Two mobile operators in Egypt, Orascom Telecom and Mobinil announced a partnership with Great Connection to pilot the startup's Mobile Baby service, which enables healthcare providers to send ultrasound images right to patients' smartphones. Mobile Baby competes with paper print outs and DVDs and claims to cut down on the time and costs associated with providing expectant parents with a copy of...
Qualcomm is working with regional governments and mobile operators in the Middle East to create country-wide mobile health systems within the next three to five years, according to a report in Reuters. Qualcomm is currently looking into opening offices in both Saudi Arabia and Egypt in mid-2011.
Jay Srage, Qualcomm's vice-president for business development in the Middle East, North Africa and...
