The UAE plans to build an Internet hub that could speed up web connections throughout the Middle East. Much of the region's internet traffic is routed via Europe, the US and Asia. This rerouting takes "a fraction of a second, but it makes a big difference", Mohamed Al Ghanim, the director general of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, said on Tuesday.

The UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has lifted its ban on du Telecom. The regulator had previously placed a ban on the telecommunications provider after it had launced an advertising campaign that advertised its network as a 4G network. 

According to The National, the UAE's IPTV market will not extend to triple play services, which will curtail true competition in the provision of IPTV by telcos Etisalat and du this year.

Emirates 24|7 reports that telecoms authorities in the UAE are working on ways to make Skype available in the country, according to a statement by Mohamed Al Ghanim, Director-General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), during a Customer Advisory Board (CAB) forum organised by UAE operator du in Dubai. The event aimed at addressing and discussing key issues and trends in customer behaviour and expectations.