Cell phones in Saudi Arabia
Phone Networks in Saudi Arabia |
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Latest Telecoms News from Saudi Arabia |
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ZTE says that it has won a WiMAX contract from Saudi Arabia based Etihad Atheeb Telecom (Atheeb) to construct a high-speed WiMAX network covering five major cities in Saudi Arabia... Samsung Wins Saudi WiMAX Expansion Contract Saudi Arabia's Mobily has inked a US$100 million contract with Samsung for a WiMAX network covering 20 cities in the Kingdom through subsidiary firm, Bayanat Al Oula....Mobily Upgrades 40 More Saudi 3G Base Stations Saudi Arabia's Mobily says that it has upgraded 40 more of its base stations in the Eastern Region to support higher mobile data speeds. ...WiMAX Network Launched in Saudi Arabia Motorola and Saudi Arabia's Etihad Atheeb Telecom Company (GO) have announced the launch of a new nationwide WiMAX 802.16e network in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia....Zain successfully trials HSPA+ in a live 3G network Zain Saudi Arabia has concluded trials of a Nokia Siemens Networks supplied Internet-HSPA (I-HSPA) software upgrade within Zain’s existing radio access network....Zain Profits Up by 3.3% to $260 Million Just a couple of days after announcing 2,000 job cuts, Zain has reported a 3.3% rise in first-quarter profits to KWD 75.7 million (US$260.5 million), compared with KWD 73.3 million a year ago....Mobily Deploys Ericsson's "Tower Tube" Base Station Saudi Arabia based mobile network operator, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) says that it has became the first operator in the Middle East to deploy Ericsson's latest eco-friendly base station tower. ...Motorola Wins Saudi Network Expansion Contract Motorola says that it has won a contract worth approximately $116 million with Saudi Arabia's Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) to improve GSM coverage in the Northwest and Southwest regions of the Kingdom....Zain Saudi Arabia Passes 2 Million Subscriber Mark Zain's Saudi Arabia subsidiary has reported revenues of US$135 million in 2008, with active customer numbers totaling 2.01 million. The company, which only lauched services on August 26th, 2008 has secured a market share of 7%, based on Zain estimates....Saudi Telecom Cuts 3,000 Jobs - Eyes Further Overseas Expansion Saudi Telecom says that it is seeking to invest in telecoms operators in North Africa, and will cut about 14% of its workforce in its home market. The redundancies will affect around 3,000 staff.... |
