du Internet Service partially restored after under sea cable cuts
Du internet service in UAE has partially restored as one of the two cable cuts has been restored while the second one might take weeks.
A cut in SMW3 cable has been restored while repairs for the other cable, i2i, may take take one or two weeks. The cause behind the cuts was not shared by the cable operators.
Du earlier informed its customers on the possible disruptions in internet services due to cable cuts.
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Gitex 2011 review
Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) is the largest IT exhibition of the GCC and MENA. Every year thousands of exhibitors and visitors attend Gitex to network, do business, and learn about the latest IT trends and cutting age hardware and software solutions. Gitex has two parts, the Technology section, more of a B2B event, is organized at Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre (Trade Centre). The second part is called Gitex Shoppers where electronic consumer goods are sold. This event is organized at Dubai Airport Expo.
This year Gitex Technology week was organized from October 9-13, while the Shopper event was organized from October 8-15.
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Will Skype ban in UAE effect Facebook Internet calling?
There is a commotion building in UAE over the new Skype-powered internet calling services offered by Facebook.
Standalone Skype software has been banned for years in the UAE, but questions remain whether the same ban applies to internet calling offered within the Facebook platform.
Earlier this month, Facebook unveiled the tie-up with Skype to bolster free services offered to its 750 million users around the globe, sparking debate once again in the UAE where voice over internet protocol services (VoIP) are illegal.
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Blackberry Playbook coming to Dubai in June
Good news for Blackberry fans in UAE. It is announced that RIM is launching BlackBerry PlayBook in June.
Check out the video down below.
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Fire at Orbit Showtime Network suspend TV Channels
A small fire at the headquarters of the Orbit Showtime Network in Dubai has resulted in a temporary suspension of a number of popular television channels.
Around 44 OSN television channels were temporarily suspended following a fire and a subsequent power shortage at the broadcast centre in Dubai’s Media City.
Following message is posted at OSN website:
OSN – Orbit Showtime Network wishes to advise that an incident at our broadcast centre in Dubai resulted in a small fire, with no injury to staff or facilities. However a subsequent power failure has resulted in some channels not being broadcast currently.
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Arab Digital Distribution launches two new regional packages
Arab Digital Distribution (ADD) has announced the launch of two new regional packages – Pehla Spice and Pehla Spice Plus.
Targeted at the large South Indian diaspora across the Middle East and North Africa, ADD said it expects the launch to result in a “substantial decrease in content infringements”.
The Pehla Spice packages offer a mix of entertainment, infotainment and news in Tamil, Malayalam, Telegu and Kannada on the four regional channels Sun TV, Surya TV, Gemini TV and Udaya TV.
The Pehla Spice bouquet offering 18 channels is priced at AED45, while Pehla Spice Plus offering 27 channels is priced at AED110.
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UAE to restrict BlackBerry services?
After an earlier unsuccessful attempt to curb down BlackBerry usage in UAE, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has now asked Etisalat and du, to restrict BlackBerry Enterprise Services (BES) to “qualifying organisations” and private individuals.
Qualifying organisations must have a valid UAE trade licence, and a minimum of 20 or more Enterprise accounts under the company ownership,
However, the move could lead to added costs for local firms wanting to use the more secure service.
Etisalat has already begun communicating with its corporate customers about the change.
From: Arabian Business
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