May 2013 Issue

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• Location Based Services: Providing Value to Mobile Apps and Services
• Advanced Persistent Threats (APT): The Growing Threat on Mobile Devices
• Can Wholesale Services Drive ARPU?
• Carrier Ethernet: The Important Role it plays to Cloud
• Telco Cloud: An Opportunity for Operators
• Solar Energy for Telecom Sites

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• du Launches Smartphone Festival
• Fixed Network Sharing: Delayed in UAE
• 49 Commercial LTE Networks to Date
• Etisalat and du Sign an MoU on Resource Sharing during National Emergencies
• Huawei Makes New Headway in the Field of LTE Interoperability
• Etisalat Misr Expands its Wireless Network
• No third operator in UAE, TRA, UAE, TRA denies rumors that a third telecom operator is under
• du Targets SMEs with Tailored Package
• Ericsson Increases LTE Footprint: 45 LTE/EPC Contracts in 23 Countries
• Huawei Moves ‘Beyond LTE’ with 30Gbps
• ERICSSON TO BRING BENEFITS OF LTE TO RURAL AMERICA
• Ericsson: Leader in LTE Magic Quadrant
• UAE: Member of the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization Advisory Committee
• Etisalat Launches ‘eLife TV Super Promo’
• Will Etisalat Make a Full Exit From the Indonesian Market?
• Etisalat Introduces New Promotion in UAE
• Etisalat Pulls a Smart Move in Asia
• du Introduces New Roaming Data Daily Bundle
• Ericsson to Renovate Zain’s Network in Jordan
• Etisalat announces net profit of AED 2.2 billion for Q3 2012
• du’s Executive Plan Named ‘Best Enterprise Service’
• Etisalat Celebrates the UAE’s 41st National Day with the Launch of an Exclusive Channel 41
• Ericsson leads the LTE market in Latin America
• Ericsson Helps MTN South Africa to Launch Africa’s First LTE Network
• Mobily Expands its 4G Networks
• Etisalat Shows Strong Interest for Vivendi’s 53% Stake in Maroc Telecom
• Etisalat Offers International Calls at Local Rates
• Etisalat Group Posts Profit Up 27% before Federal Royalty Year-On-Year
• Etisalat Joins The M2M Alliance
• Etisalat Renews Sponsorship Agreement with FC Barcelona
• du Inks Partnership with dnata
• Batelco and Ericsson Launch 4G Services in Bahrain
• Etisalat Pioneers Internet Address Revolution
• Etisalat Names Omar Abdulrahman as New Brand Ambassador
• Ooredoo Launches Qatar’s First 4G Network
• Etisalat Information Services Partners with Google AdWords
• Zain Bahrain Launches LTE Network

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• ► 2013 (169)
  • ► May (24)
    touch Kicks off its 4G LTE Data Service: the Widest Coverage in Lebanondu Launches Smartphone Festival Mobily and PCCW Global to Enhance Data and Voice Services CollaborationCSR: At the Heart of Etisalat’s StrategyAlfa Launches 4G-LTE Service in Lebanondu’s Leadership Series Presents Malcolm Gladwell at CEO Forum 2013Ericsson Celebrates 40 Years in OmanMYCOM Provides LTE Performance Management for T-Mobile AustriaMOPH app Designed and Developed by apps2youThe MVNO Race Heats up in Saudi ArabiaITC Clarifies its Independence from SITC and Prepares for International Telecoms Week in ChicagoTRA UAE Denies Jail Sentence for Skype UsersBook Your ‘Powered by Qualcomm Processor’ BlackBerry Q10 from duStay Ahead of Competition with Verscom’s Leading IP Transformation Services and SolutionEDCH: Safeguarding the Welfare of Operators Zain Group Achieved Net Income of USD 184 million for Q1 2013, a 3% Increase on Q4 of 2012 Korek Adopts Ericsson’s new Innovative Business Support Systems in IraqGlobal and Regional Information Security Experts Weigh in on the Latest Cyber Threats and Propose Future Solutions at GISEC ConferenceEtisalat Launches “Business Ultimate” Plans Tailored for SMEsBharti to sell 5% stake to Qatar Foundation Endowment Nawras: First Omani Operator to offer Facebook Recharge and Payment Portalapps2you Designs and Develops Zain Jordan’s Self Care Mobile Appdu Announced Partnership with SamTech to Offer M2M Enterprise SolutionsNet Profit Attributable to ooredoo Shareholders increases 13.6% to QAR 808Million
  • ► April (44)
