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Latest Telecoms News from Jordan
Ericsson Wins 3G Network Contract in Jordan
Orange Jordan says that it has signed a contract with Ericsson for the supply of a 3G network, which is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2010....
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Orange Gets 3G License in Jordan
Jordan's telecoms regulator, the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) says that it has awarded a 3G license to Orange Jordan for a price of JD50 million (US$70.5 million). The license is valid for 15 years....
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Iraq replaces Jordan as the Arab World's most competitive cellular market
Iraq has replaced Jordan as the Arab World's most competitive cellular market, according to a new study. The Arab Advisors Group devised its Cellular Competition Intensity Index in order to rate and properly assess the intensity level of competition in the Arab World's cellular markets....
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Paltel Boss to Take Over Zain's Merged Palestinian-Jordan Operations
The Zain Group has announced the appointment of Dr. Abdel Malik Al Jaber as CEO of the Zain Levant Region, which is made up of Zain Jordan and Palestine's Paltel - with immediate effect....
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Jordan Cancels 3G License Auction
Orange, the sole bidder for Jordan's forthcoming 3G license auction has had its application rejected by the regulator, allegedly due to failure to comply with the tender rules....
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Zain Takes Majority Stake in Palestinian Mobile Operator
Zain has announced that it is to take a majority stake in the Palestinian Telecommunications Company (Paltel) in a share swap deal. Zain will transfer its ownership of its Jordan subsidiary to Paltel in exchange for taking an equity shareholding of 56.53% in the enlarged company....
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Jordan Announces Delayed 3G License Tender
Jordan's telecoms regulator, the TRC has published the tender document for its 3G licenses. The regulator has set a reserve price of JOD25 million (US$35.5 million) per block of 5+5 Mhz spectrum....
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Jordan Gains its 3rd WiMAX Network Operator
A third WiMAX network has been launched in the Middle-Eastern country of Jordan, based on network infrastructure supplied by Motorola. Initially, coverage is being offered in the capital, along with the major cities of Irbid and Zaraq....
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Foreign investors have the highest share of revenues in Arab telecom markets
Foreign investors have the highest share of revenues in the telecom markets of Jordan, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria, reports the Arab Advisors Group. ...
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Jordanian Operators Condemn Planed Tax Rises
Mobile operators in Jordan have condemned a proposed tax which would be used to raise money to for loans to be dispersed to the local farming industry. ...
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