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Articles tagged with: Qatar Telecom and Vodafone
Vodafone Granted Extra Time to Expand its Qatari Network
Qatar's telecoms regulator, ictQATAR has amended the license recently granted to Vodafone to grant the company an additional six months to achieve national coverage. Under the terms of its license Vodafone Qatar was required to achieve 98% population coverage and launch full services by 1 March 2009. The revised terms require 98% coverage by 1 September 2009 and the launch of services, including two-way phone mobile and SMS, by 1 July 2009. more
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Vodafone Signs Tower Sharing Deal in Qatar
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) and Vodafone Qatar have signed both an interconnection agreement between their networks - and a deal to allow Vodafone to share Qtel towers for its own infrastructure. The Outdoor Site Sharing Agreement is an agreement which allows Vodafone Qatar to share Qtel mobile towers and Qtel to share Vodafone Qatar mobile towers. Both companies will have separate active mobile networks. more
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Nokia Siemens Wins Qatar Network Upgrade Contract
Nokia Siemens Networks says that it has won a US$61 million contract from Qatar Telecom (Qtel) to modernise its 2G and 3G networks. The upgrade will involve new radio access network (RAN) and consultancy work, along with some improvements to the core network. more
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Vodafone Asked to Delay Qatar Stock Market Listing
Vodafone is expected to delay the planned stock market floatation of its Qatar subsidiary - citing the current economic problems with the financial markets. The company said that it did not get listing approval from the Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA). more
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Vodafone Wins Landline Operator License in Qatar
The telecoms regulator in the Middle-East country of Qatar has awarded a landline operators license to a group made up of Vodafone and the Qatar Foundation Consortium. This decision breaks the monopoly on landline services currently held by Qatar Telecom (Qtel). more
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