    GENBAND Partners with F5 Networks to Bring to Market Integrated SIP and Diameter Signaling Solutions Ericsson Named sole vendor for Thuraya core network upgradeAmr Eid Joins GBI as Chief Commercial OfficerMobily Sings Agreement to Connect Al Nakhlah Residential CityNawras Announces Financial Results for Q1, 2013: Revenues Up 3%Huawei Unveils New Products for its SDN-based Mobile Backhaul SolutionAmr Eid Joins GBI as Chief Commercial OfficerHH Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Felicitates du for its Continued Support of Youth Media AwardsAlfa Celebrates “Girls in ICT Day”Huawei: US is Not 'Key' MarketEtisalat Bids to Buy Vivendi's Maroc Telecom StakeEtisalat Group Posts Strong Q1 Results Zain Bahrain Launches LTE Network du Announces AED 0.30 Cash Dividend PaymentMobily Launches Shared Accounts with Ericsson InnovationThuraya Expands its GSM Roaming Coverage across the AmericasEtisalat Information Services Partners with Google AdWordsFrom Beirut to the World: Going Viral in 2013Ooredoo Launches Qatar’s First 4G NetworkHatem Bamatraf Appointment Executive Vice President, Enterprise, duEtisalat Names Omar Abdulrahman as New Brand Ambassador Ericsson Opens New Service Delivery Facility in LebanonBouygues Telecom Chooses iBwave Product Suite for Indoor Wireless NeedsQnbn: Changing Lives in Qatar Etisalat Egypt Selects Ericsson as a Strategic PartnerEricsson to buy Microsoft's Internet Television UnitBatelco Completes Deal to purchase CWCs Monaco and Islands Business Unit Vodafone Egypt Tests Energy-Saving PSI-Coverage Solution from EricssonHuawei looks to win back faith of United StatesTIM Brasil selects Nokia Siemens Networks to build 4G LTE network Thuraya Appoints Eric Béranger to its Board of DirectorsWebRTC: Revolutionizing the way we Communicate through the WebUnleashing the Potential of Super WiFiTelecom Operators need to make room for Smart Home OpportunityDriven by Cloud: Enterprise IT will undergo big TransformationIn-Flight WiFi: Sky won’t be the LimitGigabit Internet: Faster than the Blink of an Eye WIOCC: Uniting Continents France-IX supports the development of African IXPs Mobile Phone Turns 40Verizon Denies Bid with AT&T to buy out VodafoneWataniya Kuwait Appoints New CEO: Abdulaziz Fakhroo Replaces Bassam Hannoun Etisalat Pioneers Internet Address Revolution du Named Independent Teleport Operator of the Year 2013
  • ► March (31)
    KunHadi Association and Alfa launched the "A call is too costly while driving” CampaignTRA hosts IPv6 RoadshowSaudi Arabia Threatens to Ban WhatsApp, Viber and Skype du and Gemalto Roll Out M2M Services in the UAE Batelco and Ericsson Launch 4G Services in BahrainNeostratus Announces Creation of Cloud Hub With Orixcom in DubaiBob Metcalfe – 40 Years of Ethernet InnovationResignation Chain Continues at STC: Dr. Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Ghoneim, Group CEO of STC ResignsEricsson to Transform Wataniya Telecom’s Network Nawras Celebrates 8TH AnniversaryEtisalat AGM Approves full 2012 dividends of 70 fils per ShareSpectrum is Everyone’s BusinessEnabling the Connected Future: Ericsson Brings the Networked Society to Life at Mobile World CongressTELSA 2013 Closes Successfully in the Vibrant Saudi Arabia Telecoms MarketEtisalat’s Participation in MWC 2013 Crowned by a New GSMA Award and Renewal of Partnership with FC BarcelonaWestern Union Certifies Ericsson’s Wallet Platform for Mobile Money TransfersUS Regulators Give WiFi More Breathing SpaceMobile Phones to Match Globe's Population in 2014Vodafone India Selects MYCOM for Network PerformanceVerizon Overtakes Vodafone in Global Brand Study Thuraya Expands its Range of Innovative Data Products with the Launch of the Thuraya IP+Mobily Partners with Gulf Air to offer Neqaty Members More Benefitsdu and Visual Unity partner to deliver turnkey solutions to Middle Eastern broadcasters Iraqi Telecommunications and Post Company Expands Its Network with EricssonLebanon Enhances its International AccessTelarix Awarded US Patent for iXLink®, EU PendingNet Profit to Ooredoo Shareholders Increases by 13% to QAR 2.9 Billiondu Inks Partnership with dnataBatelco and Ericsson: 3-year Network Services Support Agreement Etisalat Renews Sponsorship Agreement with FC BarcelonaZain and Huawei Ink MOU to Launch First Joint Innovation Center in Kuwait
