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Wataniya, Huawei ink deal for 2G/3G upgradesKuwait-based Wataniya Telecom and Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, have teamed up for a portion of Wataniya’s 2G/3G network upgrades as well as the deployment of its advanced 4G network. The partnership is th More… |
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Buffett, Brazil giant team up for Heinz buyoutWarren Buffett and Brazilian financier Jorge Paulo Lemann are teaming up to buy ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co for $23.2 billion, in what could be the first step of a wave of mergers for the food and More… |
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Bahrain sets deadline for post-3G licensingThe Bahrain Telecommuni-cations Affairs Ministry and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) have announced the timeline for licensing Post 3G Services in the Kingdom, said a report in the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication. More… |
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Mena telecom revenue to hit $96 billionTelecoms revenue in the Mena region is expected to grow by 27 per cent, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5 per cent, over the next five years to hit $96.4 billion in 2017 from $70.3 billion in 2011, a report said. The fa More… |
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Nawras offers top smartphone brandsNawras, a Qtel Group company and a leading telecom services provider in Oman, has partnered with mobile stockist Hello to offer customers the latest smartphone devices from the top five brands on the market. The new devices can be tested a More… |
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Qtel Tunisia unit wins 3G, fixed licencesQatar Telecom, the former state monopoly, said on Monday its Tunisian unit has received licenses to launch and operate a third-generation (3G) mobile network and a fixed-line network in the North African country for $135 million. The 3G ne More… |
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Network switch saps Mobinil Q1 profitEgyptian mobile firm Mobinil slumped to a first-quarter net loss of 74 million Egyptian pounds ($12.24 million) due to the costs of switching its network to 3G and said its outlook was uncertain because of political volatility. &n More… |
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Umniah prepares for 3G launchUmniah, a telecom services provider in Jordan and a subsidiary of Batelco Group, announced that operations are moving forward on the completion of the newest 3G network in the Kingdom. The company confirmed that it is in the process of fin More… |
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Jordan's Umniah set for 3G launchUmniah, the leading telecom operator in Jordan and a subsidiary of Bahrain's Batelco Group, has announced that it was gearing up for the rollout of 3G services across the kingdom in the coming months. A comprehensive mobile, Internet a More… |
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Etisalat unit launches first 3G service in AfghanistanEtisalat, a leading telecommunication company, through its Afghanistan unit has launched the first 3G services in the country. This achievement comes four years after of the launch of Etisalat Afghanistan, said a statement. The com More… |
