Articles tagged with: Orascom Telecom and Cairo
France Telecom Gains Approval to Buy Control of Egypt's Mobinil
Egypt's Financial Supervisory Authority has approved the latest offer from France Telecom to buy the Egyptian Co. for Mobile Services (Mobinil), the holding company that controls the mobile network of the same name. more
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Orascom Sells Egyptian ISPs to Mobinil
Egypt's Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) has announced its intention to sell its Egyptian internet service providers, LINKdotNet and Link Egypt to The Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (Mobinil), which OTH has a sizeable shareholding in. more
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Mobinil Records Record Quarterly Profits
Egyptian mobile operator, Mobinil has reported its highest every quarterly profit, but warned that growth would probably slow during 2009 as the economy remains sluggish. The firm reported fourth quarter profits of EGP 551 million (US$10.4 million), while revenues jumped by 24% to EGP 2.644 billion (US$481 million). more
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Mobinil Reports Subscriber Base Up by 1.4 Million
The Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (Mobinil) has reported that it increased its subscriber base in the 3rd quarter by 1.392 million, a 38% increase over the previous year - to reach 18.911 million. more
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Egypt's Mobinil Does Not Expect a Profitable 3G Network
Egypt's Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (Mobinil) says that it does not expect to make a profit from its 3G network - and would not have brought the license had it not included an extension to the existing GSM license held by the firm. more
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Egyptian Network Launches 3G Coverage in Cairo
The Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (Mobinil) has launched its 3G network following several delays, which the company partially put at the door of the telecoms regulator. The company had expected to receive access to the radio spectrum on 17th January, but the radio frequencies were not released until March 27th. The company had hoped to launch its network in July, but again missed its deadline. more
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Mobinil to Launch 3G Network in September
Egypt's Mobinil is reported as saying that it expects to finally launch its 3G network on the 1st Sept 2009. The company had expected to receive access to the radio spectrum on 17th January, but the radio frequencies were not released until March 27th. The company had hoped to launch its network last month, but again missed its deadline. more
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Zain Still Interested in South Africa - in Talks with Indian Operators
In an interview, Zain CEO Saad al-Barrak has again restated his desire for the company to enter the South African market - and also not ruled out the possibility that the company could itself become an acquisition target. more
Related Tags: roaming, zain, france-telecom, cell-c, orascom, South Africa
Mobinil Delays 3G Launch Due to Radio Spectrum Delays
Egypt's Mobinil has announced plans to delay the launch of its 3G network due to delays in allocating the necessary radio spectrum by the regulator. The company is also delaying the paying of its EGP750 million installment for the license by ten weeks due to the regulatory delay. more
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Orascom Denies Reports of Plans to Sell Mobinil Stake
Egypt's Orascom Telecom has refuted recent media comments that it is considering selling some of its holding in local mobile phone operator, Egyptian Company for Mobile Services - which trades as Mobinil. more
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