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.

According to Gulf News, telecom regulators in the UAE are singing the praises of social media to be developed and encouraged as critical tools for community building and open dialogue in the country.  Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) said yesterday it is advocating social media sites for the betterment of the UAE’s social and business community.

Maktoob Business has reported that according to Dubai’s daily Emarat Al-Yom, there hasn’t been any progress concerning negotiations with RIM on allowing the UAE to access encrypted BlackBerry data. The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority will proceed with the suspension of Blackberry services announced in August unless a solution is reached and is fully compliant with legislation on telecommunications in the country.

Arabian Business reports that following the decision made on August 1st by UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) on suspending BlackBerry services, both TRA and Research In Motion (RIM) have been discussing the issue and trying to reach a solution that serves both parties and comply with the UAE’s national security laws. Both Saudi Arabia and India have terminated the ban decision after RIM has agreed to provide an automated solution for tracking BlackBerry smartphone messages.