June 1st, 2008 — Issue 1 June 2008
Bidders will have to wait a little longer to discover the victor of the second fixed-line licence.
The bid deadline for Egypt’s second fixed-line licence has been postponed again by a further month until July 29, the National Telecom Regulatory Authority(NTRA) confirmed in a statement.
June 1st, 2008 — Issue 1 June 2008
Al Dahwi says Zain will spend US$350 million on CACAPEX in 2008.
Nokia Siemens Networks has won a US$150 million contract to upgrade networks for Zain Iraq, the country’s leading mobile operator.
June 1st, 2008 — Issue 1 June 2008
Mobinil helped Orascom Telecom to report 74 million subscribers.
Orascom Telecom reported a rise in revenues by 22 per cent year on-year to US$1.295 billion in Q108. EBITDA rose 28 per cent to US$584m, as net income topped US$210m for the period, an improvement of 25 per cent year-on-year.
June 1st, 2008 — Issue 1 June 2008
According to In-Stat, 400,000 unblocked iPhones have been sold illegally in China.
There are 400,000 unlocked Apple iPhones being used on China Mobile’s network, more than all the authorised iPhones in Europe, according to research from In-Stat.
June 1st, 2008 — Issue 1 June 2008
Etisalat may compete with Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim and Russia’s Altimo for a US$1 billion stake in India’s Tata Teleservices, according to press reports in the UAE.
Mohammad Omran says Etisalat is talking to several Indian players.
“We have already mentioned we are evaluating several opportunities in India,” Etisalat chairman Mohammad Omran told Reuters. According to media reports in the UAE, Etisalat is well-placed to win the stake in Tata Teleservices, while it has not been stated specifically why that is thought to be the case.
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