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April 17, 2019

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its partnership with Falcon’s Nest, the first of its kind pitch competition in Kuwait in collaboration with 500 Startups. The competition, held from 7 April – 2 May, offers a great opportunity for Kuwaiti startups to compete on a world-class level.

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April 17, 2019

Huawei has deployed its AI expertise with leading medical research bodies to help safeguard children's eyesight. Huawei is working with IIS Aragon and DIVE Medical to co-create Track AI, an AI-powered assessment designed to detect and diagnose early signs of visual impairment in children.

The World Health Organization estimates"... Continue Reading

April 17, 2019

West Africa’s mobile ecosystem generated more than $50 billion in economic value last year – equivalent to 8.7 per cent of the region’s GDP1, according to a new GSMA study. The 2019 West Africa edition of the GSMA’s Mobile Economy report series is published at the ‘Mobile 360 – West Africa’ event being held in Abidjan this week. The study finds that rising mobile"... Continue Reading

April 15, 2019

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, was recognized by global smart home leader and Amazon company Ring. The recognition came to highlight Zain’s leadership in being the first telecom operator to officially offer Ring’s smart home products and solutions in the Middle East region as part of the Zain LIFE smart home portfolio of innovative solutions.

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April 11, 2019

The Ministry of Communications urged all landline subscribers to pay their phone bills and warned that automated service cutting would start this month for those who fail to pay overdue bills.

The Ministry said in a statement that it would follow the same standard procedures by sending a first warning message next Sunday, a second"... Continue Reading

April 10, 2019

Batelco, the regional telecommunications group with operations across 14 countries, announced it has signed a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Kuwait Telecommunications Company (VIVA) to sell its 90% shareholding of its Kuwait subsidiary, QualityNet General Trading and Contracting Company W.L.L (QualityNet).

The price consideration"... Continue Reading

April 9, 2019

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its Gold sponsorship of the eighth edition of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Universities and Higher Education Institutions Games. The event, hosted this year by the State of Kuwait and organized by the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), came under the patronage of Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al"... Continue Reading

March 30, 2019

The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance, in partnership with the GSMA, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), UK Department for International Development (DFID) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), held a high-level round table on mobile-enabled digital transformation in Uganda. The event,"... Continue Reading

March 28, 2019

RIYADH/KUWAIT: Zain Group announced that the board of directors of Zain Saudi Arabia (Zain KSA) has signed an agreement to sell and lease back the passive physical infrastructure of its mobile tower portfolio to IHS Holding Limited (IHS) for SAR 2.52 billion ($672 million). This signing came after Zain KSA announced on Nov 27, 2018 that the board of directors of the company had approved the offer from IHS"... Continue Reading

March 25, 2019

Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced the launch of new smart home plans as part of its Zain LIFE portfolio of innovative solutions designed for a smarter lifestyle. The new plans feature a number of unique smart devices from TP-Link, a global provider of reliable networking devices and accessories.

Zain launched"... Continue Reading