Middle East & North Africa Telecommunications

Redline Communications has announced that it will deploy the first WiMAX network in Iraq on behalf of IRAQTEL, the telecom subsidiary of Al Emaar Holding Group. Vision Valley, a specialist in systems integration, network design and implementation. IRAQTEL will begin its RedMAX deployment in Basrah, and will expand its WiMAX network to include additional regions […]

Dubai: A new technology promising long-distance wireless broadband access could be unveiled to UAE customers early next year.
Mohammad Al Ganem, director-general of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, acknowledged on Wednesday that both UAE telecom operators are undergoing trials for a technology called WiMAX, or worldwide interoperability for micro-wave access.
“etisalat has been doing some testing, and du […]

Dubai: Two giants of the high-tech world are battling it out for a kingly prize the future of the wireless Internet and both have the Middle East in their sights.
On one end is Intel, the Silicon Valley-based chipmaker that developed the popular Wi-fi microchips that allow café-goers and travellers at airports wireless access to the […]

JEDDAH, 14 August - Mobile markets across Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Middle East are opening up to a fierce competition with the introduction of 3G or 3.5G services. Saudi Telecom CompanySaudi Telecom Company and MobilyMobily (Etihad Etisalat), the Kingdom’s two mobile service providers, have already announced the introduction of third generation services […]

MANAMA — Individuals, businesses and operators may soon be able to obtain a licence in Bahrain to use WiFi and WiMax frequencies online without having to pay any fees for the registration, in line with the best international practices.
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is planning to introduce the frequency license registration for certain types of […]

GREEN Packet Bhd, a maker of software for mobile phone operators, said institutional investors from the Middle East are keen to buy into the firm due to its growth potential.

The company has proposed to offer 36.73 million new shares or a tenth of the company, and a bulk of it will go to these private […]

The next-generation wireless technology could take us one step closer to the mobile nirvana of one bill for mobile, Wi-Fi and broadband connectivity
What is WiMax?
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, since you ask. It’s overseen by The WiMax Forum, an alliance of more than 400 companies working towards compatibility under the IEEE 802.16 standard. It’s a […]

Intel is claiming a regional wireless internet first, as its Riyadh office in Saudi Arabia has adopted WiMax technology. This move has been made possible by Integrated Telecom Co. (ITC), the second licensed data services provider in the Kingdom, which started deploying its WiMax network infrastructure earlier this year.
All of Intel’s employees in Riyadh will […]

While WiMax has been widely touted as a ‘bridging’ technology to help the Middle East catch up with more developed nations, doubts have been raised over its future this month.
In a wide-ranging report, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) — an influential international trade body — has high-lighted spectrum, regulatory, industry and security […]

WiMAX stands for World Interoperability for Microwave Access. WiMAX/IEEE 802.16 is a global standard-based technology for Broadband Wireless Access. WiMAX vendors state that WiMAX systems are able to cover a large geographical area, up to 50 km and to deliver significant bandwidth to end-users at up to 72 Mbps. According to the WiMAX forum, WiMAX […]

3/02/06 - LightPointe, a designer and manufacturer of high-speed outdoor wireless products, announced that 2Connect Bahrain, an emerging competitive carrier, has deployed its FlightStrata 100 XA outdoor, point-to-point wireless links as part of a metropolitan Ethernet mesh network throughout the capital city of Manama.
2Connect has installed eight FlightStrata 100 XA links to provide local businesses […]

Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA, March 12, 2006 – Intel Corporation, the world’s largest chip maker, and Redline Communications, manufacturer of RedMAX, the world’s first complete wireless broadband system to achieve WiMAX Forum Certification, are using the power of WiMAX technology to connect wireless ‘hotspots’ at the Gulf Air Bahrain Formula One taking place in Bahrain from […]