Articles tagged with: Maroc Telecom and Orascom

In Global Telecoms, Emerging-Market Players Take Pole Positions

Telecom companies from emerging markets navigated the rough economic waters far better than their peers in developed markets, and they are starting to expand outside their home turf, according to Oliver Wyman's 2009 Communications, Media, and Technology State of the Industry Report.  more

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Who are the Top 10 Operators in the Middle East and Africa?

After a comparatively quiet second quarter, the mobile market in the Middle East and Africa has bounced back with a record number of new customers. Over 32 million net additions were made in the three months to end September, some 2 million more than were connected in the previous best quarter, Q4 2006. As has been the case for most of this year, the bulk of the growth has come from Africa, rather than the Middle East, with Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa producing the strongest gains. The most notable exception to this generality is Iran, where additional competition is spurring growth.  more

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