Articles tagged with: Maroc Telecom and Etisalat

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.  more

Related Tags: zain, vivendi, maxis, turk-telekom, telekom, etihad-etisalat, vsat, Saudi Arabia

MEA Operators in 2006: Net Additions in the Year

African companies dominate the Middle-East and Africa region. In terms of annual net additions, we find that no fewer than 22 companies managed to add one million or more customers in 2006. Of these, 14 managed to add 2m or more, while six increased their bases by 3m or more. This strong growth was well spread around the region, with companies from Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Tanzania (to name but some of the markets) all contributing. more

Related Tags: mtn, mobinil, vodacom, wataniya, 3m

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

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