  • ► February (31)
    Qtel Group Launches its Unified New Brand: OoredooEtisalat Joins The M2M Alliance Ericsson and SAP Announce New Combination of Cloud-Based Machine-to-Machine Solutions to Enhance Enterprise EfficiencyMobile World Congress Day 1: The Rise of Connected Devices Will Drive Mobile Operators Revenuesdu Announces Full Year 2012 ResultsQtel Group Steps onto World Stage at Mobile World CongressNokia Siemens Networks Appoints Samih Elhage as CFOEricsson Launches 3G and Connect to Learn in the Millennium Village in EthiopiaEtisalat Group Posts Profit Up 27% before Federal Royalty Year-On-YearTelecom Review Magazine Honors Khalid Al Kaf, CEO of Mobily, with ‘Leaders Merit Award’ in RiyadhGENBAND and Samsung Mobile Form Mobile Solution AllianceComviva Adopts New Brand Identity: Mahindra ComvivaEtisalat Offers International Calls at Local RatesNawras Introduces 4G Services Batelco and Ericsson Executives Discuss Extended Global CooperationInauguration of Nokia Siemens Networks new “Modern Office” In LebanonGENBAND Launches NUViA Cloud OfferingGENBAND Unveils ‘Making Networks Smarter’ Vision and Solutions from the Core to the Edge to the Experience Arabsat Acquires Majority Stake in Hellas-Sat in a €208m Deal Qtel Group’s Indosat Drives Mobile Innovation du Signs MOU with British University in Dubai to Enhance Project Management PracticesEricsson launches award winning tower solution for mobile broadband with STCEricsson Showcases the Latest Innovation of the Networked Society in BeirutEricsson Recognized as Great Place to Work for 2013Nawras Introduces New Business Solutions Designed for the Government and Private Sector Jameel Abdullah Al-Molhem, CEO of STC Saudi Arabia, ResignsMobile Number Portability: Now Available in QatarEricsson Scores High Sales Figures in Q4Alfa’s Website wins the “Golden Award” as the Best Comprehensive Website in the Telecommunications SectorEtisalat: A Regional Hub with a World ViewCustomer Experience Management: 2013’s Name of the Game
  • ► January (39)
    “Text & Talk” Bundles by touch Offers More Than 60% Discount Bahrain is to Auction Radio Spectrum for Next-Generation NetworksQtel Group CEO Calls for Operators to do more to Address the Global Digital Gender DivideEtisalat and RIM Hold First Exclusive Preview of BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 Solution for UAE Business Customers Ericsson Appoints Victoria Strand As New Head of GCC & Pakistan UnitNawras Posts 1.2% Revenue Growthdu Places a New Organization StructureAtlantique Telecom Ivory Coast Selects Ericsson for 3G Deployment Arabsat Signs New Satellite (Badr-7) Contracts Etisalat Shows Strong Interest for Vivendi’s 53% Stake in Maroc TelecomQtel: Pushing Network Enhancements Throughout 2013 Mobily Posts 18% Revenue Growth Orange Forces Google to Pay for TrafficSprint Issues Statement on Clearwire TransactionSHAW ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH ROGERSSaudi Arabia to Welcome 3 MVNOsMobily Expands its 4G Networks Nawras Doubles 3G Speed in Muscat Zain Partners with OSN to Bring Premium TV Content in Kuwait and BahrainGSA Confirms 145 Commercial LTE NetworksIn the pursuit of sustaining the previously launched e-touch educational initiativeAlfa Launches Prepaid Voice Roaming CTIA-The Wireless Association® Announces 2014 Super Mobile ShowEricsson Ranks Cairo Among Top Cities for ICT-Driven Benefit Creation Qualcomm Introduces StreamBoost Technology to Optimize Performance and Capacity of Home NetworksYAHSAT: More than 25000 YahClick Terminals Ordered by Service PartnersTelecom Review Summit “It’s all about Networking”: Record Attendance of C-level and ICT LeadersMiddle East COM 2012 OfficialEricsson Leads the LTE market 89 ITU members sign controversial UN telecom treatyThe Smart Environment: The Winning Business Model for OTTs and Operators to Co-Existtouch: A New World of Innovation and Endless Opportunities Looking Back at a Great Year for Ericsson North Middle East RegionNokia Siemens Networks Combines Middle East, Africa Business Regions and Appoints Igor Leprince as HeadQtel Group Increases its stake In Tunisiana to 90%The 2012 Telecom Review Leaders Merit Awards WinnersEtisalat and Ericsson Partner to Provide Quality Network and Services to Subscribers in EgyptMobily Application Developers Conference 2012 Closed Successfullydu Attracts Prominent Business Leaders at the Latest Business Xchange Forum
