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Articles tagged with: Alfa
Alfa Expands Lebanese Mobile Network
alfa, the Lebanese mobile operator, managed by Orascom Telecom says that it has commissioned seven new Base Stations since the 23rd of September 2009. more
Related Tags: orascom, base, radio, Lebanon
Alfa Installs Fifth Solar Powered Base Station
Lebanese mobile network operator, alfa says that it has recently started the installation of its fifth solar powered site in Hourata reserve. The solar power generator will be installed completely by the middle of next month. more
Related Tags: solar-power, weather, orascom, Lebanon
Turkcell to Start Mobile Wallet Trials - Chairman Worried About Shareholding
Turkey's Turkcell is planning to launch a Mobile Wallet service before the end of next year, said Altuğ Acar, Turkcell's head of business development. more
Related Tags: turkcell, sonera, cukurova, smart, smart-card
Lebanon Refers Previous Mobile Network Operators for Prosection
Lebanon's Telecoms Minister, Jebran Bassil says that files on the previous operators of the country's two mobile phone networks have been passed to the judicial authorities to consider prosecution. The government is alleging that the two operators cost it over US$1 billion in revenues. more
Related Tags: jebran-bassil, mtc-touch, libancell, cellis-, gsm, Lebanon
Lebanese Operator Upgrades Core Network
..o provide new services such as SMS Roaming, and GPRS Roaming. In these regards, alfa's CEO, Mr. Samer Salameh, explained: "We are aiming to make the latest technology available to our subscribers, as well as secure the best coverage. We a more
Related Tags: ericsson, core-network, ovi, iden, roaming, sms, gprs, billing, Lebanon
Moscow Court Delays VimpelCom-Telenor Legal Decision
Moscow's Arbitration Court has announced a delay to its ruling on whether to block the seizure of Telenor's 29.9% stake in Russian telecoms operator, VimpelCom. The hearing is now due on 30th April, and for the first time, the judge has required that VimpelCom send representatives to the court. more
Related Tags: eu, tim, telenor, moscow, vimpelcom, farimex, kyivstar, Russia
Russian Court Refuses to Delay Vimpelcom Shares Seizure
A court in Russia has refused to delay the seizure of the 29.9 percent stake in local telco, Vimpelcom that is owned by Norway's Telenor. Earlier this month, a Russian bailiff working with Farimex, an obscure firm with just 0.002 percent stake in Vimpelcom had arrested Telenor's shares in Vimpelcom by serving an arrest order on the National Registry Company, Vimpelcom's Moscow share registrar. more
Related Tags: ict, itu, telenor, moscow, vimpelcom, farimex, Russia
Alfa Held in Contempt by US Court - Telenor's VimpelCom Shares Arrested in Russia
Telenor has issued a statement announcing that a US federal court in New York yesterday held four alfa Group companies in contempt for the second time for their failure to comply with the court's orders confirming the Kyivstar arbitration award. Shortly after the hearing ended, Telenor heard rumours that a Russian bailiff acting on behalf of Farimex Product, had arrested all of Telenor's shares in Russian mobile operator VimpelCom. This was confirmed this morning. more
Related Tags: sim, eu, ict, telenor, moscow, turkcell, alfa-group, vimpelcom, farimex, kyivstar, altimo, Russia
Lebanon Delays Mobile Network Privatisation - Again
Lebanon's government has again decided to delay the oft-delayed privatisation of the country's two state owned mobile phone networks. The government recently announced plans to double the carrying capacity of the networks, and had said it was in talks to extend the existing operating arrangements, so the delay is not a huge surprise. more
Related Tags: zain, mtc-touch, jebran-bassil, libancell, tax, Lebanon
Kyivstar Holds First Board Meeting Since 2005
For the first time since 2005, a meeting of shareholders of Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar has been held. The meeting amended the company's charter and elected a new Board of Directors. more
Related Tags: telenor, kyivstar, Ukraine