Search Site

Trends banner

TomTom cuts 300 jobs

The firm said it was realigning its organization as it embraces AI.

Aldar nets $953m in sales at Fahid

Aldar said 42 percent of the buyers are under the age of 45.

Qualcomm to Alphawave for $2.4 bn

The deal makes Alphawave the latest tech company to depart London.

Equinor signs $27 bn gas deal

The 10-year contract was signed with Centrica.

ADNOC Drilling secures $1.15bn contract

The contract for two jack-up rigs begins in the second quarter.

Major Middle Eastern operators commit to open RAN future

    • The  operators include Etisalat Group, STC, Zain Group, Mobily, and du 

    • The deployment of the  RAN would add to their ability to add or shift capacity more quickly, resolve network incidents and provide “enterprise-level services.”

    Five of the largest operators in the Middle East – Etisalat Group, STC, Zain Group, Mobily, and du – have pledged to collaborate to support open Radio Access Network (RAN).

    In a joint statement, the five operators announced the signing of an agreement to share knowledge on the new infrastructure and deploy it across their operations, the mobileworldlive.com reported.

    The group backed virtualisation and network automation to enable a “fundamental change in the way operators manage networks and deliver services”.

    The collaboration would add to their ability to add or shift capacity more quickly, resolve network incidents and provide “enterprise-level services.”

    “This is an extraordinary opportunity for the Middle East operators to come together to promote the development of an open technology that will help to enhance the flexibility and efficiency of our networks,” Etisalat Group CTO Hatem Bamatraf said..

    du CTO Saleem Alblooshi said: “Driving innovation and open RAN deployment is the shared responsibility of every telco operator.”