The Doha-based airline is pushing to complete Starlink installations across its Boeing 777 fleet by Q2 2025, followed by its Airbus A350 aircraft in summer 2025
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US grants licence for telecom infrastructure project in sanctioned Syria despite ongoing conflict
The approval comes as Syria faces renewed violence, with rebel groups recently capturing Aleppo from government forces in a major escalation of the country’s protracted civil war
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Are you ever really anonymous online?
Your digital footprints may be leaving tracks, even when you think you’re invisible online, UAE cybersecurity experts told Arabian Business
Internet
Arresting tech CEOs won’t fix the internet
There’s no easy fix for the internet’s dark underbelly, but arresting tech visionaries like Pavel Durov isn’t it
Broadband
e&’s ‘revolutionary’ new technology can boost UAE internet speed to 50Gbps
The 50G PON technology in live network is a substantial improvement on the previous GPON and XGS-PON technologies
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AB In Focus: AI ‘biggest innovation since creation of the internet,’ says Microsoft UAE boss
Naim Yazbeck, General Manager, Microsoft UAE, sits down to discuss how AI will radically transform the business landscape
Connectivity
India’s Reliance Jio rolls out affordable roaming packages for UAE, US
Jio has introduced in-flight data packages for 22 airlines, spanning 51 countries, with various benefits and pricing options
Abu Dhabi
Explainer: How to spot deepfakes and avoid scams, according to a cybersecurity expert
As more scammers turn to deepfake technology to target victims, a cybersecurity expert shares the top tips to spot them and protect yourself
Internet
Makkah internet use passes 4,600 terabytes, TikTok, YouTube and Instagram most popular sites
Internet use in Makkah three times the global national average
crime
UAE warning over $136,000 fine for swearing
UAE Public Prosecutors issue warning about jail term and fines for swearing online
GaStat
Saudi Arabia GASTAT numbers show internet users growing to 94.3%
Number of families with computers decrease, while mobile penetration in the Kingdom inches closer to 100 percent
Crown Prince Foundation of Jordan
Digital inclusion and diversity are key to future policy success
It takes multi-stakeholder collaboration to create a world where the benefits of digital technologies are shared by all, not just the privileged few
High speed internet
Saudi ICT sector hits $41bn, Internet speed doubled
Saudi investment in digital infrastructure has topped $25bn in the past six years. with the Kingdom in global top 10 for internet speeds
Education
Saudi Arabia leads world for internet usage and ICT skills
Saudi Arabia has the highest percentage of the population on the internet in the world
Artificial intelligence
Brands that ignore Web3 will be left behind
Some businesses have yet to realise that the Web3 paradigm shift has already begun
China
China’s digital economy rose to $6.3 trillion in 2021
The added value of digital economies in 47 countries around the world reached $38.1 trillion in 2021, an increase of 15.6 percent year-on-year
Cyber Security
UAE has the fastest mobile internet in Asia, says latest global study
The DQL research, which evaluates countries based on internet quality, e-government, e-infrastructure, internet affordability and e-security, ranked UAE in top 20 in three categories