International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is ready to implement Internet of Things (IoT) in Iran, Chancellor of Faculty of Applied Science of Post and Telecommunication said.

Iran is a pioneering country in the world as regard IoT field, Vahid Yazdanian said.

The Internet of things (IoT) is the inter-networking of physical devices, vehicles (also referred to as 'connected devices' and 'smart devices'), buildings,"...

(ME NewsWire)-- World licensing leader MPEG LA, LLC announced today a call for patents essential to ATSC 3.0 standards in order to facilitate, for the convenience of the market, creation of a joint license to the intellectual property of leading ATSC 3.0 developers on which those standards are based.*

ATSC 3.0 is a set of next generation TV standards offering mobile television; enhanced personalization"...

(ME NewsWire)-- SAGEMCOM STRENGTHENS ITS POSITIONS ON THE MULTI-ENERGY MARKET, BY ACQUIRING METER ITALIA S.P.A, LEADER IN GAS METERING IN ITALY.

As of July 27, 2017, Sagemcom becomes a 100% shareholder of Meter Italia S.p.A through its subsidiary Sagemcom Energy & Telecom SAS. Meter Italia joins the Sagemcom group and becomes Sagemcom Italia S.p.A.

This"...

(ME NewsWire)-- Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., also known as Foxconn, and Rockwell Automation announced today that they are collaborating to implement Connected Enterprise and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) concepts for smart manufacturing in Foxconn's new U.S. facilities.

The companies will also collaborate to develop and apply Smart Manufacturing solutions at Foxconn's global electronics"...

Telegram, the most popular social media and messaging application in Iran, has started using encrypted Content Delivery Networks located in the country since July 27.

A content delivery network, or CDN, is a system of distributed servers that deliver content to a user, based on the geographic location of the user and the origin of the content.

According to the official"...

(ME NewsWire)-- The GSMA today announced the first details of the 2018 Mobile World Congress, including exhibitors, sponsors, programmes and activities taking place at the annual mobile industry event. Under the theme “Creating a Better Future”, Mobile World Congress will be held 26 February – 1 March 2018 at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, with events also taking place at Fira Montjuïc. The GSMA expects that more than 108,000 professionals from across the mobile"...

The Minister of Communication and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi has called for unblocking people’s access to Twitter. According to local technology website Digiato, Vaezi said, “Since several Iranian officials actively use Twitter, the authorities should reconsider blocking the service.” Blocked in Iran since 2009, Twitter is an online news and social networking service where users post and interact with ‘tweets’, restricted to 140 characters. Twitter is very popular with celebrities and"...

The Business Woman Nashwa Al Ruwaini CEO of Pyramedia - Media Consultancy & Productions, Al Joude Investments, Al Joude Advertising & Publicity and Delma Media Center & Spa was recently listed among the 100 Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen in Forbes Magazine. This is not the first time that Nashwa Al Ruwaini has been recognized by Forbes for her business achievements.

Forbes"...

(ME NewsWire)-- With an additional nine TV operators joining SES’s Ultra HD trials, a total of 30 US Pay TV providers, with a combined audience of more than 10 million subscribers, are now testing SES’s 4K content delivery platform across their distribution networks.

The latest wave of Pay TV system operators to ink Ultra HD trial agreements with SES includes:

• Alliance Communications,"...

(ME NewsWire)-- SECOND QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS

• Total and base orders grew 3%1; higher orders in all regions
• Revenues up 1%
• Operational EBITA margin2 12.4%, dampened this quarter by commodity prices and some overcapacity
• Net income $525 million
• Cash flow from operating activities $467 million reflects timing of short-term incentive payments
• Net working capital as a percentage of revenues 14.1%, reduced 90 bps on an annual"...