FeaturedTelecomUAE telecom giant e& reports 20% growth in Q3 net profitIFM CorrespondentNovember 2, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 2, 2023 As of Q3, e&'s subscribers had reached 14 million, representing a 4.7% increase from the same period last year... Read more
FeaturedTelecomEtisalat gets regulatory approval to increase foreign ownership to 49%WebAdminSeptember 7, 2021 by WebAdminSeptember 7, 2021 Previously, foreign ownership was capped at 20%... Read more
FeaturedFinteche-wallets in Egypt increases by 16% to 16.3 mn in H1 2021WebAdminAugust 19, 2021 by WebAdminAugust 19, 2021 The number of deposit operations increased by 109% reaching 13.8 mn... Read more
FeaturedTelecomEtisalat, Nokia expand 5G coverage in the UAEWebAdminApril 26, 2021 by WebAdminApril 26, 2021 The partnership sees Nokia deploy its AirScale radio platform, based on 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) standards... Read more
FeaturedTelecomEtisalat, du raise foreign ownership caps to 49%Pritam BordoloiJanuary 22, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 22, 2021 Previously, foreign ownership was capped a 20%... Read more
Business LeadersFeaturedUAE-based telco Etisalat Group names new CEOPritam BordoloiDecember 18, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 18, 2020 The telco appointed Hatem Dowidar as their new chief... Read more
FeaturedTelecomSafaricom to bid for Ethiopia’s two telecom licencesInternational Finance Business DeskJune 29, 2020June 30, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskJune 29, 2020June 30, 2020 Ethiopia's telecommunication authority is planning to award the two licences to multinational mobile companies to end the monopoly in the country... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyUAE-based telco Etisalat acquires German cybersecurity firm Help AGPritam BordoloiFebruary 24, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 24, 2020 Help AG acquisition will help Etisalat to protect its cloud, IoT, AI and big data line of business against sophisticated cyber threats... Read more
TelecomEtisalat subscriber numbers rise, says ready for 5G innovationInternational Finance DeskJuly 24, 2019December 17, 2019 by International Finance DeskJuly 24, 2019December 17, 2019 Chairman of Etisalat Essa Mohammad Al Suwaidi said the company’s performance in H1 is a ‘testimony of its regional leadership’ in the telecom sector... Read more
In the NewsGamestream deal: Etisalat to stream video games from premier publishersInternational Finance DeskApril 11, 2019 by International Finance DeskApril 11, 2019 The UAE telecom operator aims to be the dominant player in eSports and video gaming... Read more