• ► 2012 (256)
  • ► December (21)
    Zain to Build Nation-wide Convergent GSM/UMTS/LTE Networks in KuwaitVolvo Car Group and Ericsson Bring Connected Car Services to MarketBlackBerry Maker RIM Earns Small Profits du Announces Exciting Data Plans for Nokia LumiaTelecom Review Summit “It’s all about Networking” Closed Successfully in Dubai Telecom Review Proudly Announces The Launch of: Telecom Review 2013 CEO Leaders Summit and “Friends Of Telecom Gala Dinner”Qtel Group CEO Dr. Nasser Marafih Re-Elected to GSMA BoardThe Winning Business Model for OTTs and Operators to Co-ExistEricsson Helps MTN South Africa to Launch Africa’s First LTE Network Samsung Galaxy LTE Tab: Now Available in UAE Exclusively from duBatelco Introduces Special Needs Package Ericsson: Middle East Mobile Subscriptions Grew Seven Times Faster than Birth Rate in Q3, 2012Sprint Wholesale: Making Connections HappenMore Spectrums to be Available for 4G Networks between 2013 and 2015Delving Deeper into Customer Centricity and State-of-the-Art Technologies MTN Rwanda: A Dynamic Player in the Heart of AfricaJohn McAfee’s Fall From GraceRedknee plans to acquire Business Support Systems from Nokia Siemens Networks TV and Video Viewing Is Evolving According to Ericsson Research Thuraya: The Last Network StandingMobily Cooperates with Go
  • ► November (34)
    touch Launches the Prepaid Voice RoamingMobily Launches first LTE Data Roaming in MEA RegionEricsson Sues Samsung in US for Patent InfringementEricsson leads the LTE market in Latin America Etisalat Celebrates the UAE’s 41st National Day with the Launch of an Exclusive Channel 41Yahsat to Launch KA-Band Satellite Broadband in South SudanHala Badri, Executive Vice President, Brand and Communications of du, Appointed as a Dubai Media Incorporated Board MemberAlfa Launches the Exclusive “Army Line” for the Lebanese Army, Offering Mobile Services to Soldiers & Officers Let’s ConnectEricsson Recognized as Leader in OSSiBwave Ranks Number 184th Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2012 Technology Fast 500Redknee Signs New Converged Billing Deal in AfricaSTC Named Saudi Arabia’s Top Brand in 2012Zain Tomorrow: A New Strategy Launched to Bridge Technology Investment Plans with the Futuredu’s Executive Plan Named ‘Best Enterprise Service’ Ericsson Appoints Işıl Yalcin, New President for its North East Africa Unit367 Million Cellular Lines in the Arab World113 Commercial LTE Networks Launched Alfa Chairman and CEO, Marwan Hayek Receives "Golden Order of Merit for Leadership" Award from the Arab Administrative Development OrganizationQtel Chairman Challenges Communities to Address Digital DemandsiBwave Wins Québec /UK’s Innovation Awards of ExcellenceEtisalat Widens WiFi Roaming ReachLebanon Will Enjoy a 4G Fiber Network by 2013Ericsson Signs Loan Agreement with the European Investment Bank GITEX Technology Week 2012: Packed With Launches and ICT PartnershipsITU Telecom World 2012 Official CoverageDr. Safa Nasser Eldin: A Woman of Wits, Courage, Ambitions and DreamsEricsson: Driving the New InfoComm IndustryAlfa Successfully Completed the First Lab Test on the 4G-LTE TechnologyBatelco Group Announces Third Quarter 2012 Profits of US$ 114 Milliondu Shows Sign of Excellence for the Telecom, in Health, Safety and Environment-Friendly Practices Ericsson Third Quarter Report 2012 RevealedNokia Siemens Networks Flexi Zone Wins Best of 4G Award for RAN & Small Cell Technology ProductApple Profit Climbs Again
  • ► October (22)
