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Pay-TV Doubles in MENA

by Tom Allen

Pay-TV homes in the MENA region will double between 2010 and 2020, to 21.3 million, according to Digital TV Research. 18% of households in MENA legitimately paid for TV signals last year, set to …

Protec Projection Maps on Moving Surfaces

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Object tracking technology supplied by CAST BlackTrax Ltd (Toronto, Canada) was used by Production Technology LLC (Protec, Dubai, U.A.E.), at the Hamdan bin Mohammed Programme for Smart Government awards (HbMPSG) in late 2014. Protec is said to …

MEA Smartphone Market Booms as 4G LTE Shipments to GCC Grow 400%

by Vanessa Browning

GCC shipments of 4G LTE handsets have increased more than four times over the last year and are now close to accounting for one half of all smartphones sold in the region, according to …

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Analogue Remains On In Uganda

by Bob Raikes

Uganda has abandoned its plan to switch off analogue TV services on 31st December. The country is still working towards the June 2015 ASO deadline, but according to local media, this will be difficult …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Firefox Phones for the African Market

by Bob Raikes

Sources in Taiwan’s supply chain have said that Mozilla is likely to work with Chinese vendors to produce Firefox-based smartphones. These phones will be sold in Africa through Millicom’s subsidiaries next year. Mozilla has …

Tags:MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Education and Calmer Egypt Drives MEA PC Growth

by Bob Raikes

PCs in MEA enjoyed 2.1% volume growth YoY to reach 4.26 million units in Q3’14. According to IDC, the result was boosted by two large education deals in Pakistan and the revival of the …

Android Spurs MEA Tablet Growth

by Bob Raikes

Tablet sales grew strongly in the MEA region in Q3’14, says IDC, spurred by significant Android shipments. Volume rose 29.6%, to 4.15 million units. Growth was most evident in the consumer segment, which was …

IBC Content Everywhere and NHK bring 8K TV to the Middle East

by Bob Raikes

London, 29 December 2014; IBC Content Everywhere is a new series of global events addressing the latest developments in media. With digital out-of-home presentations and high quality acquisition high on the list of current …

Tags:MEA (Middle East & Africa)| NHK| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 22 - Issue 01

Apple Gearing Up To Enter Iran

by Raverstead

According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is meeting with Iranian distributors to discuss the distribution of its iPhone in the country.

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 21 - Issue 47

CTouch Europe Appoints Granteq in ME

by Raverstead

CTouch Europe has appointed Granteq Distribution in the Middle East to expand its presence in the region. Granteq will sell and distribute CTouch Europe’s large format touchscreens across the Gulf states.

Tags:CTouch| Distributors| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Kenya Announces ASO Dates

by Raverstead

We knew that Kenya wanted its analogue switch-off to go ahead soon (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 47), after several delays (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 50 and Vol 20 No 48). The Ministry …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Analogue Switch-Off Imminent in Kenya – Again

by Raverstead

Kenyan ASO, which has been delayed several times (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 50 and Vol 20 No 48), is apparently set to begin again. Francis Wangusi, director general of the Communications Authority of …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 21 - Issue 47