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Articles tagged with: Wataniya
New Mobile Network Starts Operating in Palestinian Territories
The Palestinian Territories have finally gained a second mobile network after a couple of years of delays caused by disputes over the allocation of the required radio spectrum. more
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Palestinian Wataniya Mobile Issues Deadline for Radio Spectrum Release
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Palestinian Authority Presses Israel to Release Radio Spectrum
The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) is pushing Israel to release long-delayed radio spectrum so that its second mobile network operator can start services. Last month, wataniya Palestine demanded its license fee back after it had been constantly blocked from launching its network. more
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Wataniya Eyeing Further Acquisitions
Kuwaiti telco, wataniya expects to to announce an acquisition shortly and is considering others as its main shareholder, Qatar Telecom (Qtel) seeks growth outside its home market. Qtel paid US$3.7 billion for a 51% stake in wataniya in March 2007, and later increased that to 52.5%. The company will be listed on the Doha Securities Market later this year. more
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Wataniya Palestine Wants its License Fee Back
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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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Tekelec Wins Additional Signaling Business With Wataniya Telecom
Tekelec says that it has won a follow-on order to provide its EAGLE 5 platform to wataniya Telecom in Kuwait, giving the operator a central signaling solution to handle core network functions. Tekelec's EAGLE 5 provides a single solution for multiple core networking functions such as signal transfer point (STP), signaling gateway and intelligent routing. more
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10,000th Airline Trip with In-Flight Mobile Phone Service
In-flight mobile phone service provider, OnAir has announced its 10,000th flight with the Mobile OnAir inflight connectivity service in commercial operation. The milestone underlines the speed with which OnAir services are becoming commonplace on-board aircraft: the number of flights with the service is set to exceed 100,000 before the end of the year. more
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IFC Supports Development of New Mobile Network in the Palestinian Territories
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is investing US$30 million in wataniya Palestine, as part of a US$85 million loan, to help build a mobile-phone network in the Palestinian West Bank. wataniya Palestine is a joint venture of the Palestine Investment Fund and wataniya Telecom, which is majority-owned by Qatar's Qtel. more
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Zain in Talks with Palestinian Telecoms Operator
Kuwait based Zain has said that it is in talks to partner with the monopoly telecoms operator in the Palestinian Territories, PalTel, which also operates a mobile network under the Jawwal brand name. more
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