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Articles tagged with: Etisalat
Etisalat Signs Up to Nokia's Ovi Platform
The UAE based operator, etisalat has inked a deal to offer access to Nokia's mobile internet portal, Ovi to its customers. In the first phase of the collaboration, etisalat's UAE mobile customers will be able to access Ovi Maps and N-Gage Games on their Nokia devices. more
Related Tags: nokia, ovi, n-gage, mobile-internet, emirates, United Arab Emirates
3G Competitors to Drive Mobile Service Uptake in Egypt
Mobile penetration in Egypt will reach 97 percent by year-end 2014 from 54 percent in 2008, driven by significant changes in its competitive landscape, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. more
Related Tags: 3g, etisalat-egypt, , tim, hspa, pyramid-research, compete, Egypt
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. more
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Etisalat Interested in Investments in Syria and Lebanon
UAE based Emirates Telecommunication Co. (etisalat) is seeking opportunities in Syria and Lebanon as licenses and privatisations are launched. The company is expecting to be able to bid for the third mobile license in Syria later this year, and will be interested in the privatisation of Lebanon's two mobile networks, if and when that eventually occurs. more
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Nigeria - Total Market Grows to 63m as Penetration Hits 45%
The Nigerian mobile market's bullish growth showed no signs of abating in Q4 08. Quarterly net additions of 7.15m took the total number of customers over 60m, with a year-end figure of 62.99m, while the annual gain stood at 22.59m. By comparison, Q4 07 saw an increase of 3.39m and the 2007 boost was 11.92m. Meanwhile, the latest figures from Nigerian regulator the NCC show that at the end of January the total had risen to 64.16m. more
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China Mobile Denies Seeking a Stake South Africa's MTN Group
Reports in the media that China Mobile Communications Corp. (CMCC) is seeking a partner for a takeover of South Africa's MTN Group have been denied by the firm. The reports, which first emerged in the South China Morning Post, citing unnamed sources said that the company was seeking to be a junior partner in a takeover attempt. more
Related Tags: m1, mtn, china-mobile, zain, orascom-telecom, partner, presence, orascom, South Africa
Motorola Wins Saudi Network Expansion Contract
Motorola says that it has won a contract worth approximately SA435 million (US$116 million) with Saudi Arabia's Etihad etisalat (Mobily) to improve GSM coverage in the Northwest and Southwest regions of the Kingdom. The contract marks the fifth major turnkey GSM network expansion that Mobily has undertaken with Motorola in the past four years. more
Related Tags: motorola, tim, ovi, gsm, mobily, etihad-etisalat, Saudi Arabia
Aircom Wins Network Optimisation Deal Across West Africa
Network planning and optimisation consultancy, Aircom recently announced that it has signed a deal to provide its suite of network planning tools to Atlantique Telecom, the West African subsidiary of UAE-based telecoms group etisalat International which operates networks in six countries across West Africa. more
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Nigeria's Bullish Growth Continues in Fourth Quarter
Nigeria's telecoms regulator the NCC has reported customer numbers for the fourth quarter of 2008. The total customer base reached 62.99m at the end of the year having increased by 55.9% annually. On a quarterly basis, net additions stood at 7.15m, only just short of the national and continental record of 7.38m, set in Q2 08. more
Related Tags: mms, lte, mtn, rcom, cdma, reliance, gsm, celtel, ncc, glo-mobile, visafone, Nigeria
Indonesia's XL Cancels Towers Sale
Indonesian operator, PT Excelcomindo Pratama (XL) has cancelled plans to sell its portfolio of 7,000 towers and will use tap its shareholders in a rights issue to raise funds for its network expansion. The company said in a filing with the local stock exchange that the interested bidders were not willing to pay an acceptable price for the towers. more
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