Middle East & North Africa Telecommunications

Batelco, Bahrain’s leading mobile operator is once again offering mobile customers the opportunity to trade in their old mobile phones for brand new ones through the re-launch of ‘Trade-in Offer’ which previously proved to be a very popular campaign.
This is the third year that Batelco is helping its mobile customers to celebrate the festive season […]

Mobile payments provider Upaid  has announced the largest Visa Mobile Service (VMS) deployment with Serbian mobile operator, Telekom Srbia (MTS). Serbia is the third in a series of markets to sign up to the mobile payment service, with operators in Jordan and Morocco already using Upaid’s innovative payment platform.
Visa Mobile Service gives consumers the freedom […]

i2, which claims to be the region’s largest mobile phone distributor and retailer with more than 350 retail outlets, has revealed plans to further boost its presence in emerging markets in Africa, while consolidating its position in the Middle East.
Over the past 12 months, the company has expanded its regional presence to include Morocco, Tunisia, […]

With PDA adoption across the Middle East set to explode, push e-mail will be the killer application that will drive widespread take-up of the devices, according to Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), organisers of Gitex and Gulfcomms 2006, the region’s leading IT and telecommunications exhibition.
Gitex and Gulfcomms will take place at the Dubai International Convention […]

More parents than ever now see mobiles as vital tools in supervising children’s behaviour, giving them peace of mind, and making young people feel safer, according to a report.
Despite fears over “happy slapping”, text bullying and mobile crime, parents say that young people are safer with them than without, a BBC report said quoting researchers.
Young […]

Cellucom has been appointed authorised distributor for the complete range of Samsung mobile phones, both companies announced.
Cellucom is the premium distributor and retailer of mobility products and one of the fastest growing retail chains in the GCC region,
“Cellucom, a power retailer in its own right, has earned a solid reputation in the GCC market for […]

Another million-dollar cell phone is set to hit the market. This one, designed by accessories maker Peter Aloisson doesn’t just have diamonds it also has encryption technology from Russian comapny JSC Ancort. This isn’t Aloisson’s first million dollar cell phone and he has festooned this one with rose gold and white and blue diamonds. […]