Last year, the UAE government announced that will grant free transit visas for 48 hours to passengers
Salman Abdulaziz R. AlBadran replaces Ahmed Abou Doma, who has been in the role for two years
The telco is building 600 5G sites, and 300 5G towers, which will be ready before 5G handsets are rolled-out
Amer Kazim will remain with the company until the end of the first quarter of 2019
With its implementation, 5G will provide opportunities for economic growth and massive development
The agreement will involve an annual royalty of 10 per cent of net revenue from telecommunications services starting from Jan 1, 2018
The plan will be available to existing eLife customers for an additional fee
The offer will be open to all UAE residents in major public places
Zain will sell 8,100 towers and related passive infrastructure and lease them back for 15 years
Etisalat launched eSIM services late last month in the UAE
Revenue rose 6.4 per cent to Dhs3.3bn
The telco first introduced the eSIM technology in May this year for the Apple Watch
Etisalat made a net profit of Dhs2.3bn ($626m) in the three months to September 30
The office will support Chinese enterprises in the Middle East.
Streaming service Amazon Prime Video launched in the UAE in December 2016
The eSIM removes the requirement for a physical SIM card
The company was suspended from offering mobile services to new customers for failing to hire the required number of Saudis in senior executive roles
The company has been penalised for failing to achieve the required Saudisation rate in executive roles
Saudi was the only regional market to see shipments increase, with the UAE hit particularly hard
The funding will be used for general corporate purposes
The first commercial 5G networks and devices based on the 3GPP standards are expected in 2018
The UAE’s telecoms regulator is reportedly in talks to also lift bans on Skype and FaceTime
The operator cut capital expenditure and added more subscribers
Net profit after royalties for the three months to June 30 rose to Dhs453m
Higher speed free wifi will be available from June 12-18
The reduction shows fewer families and businesses are paying for landline phone and broadband services
IDC said the UAE and Saudi were hit particularly hard, with many traditional retailers struggling
The initial launch will focus on customer premises equipment devices rather than smartphones
The deal is a rare addition to a market that is comprised mostly of sukuk originated by sovereigns and financial firms
Discussions are said to be underway following big investments by Apple and Microsoft in the UAE