Telecoms news from Lebanon

Lebanese Telecoms Engineer Starts Hunger Strike

A former telecoms engineer who was arrested by the Lebanese security forces under allegations of spying for Israel is reported to have started a hunger strike in protest at his detention. ...more.

Visitors to Lebanon Required to Register Mobile Phones at Airports

Nearly three-quarters of all mobile phones in use in Lebanon have been smuggled in the country, the government has claimed. ...more.

Ericsson opens new service delivery facility in Lebanon

Ericsson is expanding its existing offices in Beirut, Lebanon to boost its capacity to support BSS capabilities. ...more.

Lebanese Networks Operating Concessions Extended to June

The Lebanese government has again extended the operating concessions for the country's two mobile networks as it works on long-delayed plans to revamp the market. ...more.

Lebanon Extends Concessions for Mobile Networks by One Month

Lebanon's government has approved a temporary one-month extension to the concession licenses for the country's two mobile networks, Alfa and Touch. ...more.

Lebanon Plans Major Shake-Up of Mobile Networks

Lebanon's government has dropped the long-stalled plans to privatise the two state-owned mobile networks in favour of a shake-up of the mobile market. ...more.

Alfa Prepares for LTE Launch in Lebanon

Lebanese mobile network, Alfa -- which is managed under license by Orascom Telecom -- says that it has carried out its first LTE lab tests. ...more.

Lebanese Security Arrest Two Landline Employees in Israeli Spy Allegations

Two employees of the Lebanese landline network, Ogero have been arrested and charged with spying for Israel. ...more.

Lebanese Network Restores Service Following Attack on Base Station Controller

Lebanese mobile network operator, Alfa says that it has been able to resume its network in Chekka, Anfeh and Herri. ...more.

Mobile Network Technician Sentenced to 7-Years for Spying

A former employee at the Lebanese mobile phone network, Alfa has been sentenced to seven years of hard labor in prison for collaborating with Israel. ...more.

Lebanese Networks to Offer 3G Services

Lebanon's government has announced that the country's two mobile networks will be formally permitted to launch 3G services following several delays. ...more.

Lebanon on Target for 3G Launch this Summer

Lebanon's interim Telecoms Minister, Charbel Nahhas has confirmed that the country's two mobile networks will launch their 3G services by the middle of this summer. ...more.

Mystery Over Third Mobile Network in Lebanon

Lebanon's Interior Minister Ziad Baroud resigned last week following a bizarre incident when the caretaker Telecoms Minister Sharbel Nahas was blocked from entering a building accused of operating a mobile network without authorisation from the government. ...more.

Lebanese ISP Sues Mobile Networks to Stop 3G Network Deployment

Lebanese internet service provider (ISP), Cedarcom has confirmed earlier suggestions and is launching legal action against the country's two mobile networks to stop them deploying 3G networks. ...more.

Lebanon to move ahead with 3G networks despite legal threats

A Lebanese Internet Service Provider has threatened to sue the government over the deployment of 3G mobile networks in the country saying that it hampers the ability of private networks to compete with the state-owned mobile networks. ...more.

Ericsson Awarded 3G Network Contract in Lebanon

Lebanon based mobile network operator, Alfa says that it has signed a network expansion contract with Ericsson for the deployment of a 3G network in the country. ...more.

Orascom Telecom Extends Lebanese Network Management Contract

Orascom Telecom has signed a one-year extension to its ongoing management contract to look after the Lebanese mobile network, Alfa. ...more.

Egypt charges businessman in Lebanon/Israel Telecoms Spy Scandal

Egyptian authorities have charged a local businessman and two Israelis for recruiting telecoms workers in Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon to spy for Israeli intelligence, a State Security prosecutor said Monday. ...more.

Orascom Extends Lebanese Network Management Contract

The Lebanese government has extended the management contract for the local mobile network, Alfa with Orascom Telecom Holdings (OTH) until January 2011. ...more.

Third Arrest in Lebanese Spying Scandal

The Lebanese security services are reported to have arrested a third telecoms employee in a wide ranging clamp-down on spying in the country. ...more.