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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 17, 2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Member News
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Middle East
 
• Alfa launches BlackBerry Service
Lebanese mobile operator Alfa, managed by Orascom Telecom, Alcatel Lucent and Research in Motion (RIM), introduced the BlackBerry solution in the country.
 
• Instant prepaid mobile internet access now available in Qatar
Qtel launched a breakthrough new service that enables people to instantly connect with outstanding broadband Internet. The service has been designed to fuel the senses of people across Qatar...
 
• Customer inspiration drives Viva to change face of Kuwait telecommunications landscape
Najeeb Al-Awadi, the Chief Executive Officer of Viva, expressed his appreciation to its customers, employees, and business partners for the success in exceeding Viva's first year objectives...
 
North Africa
 
• S&P puts Orascom Telecom CCC+ rating
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has placed its 'CCC+' long-term corporate credit rating on Egyptian telco Orascom Telecom. Orascom Telecom Finance is on CreditWatch with positive implications.
 
• MTN Ghana gets stronger with Ericsson’s latest server technology
Ericsson partnered with MTN Ghana to boost its mobile network switching capacity and provide significant cost savings by deploying Africa’s first MSC Server Blade Cluster.
 
 
South Asia
 
• Sri Lanka Mobitel promises higher broadband speeds
Mobitel, a unit of fixed access provider Sri Lanka Telecom said it has successfully tested and launched a high speed broad band technology that will double peak download rate that can be offered on its mobile network.
 
• NT slashes post-paid mobile monthly charges
Nepal Telecom (NT) has reduced the minimum monthly rental charge for its GSM post-paid mobile users to Rs 300 effective Wednesday. Users can avail talk-time worth the same amount from the minimum monthly charge.
 
• Batelco Group Company STel, launches mobile services in India
Stel, a Batelco Group joint venture company in partnership with the Chennai-based Siva Group, officially launched its mobile services today in Himachal Pradesh and in the next ten days in Bihar and Orissa...
 
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