Middle East & North Africa Telecommunications

Redknee has announced that MTC-Vodafone in Kuwait is using Redknee solutions to mange the rating and charging of roaming data services for its eeZee branded prepaid service. The new roaming service is exclusive to MTC-Vodafone prepaid customers.
Through its Unified Rating and Charging System (URCS), Redknee added capabilities to the MTC-Vodafone network to rate and charge […]

KUWAIT: Many old Ramadan habits and traditions have changed with time. Every year when the holy month of Ramadan comes, people used to congratulate each other personally. For those who are far away, they used to send greeting cards by mail. Later, some people simplified the greetings through phone instead of visits. They saved time […]

Kuwait’s Wataniya Telecom (The National Mobile Telecommunication Company) has mandated BNP Paribas to arrange for a $ 1billion, three-year revolving credit facility, with an extension option of two years.
BNP Paribas will act as the sole underwriter, arranger and bookrunner in connection with the facility. The facility will be syndicated to a select group of relationship […]

It was a measure of how far MTC Kuwait had come when its CEO, Saad Al-Barrak, signed his name this week to the largest-ever syndicated credit facility for a private sector company in the Middle East.
Worth US$4 billion, and fully underwritten by BNP Paribas, Calyon, Credit Suisse and UBS, the five-year credit facility will allow […]

AMMAN — Fastlink, a member of the Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC), increased the number of its subscribers by 51 per cent and raised its revenue by 10 per cent during the first half of this year.
According to a press statement from the Kuwaiti-based MTC, the subscribers of Fastlink reached 2.17 million at the end of […]

KUWAIT: Television personality Dr Mona Al-Ghareeb denied SMS rumours in Kuwait that she was arrested at the Lebanese-Syrian border. Dr Al-Ghareeb, who was on a business trip to Beirut to prepare for new episodes of her television program said, “Due to the eruption of hostilities, I had to leave, but I was warned by Lebanese […]

KUWAIT: The AlAhli Bank of Kuwait announced that ABK has achieved net profits of KD 30 million for the 1st half of the financial year ending June 30, 2006 compared to KD 19 million for the same period of last year marking a 58 per cent growth in profits and a 55 per cent increase […]

KUWAIT: A donation of KD 1 to Wataniya Telecommunications’ Lebanon fund will help support the Lebanese people and provide the donor with 10 free SMS messages, a value of KD 0.500. Those interested in donating to the Lebanese fund can dial 1726.

KUWAIT: Wataniya Telecom, Kuwait Red Carpet Co, delivered prizes to Issam Al-Jridan and Essam Majed, the two winners in the second draw of Wataniya campaign: “Wataniya World Cup 2006″. Prizes were delivered by Abdul Aziz Al-Balool, PR Manager, Wataniya Telecom.
The two new winners expressed their gratitude toward Wataniya’s initiative allowing them to attend semi-final games […]

Users of MTC mobile services in MTC Vodafone Bahrain, and Kuwait, as well as MTC Atheer in Iraq, Fastlink in Jordan, MTC Touch in Lebanon and Mobitel in Sudan can benefit from a variety of offers - including discounted subscriptions to ART to be able to view World Cup games on TV. For clients […]

KUWAIT: United Networks has announced an opportunity for football fans in Kuwait to join the excitement of the football World Cup which began yesterday in Germany.
Under the Slogan “Score a goal with your mobile”, United Networks is giving two lucky members of the public a chance to attend the World Cup semi-final in Dortmund on […]

They have been cursed by their opponents as spoiled children and hailed by their supporters as heroes. They call themselves the voice of Kuwaiti youth, and they have broken their silence.
Wearing orange T-shirts and waving orange banners and Kuwaiti flags, hundreds of “frustrated” young people launched their campaign for political reform in a rare […]

Kuwait’s MTC is near to signing a $4-billion long-term borrowing deal with international banks to help pay for the fast-growing telecom service provider’s expansion, top company officials said.
The officials also told Reuters in an interview that they believe the blue chip firm will post strong 2006 net profits and that MTC’s Africa-based unit Celtel was […]

Kuwait mobile operator Wataniya Telecom and Smart Link Telecom, a local wireless provider, have together launched a nationwide Wi-Fi service that will give Wataniya’s customers access to broadband internet from a number of key locations around the country. Various shopping malls, hotels, cafes and restaurants are equipped with the W-Net wireless internet service, which allows […]

Wataniya Telecom, the Red Carpet Company, and Smart Link Telecom W.L.L, Kuwait’s leading Wireless Provider, today launched the nation-wide Wi-Fi service that will give Wataniya’s customers access to broadband Internet from a number of key locations around the country. Various shopping malls, hotels, cafes and restaurants are today equipped with the W-net wireless Internet service, […]

Mobile Telecommunications Company of Kuwait has announced a partnership agreement with Mpay and Knet to allow MTC customers to transfer funds directly from their bank accounts through their mobiles phones for recharging pre-paid services or to settle monthly bills.

Kuwait, April 2 (BNA) The Kuwaiti government on Sunday approved in principle the establishment of a third mobile telecommunications company.
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of state for Parliamentary and Cabinet Affairs Mohammed Dhaifallah sharar told Kuwaiti News Agency today that the government will fully finance the new company’s equity through interest- free loans. Following the cabinet […]

MTC Group will be presenting a case study next week covering the initial 3G deployments in the region as well 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 April11 and 12 and has attracted major […]