UAE service providers attracted nearly 614,000 new mobile phone users through the first 11 months of 2011, boosting the total number of subscribers to 11.54 million at the end of November.

Schneider Electric and Microsoft Corporation have reinforced their  alliance by opening a new data centre at the Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) in Dubai which showcases the latest in data centre solutions.

A NCB Capital report on the Saudi telecom sector provides a cautiously optimistic view on Saudi telecom companies, as the sector has been providing good growth potential, particularly in the broadband segment.