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Articles tagged with: Wataniya Telecom and Wataniya
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
Related Tags: qatar-telecom, qtel, indosat, asiacell, nawras, , roaming, presence, Qatar
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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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
Related Tags: qtel, edge, wataniya-palestine, gsm, world-bank, ifc, international-finance-corporation, Palestine
Kuwaiti Operator Launches Stock Market Floatation
Kuwait's third mobile operator, Kuwait Telecom Company has launched its planned IPO on the local stock market by selling 25% of the company in order to raise around US$98 million. The company plans to launch its network in the country later this year. more
Related Tags: sim-card, zain, ipo, Kuwait
Wataniya Palestine Granted Operating Radio Spectrum
Following a series of delays, it has been reported that Wataniya Palestine has been granted its operational radio spectrum so that it can launch its GSM network in the Palestinian Territories. Qatar based newspaper, The Peninsula reported that spectrum agreement reached with the Palestinian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MTIT) will be for a staged release of radio frequencies over the next several months. more
Related Tags: qtel, 3g-license, radio-spectrum, wataniya-mobile, wataniya-palestine, jawwal, Palestine
Wataniya Tests Fuel Cells as Power Supply for Base Stations
Kuwait based IT systems integration firm, Masiya says that it has completed a successful trial of a fuel-cell technology at mobile operator, Wataniya. The fuel cell systems were provided by a 3rd party, P-21, and the trial was carried out in one of the base stations of the Wataniya Telecom tower at Al Funtas. more
Related Tags: base-stations, gprs, fuel-cell, Kuwait
Wataniya Boosting Maldives Core Network Capacity
Harris Stratex Networks has been selected by Wataniya Telecom Maldives to upgrade its core transmission network to provide multiple SDH trunks across the islands. As part of the contract, Harris Stratex Networks will supply the new TRuepoint 6500 all-indoor radio, together with network consulting and turnkey services, taking responsibility for the complete upgrade of the network. more
Related Tags: microwave, harris-stratex-networks, seven, harris, Maldives
Nokia Siemens Wins Softswitch Contract in Algeria
Nokia Siemens Networks and Wataniya Telecom Algerie announced today that, WTA will deploy Nokia Siemens NetworksÃ' 3GPP Release 4 mobile softswitching solution. This solution allows Wataniya to reduce operating expenses, while accelerating the deployment of new services to mobile subscribers. more
Related Tags: core-network, nokia-siemens-networks, 3gpp, siemens, Algeria
Algeria to launch 10-digit phone dialing in February
APA-Alger (Algeria) Algeria will launch a 10-digit phone dialing system on 22 February 2008, the board of the countryÃ's Post and Telecommunication Regulation Authority (ARTP) said on Monday. more
Related Tags: voip, orascom, vsat, Algeria
Saudi Telecom Takes 26% Stake in Kuwait's 3rd Mobile Operator
Saudi Telecom (STC) has won the auction for a 26 percent stake in Kuwait's third mobile company for a payment of US$908 million. The announcement was made by the Kuwait Investment Authority, although the deal is still awaiting formal approval from the Kuwaiti government. more
Related Tags: sim-card, zain, maxis, Saudi Arabia