Updates released by both providers list around 113 hotspots in some of the most popular cafes, restaurants and hotels in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam in addition to a multitude of public locations in and around Kuwait City and Beirut.
"Intel Centrino mobile technology continues to unwire business people, students and consumers in the Middle East," said Samir Al-Schamma, Intel's general manager in the GCC, "and we are happy to see that the infrastructure is being deployed to benefit them and support new usage models throughout the region".
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Intel Centrino mobile technology users get increased wireless access in key locations in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Lebanon
- United Arab Emirates: Thursday, January 06 - 2005 at 10:17
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Intel today announced that its collaboration with wireless service providers - Awalnet in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon and Smartlink Telecom in Kuwait - continues to help Intel Centrino mobile technology users to take advantage of their laptops' capabilities, as the deployment of wireless networks proceeds in the region.
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Posted by Christine H. Andersen, Assistant News EditorThursday, January 06 - 2005 at 10:17 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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