Latest Telecoms News from Jordan |
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Jordan Delays 3G License Tender Jordan's telecoms regulator, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has announced that it is postponing issuing the tender for 3G licenses and that a new date will be announced soon....WiMAX Accounts for 8.3% of Jordan's Domestic Internet Customer Base A survey of Jordan's Internet users by the Arab Advisors Group revealed that the newly launched WiMAX operators have already secured an 8.3% share of residential broadband Internet accounts in the country....Jordan Outlines 3G License Tender Plans Jordan's Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) has announced plans to award 3G licenses in the country....Motorola and Mada Roll-Out WiMAX in Jordan Motorola says that it has started rolling out a WiMAX network in Jordan on behalf of local firm, Mada. The company is expected to launch WiMAX services before the end of 2008. ...Mobile Banking Developer Gets Development Funding PlaNet Finance has received a US$1.7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support a Mobile Banking Project to provide microfinance clients with enhanced access to banking services. The project was co-developed with mobile operator, Orange....Jordan Telecom, or Orange, the country's largest telecommunications operator, said Wednesday its second-quarter net profit rose 24% to 27 million Jordanian dinars ($38 million) from JOD21.8 million a year earlier, on lower administrative and sales expenses.... Airspan Wins WiMAX Expansion Contract in Jordan Airspan Networks has announced today that wi-tribe has contracted for additional WiMAX equipment to expand their network across Jordan....Jordan Plans 3G License Tender - Possible 4th GSM License Jordan's telecoms regulator, the TRC has confirmed that it is working on plans to offer 3G licenses in the near future....Qtel Launches WiMAX Network in Jordan Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has announced the launch, in Jordan, of the first WiMAX services of wi-tribe, Qtel’s all-new broadband Internet subsidiary....This service, originally launched in Africa, today allows Zain’s 14 million customers in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan and Sudan to be treated as local customers in terms of pricing, while using their home network service.... |