Samsung, Ooredoo in mobile Internet dealSamsung Electronics said it has signed an agreement with Ooredoo (formerly known as Qtel Group), a leading telecom company with a presence across markets in the Mena and South-East Asia region. The pioneering deal will see both pa More… |
Qtel to unveil new initiatives at GSMA congressQtel Group leader will unveil a series of new initiatives to enrich customers’ lives at the upcoming GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from February 25-28. Qtel Group, one of t More… |
Qtel tightens Asiacell grip after IPOQatar Telecom used Iraqi unit Asiacell's $1.27 billion share sale, Iraq's largest ever flotation, to raise its stake to 64 percent in a vote of confidence in a country recovering from year More… |
Global digital gender divide highlighted at WEFTelecom operators must do more to address the growing global digital gender divide, said the CEO of Qtel Group, a leading telecommunications company, speaking at a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “We k More… |
Nawras net profit plunges 22pcOman-based telecom operator Nawras has registered a 22.1 per cent drop in its net profit for 2012 which fell to RO37 million from RO47.5 million a year ago owing to lower Ebitda and higher depreciation partially offset by lower interest cost. More… |
Qtel two-part bond sale to total $1 billionQatar Telecom plans to raise $1 billion from a bond sale on Wednesday, the second Gulf borrower this week to benefit from low borrowing costs to secure long-term funding. The majority state-owne More… |
Qtel offers aid to Indonesia flood victimsQtel (Qatar Telecom) Group has announced a donation of $200,000 to help flood victims in Indonesia, as part of the relief efforts by Qtel Group and its Indonesian operator Indosat. After several days of heavy flooding in Indonesia More… |
Qtel close to clinching $1bn loanQatar Telecom (Qtel) is close to clinching a $1 billion loan facility that will help to finance its general business operations, banking sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The deal, which will run More… |
Nawras doubles 3G speed in MuscatNawras, a leading telecom services provider in Oman and a Qtel Group company, has announced the completion of the next stage of network turbocharging in the Sultanate. After significant testing, the upgrade has already been comple More… |
Number portability in Qatar by end-JanQatar's telecoms regulator will introduce mobile number portability (MNP) by the end of January in a move likely to increase competition in a sector dominated by state-controlled Qatar Telecom (Qtel). More… |