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• Telco trailblazersInterviews | 12 November 2009

  The UAE telecoms industry is in a state of flux. As infrastructure investments begin to pay dividends the region's media owners are armed with an arsenal of new delivery platforms. Digital Broadcast speaks to the three most significant players in the UAE, du, Etisalat and Yahsat.

• Position vacantFeatures | 31 August 2009

  Leading telecom operators and recruitment specialists tell CommsMEA about the challenges they face recruiting people with the right skills, and how they go about hiring the best talent.

• Who’s listening?Features | 1 August 2009

  Accused of spying on its BlackBerry subscribers’ emails, Etisalat is facing a rising chorus of disapproval from its customers.

• Right to roamComment | 17 June 2009

  For postpaid and prepaid mobile users alike, roaming in the Middle East is often a cause of much frustration.

• Broad appealInterviews | 5 May 2009

  As mobile growth slows, the UAE's second operator has its sights on the growing market of fixed and mobile data. Osman Sultan talks to George Bevir.

• Expanding horizonsInterviews | 31 October 2008

  Du senior director Mohamed Al-Shahi on the telecom operator’s ambition to put Dubai on the map.

• Connected voicesFeatures | 28 October 2008

  November sees the return of the Middle East & Africa instalment of the IPTV World Forum to Dubai. Digital Broadcast profiles some of the expected highlights of this year's event.

• At your serviceInterviews | 19 October 2008

  Hosted services are fast gaining traction in the region, especially ones connected to bandwidth management. Sean Robson investigates what vendors offer enterprises.

• du-ing the businessInterviews | 21 September 2008

  Best known as a telecommunication services provider, UAE operator du is fast developing a reputation as an infrastructure and broadcast transmission support specialist via its du Broadcast Services division. Digital Broadcast speaks to senior director Mohamed Al-Shahi, about the organisation's ambition to put Dubai on the map as the region's top broadcast production and transmission centre.

• Access deniedFeatures | 17 September 2008

  As digital content is made available across a variety of delivery platforms, pirates are presented with new opportunities to access and distribute unencrypted material. John Parnell spoke to the industry’s top conditional access (CA) vendors about the challenges they face and how they are working to ensure their clients remain one step ahead of the hackers.

• The ringmasterInterviews | 14 September 2008

  Will mobile TV in the Gulf threaten cultural and religious norms as it moves towards prime time?

• Forging aheadFeatures | 17 July 2008

  The Arab Advisors' Conference brought together the top telecom executives in the Arab world to discuss the defining issues surrounding the industry today.

• What's going on with UAE web blocking?Comment | 7 July 2008

  Content sharing network StumbleUpon is the latest casualty of the UAE's web blocking lottery.

• When less is moreComment | 2 July 2008

  A glut of Middle Eastern ICT events recently is leading to conference fatigue among the region's telecom professionals.

• du lays down the futureFeatures | 17 June 2008

  The second telecom operator of the UAE has joined a consortium to put in place a 15,000 kilometre cabling system, at a total cost of $700m, to improve capacities and add revenue.

• The great debateFeatures | 12 May 2008

  The key challenges facing the implementation of next-generation mobile content delivery platforms in the Middle East were hot topics of discussion at SAMENA's recent ‘Beyond Connectivity' industry event in Dubai.

• The great divideFeatures | 6 May 2008

  Despite convergence being a favourite buzzword of the ICT sector, many operators live in fear of the concept rather than viewing it as an opportunity.

• Bandwidth bottleneckInterviews | 24 April 2008

  The contentious issue of satellite bandwidth supply - or lack of it - attracted plenty of debate among delegates at last month's CABSAT 2008 conference in Dubai.

• Cheaper, faster, greenerFeatures | 30 December 2007

  Mark Sutton takes a look forward into 2008 to see how the pace of change in the information and communications technology will pick up, and how it will affect businesses, and consumers, across the region.

• A tough callInterviews | 9 December 2007

  Introducing a second telco to the UAE market was never going to be easy, but du CEO Osman Sultan reassures Andrew White that the company is ahead of target.

• Breaking the monopolyInterviews | 3 December 2007

  The UAE's second network operator has come a long way since its launch last year. And with plans to move du beyond second-player status, CEO Osman Sultan discusses his ambitions for the company.

• Walk the lineFeatures | 5 November 2007

  Just a few years ago, power lines were touted as a potential means of delivering information fast and at little cost. But despite significant barriers stalling progress and competition from rival technologies, the concept maintains a staunch following with tests ongoing.

• Talking your way to the topInterviews | 13 September 2007

  Christina Corbett catches up with Etisalat CEO Mohammad Al Qamzi, and asks how the company plans to stay ahead of the competition.

• Calling the shotsFeatures | 9 September 2007

  Mohamed Al Ghanim, head of the UAE telecomms regulator, is tasked with ensuring competition works effectively. GBS Times speaks to the regulatory chief about the authority's strategy and forthcoming plans.

• Operators search for new revenue stream Features | 8 September 2007

  As customer growth slows and per user revenue stabilises, operators of mobile phone networks are busy trying to find new services for which consumers will be willing to pay a bit more.