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Articles tagged with: Nawras
Nawras Awarded Fixed Telecoms License
Oman based mobile network operator, nawras has been awarded a fixed telecoms license, announced its majority shareholder, Qatar's Qtel. The license provides for the installation and operation of a fixed telecommunications services system for a period of 25 years, with frequency spectrum rights granted for 15 years. more
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Oman Mobile Upgrades 3G Network to 14.4Mbps Download Speeds
Oman Mobile has announced the launch of an upgraded 3G network that supports peak download speeds of up to 14.4MBps. The Manager of Main Services at Oman Mobile Ali Kashoub noted that the company has also expanded the coverage of 3.5G network to include several regions of the Sultanate. more
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Qtel Profits Up 15% on New Services - Impacted by Currency Wobbles
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has announced a 58% rise in first quarter revenues to reach QAR 5.6 billion while profits rose 15% to reach QAR 604.4 million. more
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HSDPA Network Upgraded in Oman
Oman operator, nawras says that it has upgraded its mobile internet service to support 7.2Mb/s. nawras 3G+ Network currently covers the main areas of the key cities of Muscat, Nizwa, Sur, Salalah and Sohar with the network being quickly expanded to cover the rest of the Sultanate. more
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The Fastest Growing Mobile Operators in Africa/Mid-East
The chart shows the fastest growing businesses in the MEA region over a twelve month view. The list includes nine of the names that feature in the Q1 08 list, with Zain Iraq coming in at Algerie Telecom MobileÃ's expense. The top two places are the same in the year as they are in the quarter, with TCIÃ's 9.12m just shading IrancellÃ's 7.95m. The other really strong performances in the region were spread across five main markets - with Mobily in Saudi Arabia taking third place ahead of two Egyptian companies, three from Nigeria and one each from Iraq and Kenya. more
Related Tags: mtn, zain, ipo, safaricom, mobily, orascom, algerie-telecom
Egyptian Network Operator Secures $845 Million Loan
Arab Bank Group has recently signed an $845 million loan agreement, as part of a consortium of international and regional banks, for the benefit of Egypt's latest GSM/3G network operator, Etisalat Misr. more
Related Tags: etisalat, zain, etihad-etisalat, Egypt
Qtel Q2 2007 - Strengthening its Position as an International Competitor
Qatar's Qtel is the latest company from the Middle East to declare its intention of becoming a major power in the world telecommunications market. As its Managing Director Dr Nasser Marafih noted in the company's recent press release "Qtel's strategic priority is to continue to grow profitably and to fulfil its vision of becoming one of the top 20 world telecom operators by 2020; through a combination of partnerships and acquisitions". more
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Oman's nawras says that a recent free MMS promotion has resulted in a 10 fold increase in MMS traffic on the free days. The promotion gave all nawras customers the chance to try the service, allowing videos, photos and multimedia taken by mobile phone, to be sent at no cost to family, friends and colleagues across Oman, every weekend over a two-month period. more
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Qatar Telecom Buys Control of Kuwait's Wataniya
Qatar Telecom has announced that it is paying US$3.7 billion for a controlling shareholding in Kuwait based, Wataniya, which has mobile operations in seven countries in the region. Qtel will acquire 51% of the share capital of Wataniya from Kuwait Projects Company Holding KSC (KIPCO) and other related parties as well as further and additional direct investments in its Algeria and Iraq operations for a total consideration of $3.7 billion. more
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The Oman based GSM network operator, nawras has announced that a successful first 3G call was carried out on its mobile network. As part of winning the licence for the 2nd mobile operator in Oman in 2004, nawras was also awarded a 3G license, and already operates an EDGE network. At the nawras Board of Directors Meeting held yesterday, Dr. Nasser Marafih, CEO of Qtel and nawras Board Member, carried out the first 3G video call using a 3G enabled mobile handset and calling Sheikh Saif Al-Maskery, nawras Chairman with a similar 3G phone. more
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