Middle East & North Africa Telecommunications

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Batelco, the largest operator in the Kingdom of Bahrain, has selected Ericsson to upgrade its mobile network with HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology, joining the fast growing list of operators launching mobile broadband around the world.
Under the agreement, Ericsson will deliver and deploy a nationwide 3G/HSDPA network supporting Batelco in its Broadband Bahrain […]

Bahrain’s Batelco has chosen Ericsson to help it establish live 3G and HSDPA mobile networks in the country, according to the Bahrain Tribune. The project will result in nationwide coverage with download speeds of up to 14.4Mbps in 2007, the telco said. Implementation starts later this year.

The new technology which has been launched recently will be probably in the near future an alternative for SMS and MMS which have been commonly used by people as a basic means of congratulating on Eid. Mobily, the biggest 3G mobile operator according to the GSM Association, has reported more than 19,000 video calls made […]

Armenia’s national PTO ArmenTel has signed a contract with ZTE of China for the supply of the country’s first DSL broadband network, writes Telecompaper. In August this year ArmenTel selected ZTE to build it a CDMA450 wireless in the local loop (WiLL) network to complement its existing fixed line infrastructure, providing coverage in areas not […]

JEDDAH, 14 August - Mobile markets across Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Middle East are opening up to a fierce competition with the introduction of 3G or 3.5G services. Saudi Telecom CompanySaudi Telecom Company and MobilyMobily (Etihad Etisalat), the Kingdom’s two mobile service providers, have already announced the introduction of third generation services […]

Doha : Mobile customers using Third Generation (3G) services offered by Qatar Telecom are experiencing difficulties in procuring settings to access the mobile Internet facility. Top Qtel officials said the company was working towards solving the problem caused by the influx of the latest models of 3G handsets into the local market. […]

Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) Group announced that it has successfully offered nation-wide HSPDA/ 3.5G service throughout the kingdom of Bahrain through its subsidiary, MTC Bahrain.
This technology is the fastest wireless broadband access technology using mobile phones.
In a press release, MTC Group said HSPDA service dramatically increases the data by up to five times that of […]

The Saudi Telecom Company (STC) is launching its 3G mobile phone service today.
The service would be available in Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Alkhobar, Dhahran, Hofuf, Jubail, Buraidah, Unaizah, Hail, Aljouf, Arar, Tabuk and Yanbu.
“The new service will allow STC phone subscribers and users to watch television channels and […]

The surprise announcement by STC’s Al Jawal last month, of its commercial launch of 3G services in Saudi Arabia is reminiscent of the similar announcement made by MTC Bahrain back in December 2003. MTC Bahrain had been jostling with Etisalat over which of the two operators would become the first to launch 3G commercially in […]

Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) Group will be presenting a case study next week covering the initial 3G deployments in the region as well as the next steps needed to further develop the latest technology.
MTC will be participating as Platinum Sponsors at ARABCOM 2006, which is being held in Emirate Towers Dubai on April 11 and […]

ameinfo: Abu Dhabi Sports Channel (ADSC) and Etisalat today announced a feast for football enthusiasts in the UAE with arrangements being made for a live broadcast of the final match of the President Football Cup 2006 through 3G handsets and live streaming over the Internet, at www.live.ae.
The match will be played between Sharjah and Al […]

FVC, a leading 3G technology provider today announced that it expected 3G migration to accelerate by the end of 2006 in the Middle East region.
Speaking on the eve of the 9th Annual Arab International Telecom summit for Arab states, Mr. K. S. Parag, Regional Director, FVC, said:
‘The Middle East region is one of the most […]

Abu Dhabi Sports Channel (ADSC) and Etisalat have announced a feast for football enthusiasts in the UAE with arrangements being made for a live broadcast of the final match of the President Football Cup 2006 through 3G handsets and live streaming over the Internet, at live.ae. The match will be played between Sharjah and Al […]