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Articles tagged with: Tci and Mtn
MTN Says No Significant Financial Impact on Iran Subsidiary
South Africa's MTN has denied reports that its Iranian subsidiary would lose at least a months worth of operating income due to the ongoing political strife in the country. The networks have been ordered to shut down their SMS services and it is reported that voice calls are sometimes being restricted in some cities. more
The Top-10 Fastest Growing Mobile Operators in Mid-East/Africa
The ten fastest growing operators in the MEA region added over 12m new customers in aggregate over the last three months, implying an average gain of over 1.25m. In fact, all but three of the ten managed seven figure gains. more
Related Tags: orange, asiacell, etisalat-egypt, etisalat, vodafone, zain, ipo, irancell, telkom, seven
Iran Grants 3rd National Mobile Phone License
UAE based Etisalat has reportedly been granted the 3rd national mobile license in Iran, the semi-official Fars News Agency has announced. The agency reported the news, citing an unnamed source at the telecommunications ministry. more
Related Tags: etisalat, megafon, vimplecom, irancell, gsm, tehran, Iran
Iran Looking to Sell Large Stake in State Owned Telco
The Iranian government has announced plans to sell off a second stake in the state owned telecoms operator, the Telecommunication Company of Iran (tci). The government recently floated a five percent stake on the local stock market and had been expected to seek an external investor. Ali Rahmani, managing director of the Tehran Stock Exchange has now confirmed that a 49% stake will be sold to a single investor, with a foreign party being invited to take up to 35% of the company. more
Related Tags: megafon, vimplecom, irancell, gsm-license, tehran, Iran
Iran to Announce 3rd GSM License Tender Within Days
Iran is expected to announce a tender for a third GSM license in the country within the next few days, but may be required to offer generous terms to encourage investors into the country. The political interference in the tender for the second mobile license is still causing legal problems at the International Court for Arbitration. more
Related Tags: megafon, turkcell, irancell, satellite, gsm-license, vimpelcom, Iran
Iran to Sell 25% Stake in National Operator
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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
Related Tags: vodacom, safaricom, maroc-telecom, orascom
Turkcell Seeks Arbitration in Iran License Dispute
Turkey's Turkcell says that it has started international arbitration procedures over difficulties it experienced in launching a new network in Iran. According to the statement released to the Istanbul Stock Exchange, Turkcell said that it had incurred significant loses on its investments after Iran granted a license to a consortium led by Turkcell in February 2004 to operate a GSM network in the country. more
Related Tags: turkcell, irancell, Iran
Who are the Top 10 Operators in the Mid-East and Africa?
The mobile market in the Middle East and Africa seemed to slow down in the second quarter of 2007. Indeed, we have to go back four years, to the second quarter of 2003, to find its equal. In both periods, the market grew by 8.0%, but while this implied fewer than 5 million new connections in 2003, in 2007, it meant 24 million. Looking across the markets what we see is that most of the fastest growing businesses were in Africa, rather than the Middle East, where markets are characterised by much higher penetration rates. more
Related Tags: etisalat, mobinil, vodacom, safaricom, vodafone-egypt, mobily
Who are the Top 10 Operators in the Mid-East and Africa?
Related Tags: etisalat, mobinil, vodacom, vodafone-egypt, mobily