Amdocs said that the deal with Bharti Airtel aims to drive 5G and IoT monetization and enhance its end-user customer experience
Amdocs has signed new contracts with Indian operator Bharti Airtel and Middle East telco etisalat by e&, the company said in a release.
Amdocs said...
Deutsche Telekom, China Unicom, Orange, China Mobile, and Vodafone have ranked top, apparently in order, in an assessment of 20 mobile network operators for enterprise 5G connectivity. These five are “clear leaders in this space”, said author ABI Research, and head the market from...
Etisalat recently recognized as the fastest mobile network in MENA region
Telecom services operator Etisalat already made headlines for completing the first end-to-end standalone 5G call in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region back in October. Now, the company is back in the...
The trial is part of a larger 5G test being carried out by the telco across Manchester
U.K. carrier Vodafone said that it has switched on 5G technology at Manchester Airport.
Manchester Airport is the first of several travel hot spots where Vodafone is currently trialling...
Mobile operators from every region have backed the GSMA’s new IoT security guidelines. AT&T is the only US operator so far to have committed to the GSMA measures; it is joined by the leading operator brands in Europe and China.
The GSMA guidelines make 85...
Singtel, SoftBank,Etisalat and Telefónica join forces on cybersecurity
Singtel, SoftBank, Etisalat and Telefónica have joined forces in a global telco security alliance.
The companies collectively boast over 1.2 billion customers across 60 countries. The alliance’s founding members oversee 22 security operation centers, which employ more than...
NEC/Netcracker land deal with Etisalat
Etisalat has selected NEC Corporation and NetCracker Technology as the primary solution provider for its multi-vendor telecom cloud program.
Etisalat is a Middle East communications provider headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It provides different 3G, 4G and fiber-to-the-home services....
Telecom regulator TRA announced the creation of three working groups to facilitate 5G developments in the Arab country
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced the initial steps for the future development of 5G networks in the country. The regulator confirmed that telecommunications...
Forecast predicts 50 million 5G connections in the region by 2025
Middle East mobile telephony operators will be early adopters of 5G technology, according to a recent study by the GSMA. The study projects there will be more than 50 million 5G connections across the Middle...
Push for capacity includes focus on LTE-M and NB-IoT in addition to 5G
Ericsson and Dutch telco VodafoneZiggo announced they are working together to increase the capacity of the latter’s mobile network in the Netherlands. The agreement will initially focus on the roll-out of NB-IoT and...
The tower talks will be initially valid for a three-month period
Saudi mobile operator Mobily entered talks with Saudi Telecom Company that could lead to the creation of a mobile tower joint venture.
“The operators have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore options for...
The deal with Bouygues for an initial 230 telecom towers stipulates the ultimate acquisition of up to 500 sites
Spanish wireless infrastructure operator Cellnex Telecom announced plans to enter the French market with the acquisition of 230 telecommunications towers from French telco Bouygues Telecom.
Cellnex confirmed...
Etisalat targeting additional verticals with LPWA and NB IoT
Huawei and Middle East telecom operator Etisalat conducted a trial of smart parking technology in the United Arab Emirates. The live trial of narrow-band "Internet of Things" technology used the end-to-end infrastructure based on Etisalat's live...
Etisalat targeting additional verticals with LPWA and NB IoT
Huawei and Middle East telecom operator Etisalat conducted a trial of smart parking technology in the United Arab Emirates. The live trial of narrow-band "Internet of Things" technology used the end-to-end infrastructure based on Etisalat's live...
"Internet of Things" is a red-hot buzzword in the telecom industry. While use cases involving consumer wearables tend to dominate the discourse, there's another, much less flashy IoT optimized for low power, low throughput applications that is quietly taking shape.
Narrow-band Internet of Things (NB-IoT)...
The United Arab Emirates’ second-largest operator Du has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei to develop an advanced mobile broadband network.
Under the terms of the three-year project, Huawei will assist the Dubai-based telecom firm in developing its next-generation mobile...
Telefónica telco cloud expands with Equinix Cloud Exchange
Telefónica telco cloud has expanded through a partnership with Equinix to connect multiple cloud service providers through the Equinix Cloud Exchange. The partnership is designed to allow direct access to multiple cloud networks across Europe, Asia and North America. Telefónica said the partnership...
LTE has been quietly growing in the Middle East. The lack of big announcements and headlines does not mean there's been a lack of deployments — at least in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
Every single carrier in the GCC, which is made up of...
