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May 6, 2009
 
 
 
 
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MTC Touch expands capacity to 1.2m, deploys 150 new sites
Lebanese cellco MTC Touch, managed by Kuwait-based Zain Group, has completed an infrastructure network upgrade project, expanding its network capacity to 1.2 million lines and rolled out 150 new base stations nationwide,...
 
Value-added services create major opportunities for operators in the broadband era
Etisalat's Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Nasser bin Obood, today presented Etisalat's vision for the future of service provision at the South Asia Middle East and North Africa congress meeting in Sharm Al Sheikh.
 
Zain Q1 profit up
Kuwait's Mobile Telecommunication Co (Zain)Mobile Telecommunication Co (Zain)Mobile Telecommunications Company Zain Group posted first-quarter profit rise by 3.3 percent, on higher number of customers as the Kuwaiti firm...
 
Oman Mobile extends RO1 Internet offer
In response to high customer demand for Mobile Broadband RO1 promotion, Oman MobileOman MobileOman Mobile Telecommunications has further extended the offer till May 31.
 
Vodafone Qatar deploys Oracle for rapid launch of Quadruple-Play Strategy
odafone Qatar selected Oracle as its strategic partner for the initial launch of Qatar’s newest communications company, to deliver full quadruple-play (wireless, fixed-line, television and broadband) services by the end of...
 
COMEX 2009 Promises To Be Better Than Ever
Scheduled to be held at the Oman International Exhibition Centre, COMEX 2009 Goes Green & promises to bring in a wide range of IT products and consumer electronics never seen before.
 
North Africa
 
Cell C reports rising revenues
Cell C, South Africa’s smallest mobile operator by subscribers, has reported a 14% rise in revenues for the full-year 2008, to ZAR8.6 billion (USD1.03 billion).
 
VocalTec Receives First Order of $5 Million from Mobitel Nigeria for their Next Generation Network Roll-out
VocalTec Communications Ltd. (NasdaqCM:VOCL), a global provider of carrier-class multimedia and voice-over-IP solutions for communication service providers, announced today that Mobitel, a Nigerian fixed line and wireless...
 
 
South Asia
 
Telenor Pakistan ends Q1'09 with 19.99 million subscribers
Telenor Pakistan, a subsidiary of Telenor Group, has earned revenues of NOK 1.12 billion in Q1′09, up from NOK 1.04 billion in Q1'08, driven by subscriber growth.
 
Cellular firms demand cut in tax on telephony services
The mobile phone operators have demanded the policymakers to bring the level of tax rates on cellular phone services at par with those of other sectors.
 
Cellular firms demand cut in tax on telephony services
The mobile phone operators have demanded the policymakers to bring the level of tax rates on cellular phone services at par with those of other sectors.
 
Slow growth, inflation hit telecom sector
The slow growth in economy, rising inflation and revenue enhancing measures (particularly taxes) by the Government of Pakistan hit the telecom sector growth adversely during the first half of the fiscal year 2008-09.
 
Secretary Defence hands over the first MIC to Director General of TRC
Secretary Defence Mr. Gotabaya Rajapksa presented the first Mobitel Identification Certificate (MIC) to the Director General Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRC) Mr. Priyantha Kariyapperuma in the...
 
GP ranks among Telenor's best
Grameenphone (GP) comes out as a strong player in the performance of its majority stakeholder Norway's Telenor even in the global economic crisis.
 
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