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Instagram launches long-form video TV app
Instagram has announced that it has surpassed 1 billion users and marked the occasion with the launch of a long-form video app called Instagram TV, which takes it head to head with YouTube...
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KFH and Visa launch KFH-Wallet
Kuwait Finance House and Visa have announced the launch of KFH-Wallet, a ‘Mobile Wallet Payment Service’ for the bank’s Visa credit and prepaid cardholders...
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Mobile phone imports on the rise in Iran
According to latest statistics, the value of mobile phones imported in the span of the two months ending on June 21, has seen a 163% year-on-year jump, from just US$41 million to a whopping US$109 million...
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Awareness campaign launched in Dubai
The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai and Visa have launched a consumer education campaign that aims to promote safe card usage and provide consumers with tips and advice to protect themselves against...
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Avaya brings enterprise-level communication capabilities to KSA's SMBs
Avaya is giving small and medium-sized businesses in KSA the tools to drive greater productivity and streamline collaboration through a single application for all communications channels, meetings, team collaboration and...
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Cybersecurity is paramount in GCC's digital transformation
Majority of the Middle Eastern countries, especially those in the GCC, are hot target for cyberattacks, according to a newly-released report by Trend Micro...
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| 3G and 4G Networks |
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Vodafone Germany extends rural LTE coverage
Vodafone Germany has extended its LTE network coverage to a further 350,000 people, after switching on 120 new base stations in the last four weeks...
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LTE achieves 39% market share worldwide
LTE technology, the most widely used wireless cellular technology worldwide, achieved more than 38.5 percent market share in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q 2018) providing 4G wireless access to a large portion of the...
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| Global Telecom Update |
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M1, Huawei plan live 5G trials
Singapore's M1 has announced plans to embark on the first end-to-end 5G live trials in the market in conjunction with Huawei...
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MTN, Ericsson fuel the 5G racing line
Industry partners, MTN South Africa and Ericsson, have validated the technological prowess of fifth generation (5G) wireless technology in the first demonstration of its kind in Africa...
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