-
Infobip has developed an AI-powered chatbot for Uber that enables customers to order rides via WhatsApp. -
Ireland’s privacy regulator has doubled down on its order to stop media service traffic to the US from Facebook and Instagram.
-
Ethiopia wants its own alternative to Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Zoom and has already started development.
-
Social Media giant Facebook has been sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the grounds of ‘anticompetitive conduct’.
-
The telecoms industry’s emergency response charity has already supported 872 families in Beirut, following the explosions which devastated the city a month ago.
-
In the strongest confirmation of its ambitions to date, Reliance Industrial Investments has sold approximately 135,000 Jio-owned towers and, through Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, has acquired logistics and retail capabilities from the Future Group.
Forthcoming events
-
Software company SAP has sold its digital communications unit to messaging company Sinch for €225 million.
-
WhatsApp Business is on track to become the go-to messaging channel for customer care, with enterprise use of WhatsApp Business APIs forecast to increase 5,400% to 2024.
-
Analysts have welcomed Facebook’s US$5.7 billion in the services arm of India’s Reliance Industries.
-
There were 2,416,135 cases of people infected with Covid-19 and 165,939 dead, as of 20 April, 12:35 (BST).
-
Zendesk has released its State of Messaging 2020 report that provides an in-depth analysis of the biggest trends in conversational business and the messaging industry.
-
EU ambassadors failed to reach a resolution on further regulation of over-the-top (OTT) players like Facebook owned WhatsApp and Microsoft’s Skype.
-
A new study from Juniper Research claims rich communications suite (RCS) traffic will have an average annual growth of 290% over the next four years.
-
InfoBip, a global communications provider, is launching WhatsApp Business, a new communications channel for its enterprise customers.
Forthcoming events
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Capacity Middle East is the largest carrier meeting for the Middle Eastern region, uniting the region’s key ICT players.
