Middle East & North Africa Telecommunications

Qtel has announced the public launch of its dedicated Asian Games Mobile Portal, available to all Post-paid and Pre-paid customers, in possession of a GPRS or 3G mobile handset.The state-of-the-art multimedia portal provides a wealth of valuable sports information in near real time related to the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006, and is one of […]

QTEL has introduced Hala Games, a new subsidiary to the Hala service, in celebration of the 15th Asian Games, Doha, 2006.
“As the official telecommunication provider, the prestige partners to the Games, Qtel has introduced a new set of Hala Pre-paid card welcoming athletes, officials, delegations and visitors to Qatar,” an official release said.
Targeted exclusively for […]

Qatar will host the high profile 15th Asian Games in December 2006 and the event is expected to produce increased messaging traffic, a pattern regularly seen during major sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup and Olympic Games. The Games, coupled with the upcoming Eid holiday, make it essential that Qtel has the necessary […]

DOHA • Qtel yesterday announced the launch of a Ramadan donation campaign that creates channels allowing the local community to contribute towards goodwill during the holy month.
The company has created dedicated SMS numbers that will automatically charge both pre- and post-paid customers. The special numbers have been designated for three different […]

doha Ten Qtel customers have won one of the last 10 spots for participation in the 15th Asian Games torch relay in Qatar by taking part in Qtels SMS Torch Relay competition.
Sheikh Fahad bin Jassim Al Thani, Qtels Executive Director for Wireless Services said: The contest was a tremendous success with more than 5,000 people […]

Qatar National Bank (QNB) and Qtel announced that Qtel’s customers can now easily recharge their Hala cards through all QNB’s Automated Machines (ATMs).
QNB and non-QNB customers may use this facility at more than 95 ATMs spread all over Qatar.
This will be unique amongst Banks in Qatar and another milestone for QNB. Recharging may be done […]

QTEL yesterday donated QR500,000 and announced the launch of a campaign that allows its customers to make donations using SMS over mobile phones, to support the Lebanese cause.
Qtel also pledged an additional QR200,000 to Lebanese children, particularly those with special needs.
Addressing a press conference, Qtel CEO Dr Nasser Marafih said the support was extended on […]

Doha: Qatar Telecom (Qtel) yesterday announced a further series of initiatives aimed at helping the people of Lebanon, a country faced with ongoing Israeli aggression.
Adressing a press conference at company headquarters yesterday, Qtel CEO Dr Nasser Marafih stated that the telecom firm will be donating QR500,000 this month to help the […]

DOHA : International phone calls made to Lebanon will now be billed at just half the regular price beginning today, a Qatar Telecom (Qtel) spokesman, said here yesterday. The initiative, he added, comes as part of efforts to increase communications between people in Qatar and their relatives and friends in Lebanon, which is witnessing aggression […]

DOHA : Due to the current crises in Lebanon, Qatar Telecom has waived incoming and outgoing roaming call charges in addition to fees for Short Message System (SMS) text messages, for all of its postpaid roaming mobile customers stranded in Lebanon. These customers using Qtel’s mobile services will not be billed roaming charges for the […]

Qatar Telecom and Singapore Technologies Telemedia are to jointly bid for the third mobile phone network licence in Egypt, reported Reuters. Under the terms of the deal both companies will provide the resources and expertise to build, manage and operate the network if successful.