The number of pay TV homes in Middle East and North Africa will double between 2011 and 2018 to 16mn, according to a new report from Digital TV Research
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GIC to invest US$50 million in Virgin Mobile MEA
Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) has announced that it is set to invest US$50mn in Dubai-based mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa (VMMEA)
Etisalat receives award for innovation
Etisalat Group has been given an award for innovation at the Mobile World Conference 2013 in Barcelona, Spain, and has announced a raft of new agreements
Giza Systems and Bluwan join hands to accelerate Middle East network rollouts
Bluwan SA, a provider of carrier-grade multi-gigabit wireless solutions, has entered into a strategic partnership with Giza Systems, a systems integrator and solution provider, to accelerate heterogeneous network (HetNet) deployments
Zain and Huawei sign MoU to launch joint innovation centre in Kuwait
Zain Kuwait and Huawei have signed an MoU to launch a first-of-its-kind joint innovation centre