Telecom Vendors

Telecom vendor Nokia announced its financial results for the 3rd quarter of 2018 with a reduction of around 57% of its net loss and disclosed plans to launch a cost reduction program.

Ericsson's restructuring efforts have finally beared fruit in Q3 with positive results announced. Net income jumped between July and September to reach SEK2.7 billion (261 million euros) which is far higher than what analysts predicted (SEK167 million).

After their recent completion of a 5G data call on 39 GHz, Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies are now announcing a standard-based, over-the-air, non-standalone (NSA) 5G NR lab data call on 28 GHz band using commercial radio and a smartphone form factor device.

Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, held an Artificial Intelligence (AI) conference at their third annual Innovation Day on the sidelines of GITEX 2018.

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, has introduced the new Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 675 mobile platform at its 4G/5G Summit held in Hong Kong. The Snapdragon 675 offers outstanding gaming, a leap in artificial intelligence (AI) capability and a cutting-edge camera. Premium features in the Snapdragon 675 are enabled by the Qualcomm® AI Engine, Qualcomm Spectra™ ISP, Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU and Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU.

Mobily, a leading Saudi Arabian telecommunications services company, and Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their collaboration in network evolution.

Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, and Barcelona-based multimedia communications giant, Mediapro, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the distribution of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) over 5G networks.

Etisalat Digital and Ericsson will jointly showcase smart traffic management solutions at GITEX Technology Week 2018.

Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, and TPCAST, who introduced the world's first commercial wireless virtual reality (VR) solution, will cooperate on exploring a cloud-based VR project in the Middle East.  The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at Huawei's 5G Ecosystem Conference during Huawei Innovation day on 15 October 2018, at the region's largest technology exhibition, GITEX, in Dubai.

NXN and Tactio Health Group have partnered in an effort to accelerate the development of patient-centered digital health programs in the Middle East region.