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Ericsson: A Breakthrough Year with Big Milestones in GCC |
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 2011 was a very successful year for Ericsson in the Middle East region and specifically in the GCC countries where major milestones took place around the GCC region mainly with LTE activities. Ray Hassan, Ericsson’s President and Head of GCC Countries takes us through these major milestones and shares with us his vision going forward.
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2011: Telecom Year in Review |
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 As we say goodbye to 2011, a year that was certainly another important year of change in the telecom industry, in this feature we take the time to look back on some of the major storylines of the past year.
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AT&T Drops Plan to Buy T-Mobile |
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 AT&T threw in the towel on its $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA and grab the lead in the US wireless business after running into stiff opposition from US regulators.
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Ericsson: Middle East Mobile Penetration Rate Higher Than Global Average |
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 A new report from Ericsson has revealed that the Middle East has one of the highest mobile penetration rates in the world, with 96% of the population having access to mobile communications. In comparison, global mobile penetration currently stands at 82%.
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STC Group to List the Shares of VIVA Kuwait |
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 STC Group announced that it will begin procedures to list the shares of Kuwait Telecom Company (VIVA) in the Kuwaiti Stock Exchange.
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TRA Completes Mobile Networks Benchmarking Survey for 2011 in the UAE |
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 The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has completed the 2011 mobile networks benchmarking survey for services provided by operators in the UAE. This survey is in line with the TRA’s commitment to ensure the best quality of services provided; in addition to ensuring the operators’ adherence to the terms and conditions of licenses issued to them.
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Etisalat’s LTE Network: Now Available in UAE |
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 Etisalat’s LTE network is now available for its postpaid customers in the UAE, offering mobile broadband speeds of up to 100Mbps.
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AT&T and Deutsche Telekom Win Antitrust Trial Delay |
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 A US government suit to block AT&T's takeover of T-Mobile USA was put on hold after AT&T sought time to decide whether and how to adapt the deal to overcome government objections.
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Etisalat Brings Mobile Money to Afghanistan |
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 Etisalat Afghanistan has reportedly launched Telepin Software’s mobile money service titled mHawala. According to reports, Etisalat Afghanistan is the first mobile network operator to offer complete mobile banking services as well as cross-border money transfers in the future.
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ADTRAN to Acquire Nokia Siemens Networks’ Fixed Line Broadband Access |
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 ADTRAN, a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions, announced that it plans to acquire, through an asset sale and purchase agreement,
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Ericsson: Iraq is ready for mobile broadband |
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 Ericsson has reiterated the vast, untapped potential of Iraq’s telecommunication market. Speaking at the sixth Iraq Telecom 2011, Ericsson’s Executive Vice President for Region Middle East, Tunç Yorulmaz highlighted how the Iraqi market is now ready to move towards implementing Mobile Broadband considering its saturated voice market,
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