol for the New IDOL 3

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 25 October 2015 – ALCATEL ONETOUCH, one of the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brands, introduced the new line-up of products in the presence of the General Manager Middle East & Africa ALCATEL ONETOUCH Mr. Ahmed Khalil and the Country Manager KSA ALCATEL ...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 1:59 pm

AstroLabs Opens First Google-partnered MENA Tech Hub

Entrepreneurship platform AstroLabs yesterday inaugurated the Middle East and North Africa’s only Google-partnered tech hub, AstroLabs Dubai, enabling top startups from around the world to set up in Dubai’s DMCC Free Zone while taking advantage of Google for Entrepreneurs’ global...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 1:22 pm

Virgin Mobile and Virgin Megastores join forces to offer free prepaid plans for customers

Becoming a Virgin Mobile member is even easier and more rewarding now through a new partnership with Virgin Megastore, which is run by AlMatajer AlKobra, the preferred destination for entertainment, the latest technology, books, gadgets and electronics in Saudi Arabia.   Anyone who spends...

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Technology & IT | Monday 26 October, 2015 1:14 pm

Zain Saudi Arabia Announces Record Third Quarter Results

Zain Saudi Arabia (Zain KSA) today announced significant improvements in its financial results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2015, reporting its highest third quarter revenues since launching mobile services in the Kingdom in August 2008.   Revenues grew by...

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