Industry Leaders to Discuss the Future of Mobile in the Middle East and North Africa

LONDON - Monday, August 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced the first speakers for its Mobile 360 Series – Middle East conference taking place in Dubai 17-18 October 2016. The mobile industry-focused event, which is now in its fourth year, brings together representatives from the region’s largest operators and technology companies to debate the key opportunities and challenges facing the industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

The first speakers confirmed for the event include:

    Osman Sultan, CEO, Du
    Hatem Dowidar, CEO International Operations, Etisalat
    Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA
    Lin Yanqing, VP Marketing, Huawei Middle East
    David Irvine, CTO, icflix
    Antho ... Read more »

German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will launch two Ultra HD channels in autumn via ASTRA 19.2 degrees East

LUXEMBOURG - Monday, August 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will be launching two exclusive Ultra HD channels via SES’s prime orbital position of 19.2 degrees East in autumn.

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Sky Deutschland will show one game per each Bundesliga match day on Sky Sport Bundesliga UHD and selected games from the UEFA Champions League on Sky Sport UHD – all in stunningly sharp video resolution that is four times higher than HD.

“Sky customers will be the first ones to enjoy the best football matches in Germany and Austria live in Ultra HD. They will get the best programming in the best quali ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, August 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The UAE Government is a globally-recognized advocate for sustainable development, with the country playing host to participants from over 50 countries at one of the world’s largest annual Water, Energy, Technology and Environment exhibitions, WETEX, which is organized by DEWA (Dubai Electricity & Water Authority).

Now in its 18th year, WETEX attracts the world’s most renowned energy sector professionals and organizations. The event has therefore developed over the years to become a global platform for presenting scientific, management, engineering and technology solutions in the water, energy conservation and sustainability fields. Attending this year’s Solar Show, which is part of WETEX, was for Grundfos a natural choice. Grundfos, a global leader in advanced pump solutions and trendsetter in water technology, last year received the United Nations Climate Change Award during C ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, August 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Tejari, the strategic procurement technology provider, has announced BravoAdvantage, its procurement platform, will now offer a complete end to end source-to-pay solution in light of sister company BravoSolution’s acquisition of privately-held on-demand procurement and AP solutions company, Puridiom.  This capability will help businesses efficiently manage the entire procurement lifecycle to drive superior savings. Puridiom, founded in 1983, has deep experience in purchase-to-pay solutions, with over 30 years supporting the procurement processes of both private and public sector organizations, including Mutual of America, Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, and Hoya Optical Labs of America.

“We are delighted to offer Tejari customers the opportunity to leverage the extended capabilities within the BravoAdvantage platform. The Puridiom technology will be deeply embedded into BravoAdvant ... Read more »