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Latest Telecoms News from Palestine
New Mobile Network Starts Operating in Palestinian Territories
The Palestinian Territories have finally gained a second mobile network after a couple of years of delays caused by disputes over the allocation of the required radio spectrum....
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Palestinian Authority Aks ITU for Help in Launching 2nd Mobile Network
The Palestinian Authority has sent a letter to the ITU seeking its help in trying to release radio spectrum controlled by Israel that is required for the territory's second mobile network to launch. The ITU has confirmed receipt of the letter without saying what, if any action it might take....
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Palestinian Wataniya Mobile Issues Deadline for Radio Spectrum Release
Wataniya Mobile, the long delayed second mobile network for the Palestinian Territories has given the regulator a deadline to release the necessary radio spectrum - or it will seek "financial remedies"....
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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....
Related Tags: zain-jordan, paltel, jawwal, zain-group, jordan
Isreali Mobile Phone Advert Angers Palestinians
An Israeli cell phone commercial showing soldiers playing football near Israel's West Bank separation barrier has angered Palestinians who say it is in poor taste and exploits their suffering....
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Palestinian Authority Presses Israel to Release Radio Spectrum
The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) is pushing Israel to release long-delayed radio spectrum so that its second mobile network operator can start services....
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Wataniya Palestine Wants its License Fee Back
Wataniya Palestine, which has an operator license covering the West Bank and Gaza has demanded its license fee to be refunded due to ongoing delays from the Israeli government in releasing the necessary radio spectrum....
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Wi-Fi Network Completed in the Palestinian Territories
Wi-Fi vendor, Wavion and Coolnet, an Internet Service Provider, have announced the completion of a large scale Wi-Fi deployment based on Wavion WBS-2400 Base Stations in the Palestinian Territories....
Related Tags: wi-fi, wavion, coolnet, base-stations, beamforming
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....
Related Tags: zain, paltel, palestinian-telecommunications-company, zain-jordan, one-network, opex, play, jordan
IFC Supports Development of New Mobile Network in the Palestinian Territories
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is investing US$30 million in Wataniya Palestine, as part of a US$85 million loan, to help build a mobile-phone network in the Palestinian West Bank....
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