Internet services

Mobily continues data package offers

Jeddah - Arab Today

Mobily is continuing to offer its Internet services with data add-ons on packages for: 150 Mbps, 500 Mbps, 1 GB, 2 GB, 5 GB and 10 GB. The offers allow Mobily customers to select packages according to their data usage needs and in special prices. Mobily is providing 150 Mbps for SR5 and 15 days vaidity; 500 Mbps for SR15Read more

Jats observe 'Black Day' across Haryana, protests remain

Chandigarh - Arab Today

The Jats on Sunday observed 'Black Day' across Haryana amid tight security arrangements, even as the agitation by the community passed off peacefully. The traffic on the Hisar-Rewari rail route was disrupted for some time as the protesters squatted on the tracks near Ramayan village in Hisar district, officials said. The Haryana Roadways also suspended its service from Hisar toRead more

China proposes further tightening of Internet services

Beijing - Arab Today

China is proposing a further tightening of controls over the Internet with the possible establishment of a new commission to vet Internet services and hardware, Beijing's Internet regulator has said. China adopted a controversial cyber security law in November to counter what Beijing says are growing threats such as hacking and terrorism, but the law triggered concerns among foreign businessRead more

Mobily extends its 10 times data for free offer

Riyadh - Arab Today

Mobily continues to provide its prepaid subscribers a special deal, whereby it offers free additional 90 GB when recharging 10 GB data voucher through SMS for SR120 only; the customer will receive 10 times data free. Subscribers can benefit from the offer by sending an SMS containing “activate 10 GB” to 1100. The offer will continue until Jan. 21. MobilyRead more

Court adjourns examining challenges of Mubarak, Nazif, Adly in communication case to March 11

Cairo - Arab Today

The High Administrative Court decided on Saturday to postpone until March 11 the examination of the challenges filed by former president Hosni Mubarak, former prime minister Ahmed Nazif and former interior minister Habib el Adly against a previous verdict which obliged them to pay a fine of EGP 540 million for cutting off mobile and internet services during the JanuaryRead more

Vimpelcom ‘reinventing’

Amsterdam/London - Arab Today

Vimpelcom is undertaking the telecom industry's most radical overhaul to date, weaning itself from declining revenues from voice and data to focus instead on mobile Internet services such as banking, taxis and messaging, its executives said. The reinvention by one of the world's top ten mobile operators is the clearest example yet of a major telecom company deciding to join theRead more

Mobily offers 10 times data for free

Riyadh - Arab Today

Mobily has made a “strong offer” on prepaid packages and data SIMs. It offers free additional 90 GB when recharging 10 GB data voucher; the customer will receive 10 times data free. Mobily clarified that all current and new customers of data SIMs and prepaid packages will benefit from this offer and receive 100 GB when recharging 10 GB dataRead more

Twitter, Spotify, other top websites shut in DDOS attack

Washington - Arab Today

Major Internet services including Twitter and Spotify suffered outages as a US Internet provider came under cybertattack. The Internet service company Dyn said that it had suffered a denial of service (DDoS) attack on its domain name service shortly after 1100 GMT, but that services had been restored in about two hours. Other affected sites, which serve millions of customers,Read more

Mobily sponsors Telecoms World Middle East conference

Dubai - Arab Today

Mobily has sponsored the Telecoms World Middle East 2016 conference, which started recently in Dubai as part of the company’s initiatives to enhance its presence in the region. This conference is considered as one of the biggest gathering for the wholesale providers in the Middle East, since 1,000 participants attended the conference this year from 46 countries, and the discussedRead more

Mobily offers unlimited Internet on 10 GB recharge usage

Riyadh - Arab Today

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) says it continues to provide the most powerful promotions to prepaid data packages and prepaid voice line subscribers. In a latest move, it has announced the provision of unlimited Internet when they recharge the 10 GB voucher. Mobily clarified that all existing and new subscribers can take advantage of the unlimited Internet for one month on usageRead more