Apr 24, 2013
Etisalat has gained 18 million new customers as the UAE telecoms giant expanded operations overseas. Read Article Etisalat rings up 18m new subscribers
Apr 23, 2013
A video of two Emirati men getting into a war of words over cinema etiquette has been viewed more than 250,000 times since being uploaded on YouTube two weeks ago. Read Article Video of Emiratis arguing in the cinema goes viral
Apr 21, 2013
Etihad Etisalat, Saudi Arabia's second-biggest telecom operator, beat analysts' forecasts with an 11 per cent rise in first-quarter net profit on Saturday, citing higher data revenues. Read Article First-quarter net profit at Saudi Arabia's Mobily up 11%
Apr 18, 2013
A refundable deposit that was previously imposed on expatriates wanting to use their contract phones outside the country have been removed. Read Article UAE mobile company drops deposit for roaming calls
Apr 15, 2013
Hundreds of mobile phone users spent hours queuing in malls across the country to re-register their etisalat and du Sim cards or face being cut off. Read Article 'Nightmare' queues in UAE malls ahead of Sim card deadline
Apr 10, 2013
Etisalat and du are likely to suffer a reduction in revenues coming from international calls after the telecoms operators both lifted the ban on Skype, a voice over internet protocol service. Read Article Telecoms revenues threatened by Skype
Apr 09, 2013
Take our poll: The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority says internet providers must seek approval to provide VoIP services. Read Article Skype not authorised in UAE, says telecoms authority
Apr 08, 2013
Take our poll: Announcement ends decade of confusion over the ‘ban that never was’ and users with both Etisalat and du look forward to calls at a fraction of previous cost. Read Article Phone call revolution as Skype is officially unblocked in UAE
Mar 29, 2013
Companies across the region are bracing for more internet disruption in the wake of what has been described as the world's biggest cyber attack and a cut cable in the Mediterranean sea. Read Article UAE and Gulf braces for slow internet speeds in wake of 'world's biggest cyber attack'
Mar 28, 2013
This was due to a break in one of its fibre optic cables in the Mediterranean off the Egyptian coast, the mobile operator tweeted.
Read Article UAE internet users warned of slowdown in connection
