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Articles tagged with: Irancell and Mtn
MTN Says No Significant Financial Impact on Iran Subsidiary
South Africa's MTN has denied reports that its Iranian subsidiary would lose at least a months worth of operating income due to the ongoing political strife in the country. The networks have been ordered to shut down their SMS services and it is reported that voice calls are sometimes being restricted in some cities. more
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
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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: etisalat, megafon, vimplecom, gsm, tci, tehran, Iran
Iran Looking to Sell Large Stake in State Owned Telco
The Iranian government has announced plans to sell off a second stake in the state owned telecoms operator, the Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI). The government recently floated a five percent stake on the local stock market and had been expected to seek an external investor. Ali Rahmani, managing director of the Tehran Stock Exchange has now confirmed that a 49% stake will be sold to a single investor, with a foreign party being invited to take up to 35% of the company. more
Related Tags: megafon, vimplecom, gsm-license, tci, tehran, Iran
Iran to Announce 3rd GSM License Tender Within Days
Iran is expected to announce a tender for a third GSM license in the country within the next few days, but may be required to offer generous terms to encourage investors into the country. The political interference in the tender for the second mobile license is still causing legal problems at the International Court for Arbitration. more
Related Tags: megafon, turkcell, satellite, gsm-license, vimpelcom, tci, Iran
Iran to Sell 25% Stake in National Operator
The Iranian government is planning to sell off up to a quarter of the state owned telecoms operator, Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI). The government will launch a standard floatation on the Tehran stock exchange for five percent next week and then seek an investor to take a twenty percent block in the company at a later date. more
Related Tags: intel, megafon, vimplecom, gsm-license, tci, tehran, Iran
Indian Software Firm Wins Iranian Customer Care Contract
India's Intense Technologies has won a contract with Iran based MTN irancell to supply its Intense iECCM (intelligent Enterprise Customer Communication Management) Framework to reduce its customer communication costs. more
Turkcell Seeks Arbitration in Iran License Dispute
Turkey's Turkcell says that it has started international arbitration procedures over difficulties it experienced in launching a new network in Iran. According to the statement released to the Istanbul Stock Exchange, Turkcell said that it had incurred significant loses on its investments after Iran granted a license to a consortium led by Turkcell in February 2004 to operate a GSM network in the country. more
Related Tags: turkcell, tci, 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: etisalat, portugal-telecom, mobinil, vodacom, vodafone-egypt, maroc-telecom
MTN Passes 40 Million Subscribers
The South Africa based, MTN Group has reported a 73% increase in subscribers to 40 million for 2006. The Group's revenue increased by 49% to R52 (US$7.13) billion when compared to the prior 12-month period to 31 December 2005. The revenue increase was driven mainly by the acquisition of Investcom and increased subscriber numbers. Excluding the R6 billion (US$822 million) revenue impact from Investcom, the year-on-year growth in Group revenue would have been 32%. more
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