Dubai’s RTA announces free Wi-Fi at 29 transport hubs across the emirate
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Dubai and Riyadh luxury hotels set high-speed Wi-fi records
Five-star hotels in Dubai and Riyadh have some of the fastest Wi-Fi speeds in the region
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Qatar Airways announces world’s fastest on-board Wi-Fi with Starlink, free for all passengers
Qatar Airways introduces fast, free Starlink Wi-Fi onboard its planes
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Vistara becomes first Indian airline to offer free in-flight wi-fi on international flights
For Business Class and Vistara Platinum Card members, up to 50 GB of data will be offered free of cost
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi launches free Wi-Fi across emirate, including beaches, parks and buses
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipalities and Transport is offering free Wi-Fi at buses, parks and beaches
Abu Dhabi
Saudi Arabia announces major visa change; Dubai venue postpones concerts; New airports revealed- 10 things you missed this week
Saudi Arabia visa changes, Dubai venue postpones concerts, major WhatsApp update coming soon, new airport announcements and more headlines from this week
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Qatar Airways announces free high-speed Wi-Fi for passengers
Qatar Airways and Starlink team up on free high-speed Wi-Fi for plane passengers
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Free Wi-Fi more important than food and legroom for air passengers: survey
International survey reveals plane passengers want free Wi-Fi ahead of food and legroom
AI
Digital Dubai: Free Wi-Fi, online services, $3.3bn Government transactions, AI technology and more
Dubai’s ambitious digital strategy has seen thousands of free Wi-Fi hotspots, billions of dollars of government transactions and an ambitious adoption of advanced technology
Emirates
Emirates offers free Wi-Fi for all passengers after $300m investment
Dubai’s Emirates is offering free Wi-Fi to passengers in every class of travel
Apple
Apple planning to build its own WiFi and Bluetooth chips in two years
After the A- and M-series chips, the iPhone-maker reportedly planning in-house production of modem chips and ending its dependence on Broadcom
Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company
WiFi UAE announces expansion of free internet access sites
Seven newly activated sites include malls in Al Ain, Sharjah, Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah plus Fujairah Hospital
Cybersecurity
Video: ‘Krack Attack’ Wi-Fi security flaw requires you to update everything
A weakness discovered in WPA2 encryption affects almost every Wi-Fi device. Unless the flaw is patched, hackers could potentially spy on everything you do online.