A 3 year multimillion dollar contract for microwave and millimetre wave radio for new LTE backhauling deployments

MILAN-Monday, April 10th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SIAE MICROELETTRONICA to deploy state of the art wireless transport networks in several Opcos for a Pan African mobile operator. The new backhauling networks will launch or extend LTE services in the respective countries unifying the operator mobile offering across the region.

The LTE backhauling network will start deployment in the first half of 2017 and will involve all wireless transport technologies from split mount, full outdoor and trunk radio for a high capacity, pervasive coverage in rural and urban areas. Along with AGS20 split mount platform and ALFOplus2, the market benchmark for full outdoor microwave radio solutions, SIAE MICROELETTRONICA will supply all related services of network design, optimization, installation and commissioning.

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LONDON -Wednesday, April 5th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In its latest report on the telecommunications industry, Arthur D. Little (ADL) examines the major choices that operators face as digitalization continues to impact their businesses. Based on extensive original research and interviews with more than 100 industry executives from around the globe, “Major strategic choices ahead of TelCos: Reconfiguring for value,” outlines why the telecoms industry is set to become more diverse over the next five years.

The report predicts that revenues will stabilize, with even a slight growth outlook of 1.2% for eight major European countries. However, the B2B2x market – operating customers’ digital solutions – is forecast to account for 8% of global ICT spending by 2020 (up to US $276bn) yet remains an untapped opportunity for operators. With proven experience of operating diverse technical assets, telcos could gain market share from tr ... Read more »

 Arabia CSR Awards Clinic draws in interested businesses and government bodies 

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Monday, April 10th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

In a half day workshop held today in the Millennium Plaza Hotel in Dubai, the organisers, jury and applicants of the Arabia CSR Awards met to discuss the key points of the award. The Arabia CSR Awards is a globally known CSR and Sustainability award that has been launched from the Region by Arabia CSR network but has already become known around the world for its high standards.  With a criteria developed to reflect international frame works and standards (UN Global Compact, GRI, EFQM), only the most committed CSR practitioners are able to make it to the top. Such is the reputation of the award that global experts have called it the most rigourous CSR award in the world. The award is organised in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme. It has eleven categories from which organisations ... Read more »

Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates-Sunday, April 9th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

Julphar Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries, the largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturer in Middle East and North Africa (MENA), announced it has closed the year 2016 with sales of AED 1.45 billion.

Despite the challenging and rapidly changing market environment, Julphar continued to perform strongly, which demonstrates the company’s solid and stable foundation. Julphar’s operating profit stood at AED 229 million and the net profit for the period was AED 210 million.

Commenting on the annual results for 2016, Julphar’s Chief Financial Officer Jerome Carle said: “2016 was another year of great achievements for Julphar and I am confident that the company is equipped to take on new opportunities that will come our way in 2017. As one of the UAE’s most ambitious company, Julphar is now expanding to maximize presence in the region and strives to ... Read more »

IRVINE, Calif. -Tuesday, April 4th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) announces the 3rd Annual Patient Safety Innovation Awards will open on April 3, 2017 at 12:00 PM PDT. The competition encourages entrepreneurs and patient safety advocates to submit innovative products and processes that will significantly improve patient safety and help reach the PSMF’s goal of ZERO preventable patient deaths by 2020. For more information and to apply please visit http://patientsafetymovement.org/summit/innovation-award/.

The application window for the 3rd Annual Patient Safety Innovation Awards is April 3, 2017 to October 2, 2017. Finalists will be announced in November 2017 and winners will be announced at the 6th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit in February 2018. The proposed innovation can be a new product, process or the novel use of an existing technology or process. Entries will be judged by ... Read more »