Articles tagged with: Zain and Base

Nokia Siemens Networks Wins Network Upgrade Contract from Zain Bahrain

­Nokia Siemens Networks has won a contract from zain Bahrain to modernize its radio and core network as well as the prepaid charging system. With this upgrade, Nokia Siemens Networks will also commence zain Bahrain's transition to an all-IP flat network architecture.  more

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MTN Nigeria Stretches Market Lead as Glo Consolidates 2nd Place

­Nigerian regulator the NCC has released statistics for the second quarter of 2009, revealing that the total customer base stood at 66.42m at the end of June. Annual growth stood at 32.8%, the lowest rate for eight years, although with penetration edging towards 50% (Q2 09: 46.9%) such a slowdown is to be expected.  more

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Nigeria Regulator Secures Deal to Launch Stolen Phone Database

Nigeria's two largest mobile network operators, MTN and zain have agreed to sign up to a centralised stolen handset database after a funding agreement was brokered by the telecoms regulator. The Central Equipment Identity Registry (CEIR) service provider, Netvisa GSM Secured will operate the database independently of the operators.  more

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Zain's First Half Revenues Jump 24% to $4 Billion

zain has reported that its first half revenues were up by 24% on the previous year to reach US$4 billion - while net income was up 4.4% to US$533.5 million. The subscriber base rose by 37% to 69.5 million. The company's consolidated EBITDA increased by 46.3% for the same period to reach US$1.77 billion.  more

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