Telecom Operators

stc pay’s Board of Directors announced the appointment of Nizar Abdulaziz Altwaijri as CEO of stc pay, starting from Sunday, January 1, 2023.

du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), announced a partnership with Nokia to enhance the skillsets of employees and accelerate efforts to drive talent development in the UAE. As part of the agreement, Nokia will institute training and development programs covering technology competence and knowledge transfer to du employees.

With a market value of more than 187 billion riyals, stc Group has transformed from a company that merely provides communication and internet services to a digital enabler that is considered the most prominent in the Middle East region. The comprehensive strategy launched by the Group had the superlative role in endorsing digital transformation in the Gulf region as it sought to diversify investment opportunities.

Etisalat UAE, branded etisalat by e&, has partnered with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the capital's financial center, to provide digital solutions and products to all new tenants and startups, accelerating its digital transformation journey and vision to deliver the best-in-class customer experience and become a world-class innovative financial hub.

e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group) has successfully concluded the fourth cohort of the AI Graduate Programme, which aims to invest in the UAE's future leaders and enables graduates to build their capabilities in emerging technologies and leadership skills to help lead the country's digital future.

Etisalat UAE, branded as etisalat by e&, has partnered with Response Plus Holding (RPM), the largest on-site healthcare provider, to provide emergency medical services and occupational health solutions in the country to power its fleet of ambulances with remote diagnosis solutions, and connect patients, ambulance staff and medical experts using the 5G private network for the first time in the UAE.

stc, Nokia, and MediaTek announced their successful verification of 4 Component Carrier Aggregation (4CC-CA) in the 5G Standalone (SA) network within the city of Makkah for the first time in the Middle East and Africa. Carrier Aggregation (CA) allows mobile operators to reach higher throughputs by combining different spectrum assets efficiently to enhance the 5G user experience. CA will also allow stc to deliver leading 5G services to its customers and achieve a faster time to market for new 5G use cases.

Zain Bahrain announces the launch of ZainTech, the one-stop digital and ICT solutions powerhouse of Zain Group, aiming to accelerate the digital transformation of enterprises and government entities in the Kingdom.

Etisalat UAE, branded as etisalat by e&, announced that it has collaborated with Huawei to complete the trial of 1.2Tbps/channel in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This achievement is a major industry milestone in driving down the cost per bit of telecommunications networks. The trial showcased the ability of fiber networks to reach the overall capacity of single fiber transmission up to 96Tbps.

Zain Group, a leading ICT service provider in Middle East and Africa and Huawei announce the successful testing of the first AI-In-Network use case: site power saving, an intelligence-based energy-saving solution. The successful launch took place during the recent Zain Group and Huawei ICT Technology Summit 2022, marking Zain Group’s Intelligence-based network transformation and entry into the Autonomous Driving Network (ADN) era. Additionally, the use case fast-tracks Zain Group's ambitious transition to Net Zero by 2050.