UAE mobile subscription base hits 18.7 million in H1The subscription base in UAE mobile phone services expanded 2.4 per cent during the first half (H1) of 2017 to 18.7 million subscribers from 18.26 million in the corresponding period last year, a report said. The growth reflects t More… |
Du Q1 revenue edges up 2.5pc to $863mEmirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du) has posted revenues of Dh3.17 billion ($863 million) during the first quarter (Q1) of the year, compared to Dh3.08 billion of Q1 2016, marking an increase of 2.5 per cent. Net pr More… |
Batelco posts $60m net profit in H1Bahrain-based Batelco, a global telecom group, has reported a net profit of BD22.7 million ($60.2 million) for the first six months of the year, an 18 per cent decline compared to the corresponding period in 2015. For the second q More… |
APAC to add 600m new mobile subscribers by 2020The number of mobile subscribers in the Asia Pacific region reached 2.5 billion at the end of last year and will grow to 3.1 billion by 2020, according to a new GSMA study published at GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai. The new More… |
One billion new unique mobile subscribers by 2020An additional one billion people will become mobile subscribers over the next five years, according to a major new report published today (March 4) at the ongoing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The new report, ‘T More… |
Slowdown hits Bangladesh cell phone industryEconomic recession has affected the cell phone industry of Bangladesh, with cell phone companies reporting a fall in growth in August. The country is one of the fastest growing markets for cell phones in the world, a report said. The numbe More… |