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Global economic growth, already at the lowest level since the 2008 financial crisis, is estimated to slow down further in 2019. The Middle East is particularly affected by global growth trends, as domestic financial markets are governed by external [...] 

The first-ever Digital Quality of Life (DQL) research indexed 65 countries, covering a population of over 5.5 billion people

Privacy company Surfshark introduced the Digital Quality of Life (DQL) study that highlights gaps between people’s online [...] 

Following its global milestones achieved in 5G network this year and the live 5G video calls made across various locations in UAE, Etisalat today announced the availability of 5G coverage in the world’s tallest and iconic tower ‘Burj Khalifa’ [...] 

du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) has developed a white paper in conjunction with Nokia to highlight the need for cloud-based future network architecture for new 5G and IOT use cases. Additionally, the whitepaper discusses [...] 

Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are all providing augmented reality platforms for developers to build Apps. The next tech revolution is going to be powered by augmented reality, image-recognition and computer vision technology to convert the real world [...] 

Etisalat Carrier & Wholesale (C&WS) and Sparkle today announced the establishment of a 5G data roaming interconnection between Etisalat and TIM, paving the way for 5G roaming between Middle East and across the globe.

This strategic agreement [...] 

Zain Saudi Arabia and Nokia successfully demonstrated a 5G-enabled VR (Virtual Reality) advanced use case in Mashaer area and the Holy Mosque area in Makkah. This technology allows visitors to experience Hajj* remotely as if they are present on site.

As [...] 

With the era of 5G connectivity upon us, we are gearing up to enjoy the next step of connectivity with faster Internet speeds and download rates never seen before. Regionally, telecom operators have started developing 5G commercial deployments, putting [...] 

Some of the Kingdom’s largest importers and exporters were shown the future of trade at a workshop arranged by SABB, the leading international bank in Saudi Arabia. Blockchain technology has already been trialed in trade transactions in other countries, [...] 

Northstar Technologies as an AWS Consulting Partner, is welcoming the recently opened AWS Middle East Region (Bahrain) with a strategic business plan to strengthen its support for Bahrain’s Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) ‘Cloud First [...] 

Fintech Consortium and Bahrain Fintech Bay have announced today that they have entered into a partnership with BetaBlocks, a Florida, USA-based blockchain innovation and learning platform. Through this partnership Bahrain Fintech Bay will introduce [...] 

Falcon 9, a leading UAE based cloud technologies consulting and management company has recently been acquired by the Chinese and Korean pioneers of cloud management, Bespin Global. The new company, called Bespin Global MEA, will launch this month. [...]