UAE (United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi, Dubai, …) Digital TV News

Thomson's DVB-H Mobile TV solutions live in 11 Countries
Apr 12, 2008 – Thomson's (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) mobile TV solutions are now in commercial deployments in 11 of the 14 countries that already have DVB-H deployments.
News categories: Thomson, Albania, Content Distribution, Côte d'Ivoire, Digital TV, Italy, Kenya, Mobile, NABShow, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, UAE

Licence for mobile digital TV service in UAE by June
Jan 3, 2008 – The Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) will issue a licence for the mobile digital TV service in the country by middle of the year.
News categories: Telecommunication Regulatory Authority, Digital TV, Mobile, UAE

S2M and Space Systems/Loral Sign Innovative Mobile TV Satellite Contract
Dec 12, 2007 – S2M has announced the formal contract with Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for the S2M-1 satellite - the first mobile TV satellite covering the Middle East and North Africa.
News categories: S2M, Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Digital TV, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mobile, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Satellite, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen

Alcatel-Lucent becomes supplier and network integrator of IPTV solution for du in UAE
Nov 12, 2007 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced that it has signed a frame agreement with du, the UAE's second telecom operator, for its upcoming Internet protocol television (IPTV) deployment based on the award-winning Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV and multimedia platform.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Microsoft, 'du', Olivier Picard, Christine Heckart, Osman Sultan, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, UAE

The status of IPTV in the Arab World
Sep 20, 2007 – Despite the advantages that IPTV provides, only four operators in three countries in the Arab World region offer commercial IPTV services.
News categories: Arab Advisors, Bahrain, Broadband, Digital TV, Egypt, IPTV, Kuwait, Market Research, Middle-East, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Dubai conducts its own mobile TV trial
Sep 10, 2007 – As part of its efforts to check the technical and commercial viability of Digital Video Broadcasting on Handhelds (DVB-H) in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai Media City (DMC) is testing the technology in Dubai.
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, UAE

Latens to Secure du IPTV Services
Sep 6, 2007 – Latens has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Dubai-based telco, du, to protect its IPTV service. du, the new telecom operator in United Arab Emirates (UAE), has acquired over 500,000 customers. This represents more than 10% of the UAE population within less than a year of its launch of operations.
News categories: Broadband, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Set Top Box, UAE

etisalat to offer triple play service soon
Aug 19, 2007 – Dubai: etisalat expects to offer 'triple play' service to more than 100,000 customers this quarter once government regulators approve its pricing scheme, its chief executive said.
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, UAE

Media&Broadcast brings cell phone TV to Dubai
Aug 3, 2007 – Media&Broadcast, a subsidiary of T-Systems, has been commissioned by the company Tecom Investments to set up a cell phone TV network on the basis of DVB-H for the capital city of Dubai.
News categories: Media&Broadcast, Rohde & Schwarz, Digital TV, Middle-East, Mobile, UAE