Tech

The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) – host and sponsor of the 24th World Energy Congress (WEC), taking place in the UAE capital on September 9-12, 2019 – has unveiled the agenda for its participation in the event’s activities. The Department’s leading objective at the WEC 2019 is to …

A delegation from the General Authority for Regulating the Telecommunications Sector (TRA) headed by Hamad Obaid Al Mansouri, TRA Director-General, visited Moscow to learn about Russia’s best practices in smart cities and digital transformation. The delegation held a meeting with number of officials specialising in technology in Russia. The meetings …

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has announced the launch of the Investor Forum as part of the FinTech Abu Dhabi Festival 2019 (FinTech Abu Dhabi). The Investor Forum, a new addition at this year’s FinTech Abu Dhabi, will attract leading regional and international venture capital investors to gather with their …

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has signed an agreement with Unilever to sell 20,757 of its International Renewable Energy Certificates, i-REC, to the company, emphasising DEWA’s commitment to the environment and encouraging the use of clean energy. The agreement, which was facilitated by the Dubai Investment Development Agency …

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, held a strategic summit with Huawei to increase cooperation on investments and to exchange the best global solutions, experiences, and practices in innovation, disruptive technologies, smart grids, digital transformation, automation, cloud platforms, and Artificial Intelligence, AI. The summit was attended by Saeed Mohammed …

In 2020, the worldwide 5G wireless network infrastructure revenue will reach $4.2 billion, an 89 percent increase from 2019 revenue of $2.2 billion, according to Gartner Inc. Additionally, Gartner forecasts that investments in 5G New Radio network infrastructure will account for 6 percent of the total wireless infrastructure revenue of …

Etisalat announced on Monday the availability of 5G coverage in the world’s tallest building, ‘Burj Khalifa’, showcasing its readiness for the state-of-the-art 5G network and compatibility with industry leading 5G smartphones. The announcement follows various milestones related to 5g network and video calls achieved by the communications company this year. …

‘UAE eCommerce Landscape’ report cites innovation initiatives in Dubai as chief drivers of eCommerce adoption in the UAE – UAE is the region’s most advanced market with eCommerce sales projected to hit AED 59 billion in 2019 and grow at an average of 23% annually between 2018 and 2022 – …

The UAE Space Agency (UAESA) and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) have confirmed that the launch of the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM)’s Hope Probe, is in less than a year. MBRSC said it plans to launch the Hope Probe into orbit around mid-July 2020, and it is expected …

The Government of the UAE has launched its new official e-mail gateway to be the first government domain in the world, made up of U-character, to facilitate access to information, services, projects, strategies and laws in the UAE. The new range is composed of the three letters of the name …