Cell phones in Saudi Arabia

 

Phone Networks in Saudi Arabia

Al Jawal (Saudi Telecom)

GSM

Mobily (Etihad Etisalat)

GSM

 

Latest Telecoms News from Saudi Arabia

ZTE Wins Saudi WiMAX Contract

  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....

 

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