Telecoms

Saudi's Mobily denies plan to spy on customers

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:26:59 +0000

Gulf kingdom telco hits back at claims by hacker that it asked for surveillance tools

Failure of SITC will hinder competition: IDC

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:31:21 +0000

Saudi telco's closure raises questions about fixed-line competition

Five consortia apply for KSA MVNO licences

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:05:24 +0000

Companies including Axiom Mobile and Virgin mobile confirmed as applicants

Orixcom launches virtual PoP service in MEA

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:31:17 +0000

Virtual PoP will enable companies to offer capacity in the region

Virgin Mobile eyes entry into Gulf markets

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:06:14 +0000

Richard Branson in discussions to bring brand to KSA, UAE

Batelco's profits down 17% in Q1

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:42:58 +0000

Competitive pressure continues to drive profits down

Saudi Arabia's ITC clarifies its status

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:50:26 +0000

ITC reminds customers that it is not related to troubled operator SITC

Skype ‘jail and fines’ claims false: UAE regulator

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:34:31 +0000

TRA dismisses reports of harsh penalties for users of unlicensed VoIP services

Etisalat cuts cost of data roaming

Sun, 12 May 2013 10:00:58 +0000

UAE telco increases number of preferred partners for data roaming

Skype usage could carry jail term, AED1m fine: TRA

Sun, 12 May 2013 06:51:32 +0000

Regulator clarifies: unblocked site does not mean VoIP is legal

Zain Group's net profit falls 27% in Q1

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:09:11 +0000

Kuwaiti telecoms group blames currency fluctuations for decline

Saudi telco shut down over financial concerns

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:24:53 +0000

Saudi Integrated Telecom Company has authorisation to operate cancelled by gov't

Omantel sees Q1 net profit fall on higher costs

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:22:56 +0000

Omani telco posts 2.5% fall in net profit despite 3.1% increase in first-quarter revenue

Du's net profit surges 40.5% in Q1

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:49:56 +0000

Mobile broadband demand helps propel growth for UAE telco

STC Ventures invests in ikoo

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:31:50 +0000

Venture capital fund pumps $3m into UAE-based digital marketing firm

Etisalat unveils mobile packages for SMEs

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:57:38 +0000

Etisalat eyes burgeoning demand from UAE's SME sector with new packages

Batelco and ABS sign teleport agreement

Mon, 06 May 2013 05:21:22 +0000

Deal will reinforce the telco's teleport and hosted services

Ooredoo posts 13.6% rise in net profit in Q1

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:17:28 +0000

Rebranded Qatari telecom group sees solid growth in first quarter

Qatar Foundation Endowment to invest in Airtel

Sun, 05 May 2013 06:44:27 +0000

Qatar to take 5% stake in Indian operator via purchase of new shares

Alcatel-Lucent to build ME-Asia subsea cable

Wed, 01 May 2013 07:16:06 +0000

New Bay of Bengal Gateway cable to link Middle East, India and Far East

Smartphone shipments up 30% in Q1

Wed, 01 May 2013 06:35:26 +0000

iPhone sales better than expected at about 37.4m in Q1

Batelco Group launches $650m bond

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:25:45 +0000

Bond launched at a spread of 325 basis points over US Treasuries

Nawras sees profits decline in Q1

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:32:28 +0000

Telco attributes dip in profit to cost of network modernisation

OTT messaging set to dwarf SMS in 2013

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:27:20 +0000

Messages sent using OTT services will be double the number of SMS by 2013-end

Korek upgrades its billing systems

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:17:29 +0000

Iraqi telco aims to improve customer satisfaction with convergent billing tech