Middle East & North Africa Telecommunications

TEHRAN - Iran’s second operator of cellular phone network and the Chinese company Hua are negotiating over the production of base station transceiver (BTS) and base station controller (BSC) systems.
Following the recent visit of an Iranian team of Hong Kong Communication Expo 2006, the delegation conducted a series of successful negotiations with the Chinese side […]

Tehran, Dec 12, Taliya News – Saudi Arabian operators Al-Jawal and Al-Ittihad would offer roaming services to SIM TCI card subscribers during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.In order to make easier the contacts between the mobile, or stationary phone at Hajj pilgrims residences with their homes in Iran, and vice versa, and to minimize the costs […]

ehran, Dec 12, Taliya News – Most mobile phone subscribers believe sending SMS is more economical than dialing a voice call, which is the reason why SMS business has turned to a lucrative one in our country.Total income of the Mobile Communications Company of Iran (MCCI) from SMS revenues is around 100 billion rials (around […]

Tehran, Dec 6, Taliya News – Persian Text and Language Group of Supreme IT Council here Monday invited all real and legal entities interested in usage of Persian language SMSes to help to solve the obstacles in the way of sending such messages.Volume of the SMS messages sent in Iran has increased noticeably with the […]

With UAE is in the verge of liberalizing VoIP services in the countries by allowing Du and Etisalat to offer their IP-based services, gulf countries are moving very fast for the spread of VoIP technology in the region. According to this source, the competition from scores of licensed VoIP firms is driving new uses of […]

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – MTN, the biggest mobile phone operator in sub-Saharan Africa, has paid for only the license fees for Iran’s second mobile phone operator project and is not willing to invest in other areas of the lucrative contract, noted an expert on Iran’s telecommunications network.
When speaking of the cellular […]

Iran’s internet service providers (ISPs) have started reducing the speed of Internet access to homes and cafes based on new government-imposed limits, a move critics said appeared to be part of a clampdown on the media.
An official said last week that ISPs were now ‘forbidden’ by the Telecommunications Ministry from providing Internet connections faster than […]

South African cellphone operator MTN has started commercial operations in Iran, aiming for a million subscribers by the end of the year, the group said.
MTN said in a statement that Irancell, in which it holds a 49 per cent stake, began operations on Oct 21 by releasing 350,000 SIM cards into the market.
The group’s coverage […]

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - With Germany and Poland to clash in Dortmund on the eve of the EU summit and with Serbia and Montenegro to play as one for the last time, the 2006 football “Weltmeisterschaft” will shine a quirky spotlight on some serious issues affecting the EU today.
Right-wing elements in both Poland and […]