Articles tagged with: Irancell and Etisalat
Iran Cancels 3rd Mobile License - to Hold New Tender
The Iranian government has reportedly stripped Zain of its mobile license in the country, although there seems to be some confusion about whether the company ever had the license in the first place. The local Poul newspaper quoted Iranian Telecommunication Minister Mohammad Soleimani as saying that another tender would be held to find a new partner for the development of the much-delayed project. The report gave no further details. more
Related Tags: zain, 3g-license, gsm-license, partner, pension, security, Iran
Iran Cancels 3rd Mobile Phone License
The Iranian government has reportedly cancelled the award of the country's 3rd mobile phone license to an Etisalat lead consortium, saying the company had failed "to give necessary guarantees and license fees on time". more
Related Tags: zain, 3g-license, turkcell, gsm, pension, tehran, license-fees, security, Iran
The Top-10 Fastest Growing Mobile Operators in Mid-East/Africa
The ten fastest growing operators in the MEA region added over 12m new customers in aggregate over the last three months, implying an average gain of over 1.25m. In fact, all but three of the ten managed seven figure gains. more
Related Tags: orange, asiacell, etisalat-egypt, vodafone, mtn, zain, ipo, telkom, seven, tci
Iran Grants 3rd National Mobile Phone License
UAE based Etisalat has reportedly been granted the 3rd national mobile license in Iran, the semi-official Fars News Agency has announced. The agency reported the news, citing an unnamed source at the telecommunications ministry. more
Related Tags: megafon, mtn, vimplecom, gsm, tci, tehran, Iran
Who are the Top 10 Operators in Africa and Mid-East
Once again, the components of the list of the ten largest companies in the Middle East and Africa region are unchanged quarter on quarter, but, as before, there are several positional changes. Vodacom in South Africa is still by far the largest business in the region, with 23.9m customers and it is difficult to imagine its position being threatened at any time in the near future. The only other likely contenders for the top spot are Nigerian - given the three to one difference in population between the two countries - but with five competitors there, rather than just three, the threat could take some time to materialise. As it is, Nigerian companies take fifth and sixth place on the list and even these two taken together still don't quite match Vodacom's total. more
Related Tags: portugal-telecom, mtn, mobinil, vodacom, vodafone-egypt, maroc-telecom
