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 […]

Manama - Kuwait’s mobile telecommunications giant Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) on Sunday denied recent reports that it had retained a bank to handle a planned international stock market listing.
Throughout last year, various sources at MTC had confirmed that the company was evaluating an initial public offering (IPO) of parts of the company on an international […]

Kuwait’s Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC), the third-largest GCC telecom firm by market value, posted an 80 per cent rise in third-quarter net profit.
MTC said it achieved a profit of KD83.86 million ($290.1 million) in the third quarter, or equivalent to earnings per share of 68 fils, a company official said.
Dr. Saad Al-Barrak, managing director-deputy chairman […]

MANAMA: Kuwait’s Mobile Telecommunication Com-pany (MTC) has mandated a group of banks, including two based in Bahrain, to provide a $750 million syndicated Murabaha financing facility.
The facility, in the name of its fully owned subsidiary, Mobile Telecomm-unications Company International, will be used for general corporate purposes including refinancing of the existing $750m deal signed on […]

African cellphone operators can expect up to three more years of rampant growth but after that must find new sources of revenue and ways of cutting costs to keep profits rising, executives and analysts say.
Africa is one of the world’s fastest-growing mobile markets and operators are expected to enjoy a bumper 40% jump in subscriber […]

MELBOURNE, Fla., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Harris Corporation
(NYSE: HRS), a leading global supplier of Service Assurance solutions,
today announced the launch of the Harris NetBoss(R) Executive Dashboard by
MTC-Vodafone, Kuwait. The NetBoss(R) Executive Dashboard provides managers
and executives with a graphical display of network status, usage and Key
Performance Indicators (KPIs) accessible via the web, quickly and clearly
conveying critical […]

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 […]

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 […]

MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain) is the first in the Middle East to achieve ISO/IEC27001:2005 upgraded version of the International Standard for Information Security Management Systems, which supports the operation of a mobile network and services.
MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain) is also registered with the ISO 9001:2000 standards as of 08/06/05 as well as BS 7799:2:2002 (former Information Security Management Systems […]

MANAMA: MTC-Vodafone, Bahrain, announced that it was the first in the Middle East to achieve ISO/IEC27001:2005 upgraded version of the International Standard for Information Security Management Systems.
The accreditation supports the operation of a mobile network and services.
The company is also registered with the ISO 9001:2000 standards as of July last year as well as BS […]

In an innovative promotion, GCC and International mobile users visiting Bahrain stand a chance of winning one of two Lexus cars simply by roaming on MTC-Vodafone’s advanced mobile network while in the Kingdom.
Announcing the promotion, Mr. Jawdat Dajani, Director of Marketing at MTC - Vodafone, Bahrain, said, ‘Our main objective of the promotion is to […]

CNN breaking news is now available via mobile only for MTC-Vodafone customers, who will be the first to know about the latest news and happenings in the world while on the move.
The services only available to MTC-Vodafone customers in the Kingdom.
It seeks to provide customers with multiple news sources […]

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 […]

Mr Jamal Hijris, Assistant General Manager, Retail Banking at BBK said, “the main purpose of this strategic partnership is to provide convenience and comfort to clients. Part of the brighter banking experience is to give clients an enjoyable experience where everything is at hand and available under one roof.’
MTC-Vodafone Director of Sales Mohammed Zainalabedin said […]

Pays US$1.005 BN for 67 Percent .
Celtel International, a subsidiary of MTC, which is based in Kuwait, has taken a 67 percent stake in Vmobile of Nigeria for US$1.005 billion, it was announced today.
The price – estimated at around US$250 a subscriber - is considered by analysts to be reasonable. They also anticipate further investment […]

Attended by Chief Technology Officers, Chief Marketing Officers and Chief Information Officers from all of MTC’s international operations - spanning Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Sudan and 13 African countries through operator Celtel - the conference has outlined Siemens’ latest technology and the potential for new end-user services across the Middle East and Africa.
‘We […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

MANAMA: People can now get traffic updates on mobile phones, it was announced yesterday.
The MTC-Vodafone service enables subscribers to get updates on traffic congestion, general awareness tips, traffic violation alarms, reminders of licence registration expiry, road closures as well as updates from the General Directorate of Traffic.
An agreement was signed yesterday between MTC-Vodafone and the […]