    Mobily Scores 23% Increase in ProfitQtel Nine Month Net Profit Grows 12.6% to QAR 2.4 BillionThuraya Launches the Mobile Satellite Industry's Fastest Satellite Handheld Hotspotdu Retail Shop Awarded LEED Green Building Certification Nokia Siemens Networks Wins Mobile Broadband Deal with Indosat Qnbn Partners with Ericsson to Shape the Future of Broadband in QatarITU Telecom World 2012 Opens in DubaiGITEX Technology Week 2012 opens With Expected Over 1000 LaunchesMTN Announces Sale of Mobile Network Towers in Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon Qtel Group Chairman Challenges Telecom Industry at ITU Telecom WorldThird of World's Population Has InternetAtlantique Telecom: A Fierce Challenger Rising Up iBwave: Address In-building Needs from A to ZChina Warns of 'Prejudice' in US Telecom Report: Huawei and ZTE Reject US AllegationsQtel to Raise Stake in Kuwait's Wataniya to 92% Mobily to Enhance its mHealth ServicesAccedian Networks Introduces MetroNID GT™ Facebook: More than 1 Billion UsersEricsson to Renovate Zain’s Network in Jordan Nawras Introduces Social Media SMS Service du Introduces New Roaming Data Daily Bundle TRA Bahrain Publishes Regulation on Wholesale Inbound Services
  • ► September (39)
    Ericsson Acquires Canadian OSS/BSS Company ConceptWaveEtisalat Pulls a Smart Move in AsiaGENBAND Names David Hiscock Senior Vice President of Sales for the Europe, Middle East and Africa Region Etisalat Introduces New Promotion in UAEHuawei and Intel to Bring New IT Solutions to the Global MarketHKT Introduces Smart Living Service France Telecom-Orange appoints CEOs in Seven Subsidiaries in Africa and the Middle EastOpen Garden: Moving to Hyper-connectivityConnected Cars: Are Operators Prepared for what Tomorrow Brings?Self Organizing Network (SON) - Going Beyond AutomationMobile Development and Intelligence (MDI): Harnessing the Power of Data IP Messaging: From Message to CommunicationFive Myths that Shroud Big Data Qualcomm’s Uplinq: Moving Mobile Open Garden: Moving to Hyper-connectivityConnected Cars: Are Operators Prepared for what Tomorrow Brings?Self Organizing Network (SON) - Going Beyond AutomationMobile Development and Intelligence (MDI): Harnessing the Power of Data IP Messaging: From Message to CommunicationFive Myths that Shroud Big Data Tech Mahindra Acquires controlling stake in Comviva Technologies LimitedNayla Khawam Resigns from Orange Jordan Further Resignations at STCAlgerian Law Prohibits Qtel to Buy Wataniya’s Nejma CompletelyWill Etisalat Make a Full Exit From the Indonesian Market?Inmarsat IsatPhone Pro Achieves 100,000 Order MilestoneGENBAND Launches Second Annual GENFuzion Developer Challenge Qtel Begins 4G TestingTRA Bahrain Studies Post 3G Licensing Mobile Services Node4 Selects Verscom Solutions to Migrate Subscriber DataVodafone Signs Deal with Zain to Expand Middle East PresenceIsabelle Morency: Setting a New Horizon and Standard in TelecomTracing the Successful and Rich Journey of Dr. Anne Bouverot, General Director, GSMAiBwave: Growing Significantly in AsiaTouch: A New World of Innovation and Endless Opportunities du Donates AED500,000 to the ‘Feekom Al Khair w Al Barakah’ Initiative du Presents the UAE’s First 100 Mbps Home Broadband Service Etisalat Launches ‘eLife TV Super Promo’Alfa: 1.8 Million Mobile Active subscribers and More Than 450 Thousands Data Subscribers
  • ► August (17)
    Mobily Opens Extra Customer CentersUAE: Member of the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization Advisory CommitteeHead of Zain Iraq ResignsOrganizational Changes within STC: Ghassan Hasbani, CEO STC International, Resigns STC Group Launches New Innovative Roaming Offers Huawei Wins 2012 Communitas Award for Excellence in Community ServiceMohamed El-Nawawy: Appointed CEO of Telecom Egypt Dr. Bassam Hannoun Appointed Wataniya Telecom’s New CEOBatelco Group Announces Half Year 2012 Profits of US$ 91.8 MillionEricsson: Leader in LTE Magic QuadrantMobily and IBM: $280 Million Deal to Offer Improved Services Two New Telecom Satellites Lift OffO3b: Connecting the Other 3 BillionThuraya: Capitalizing on the Mobile Satellite’s Growth in AsiaLatest Technologies Came To Life at CommunicAsia2012, EnterpriseIT2012 and BroadcastAsia2012du's Q2 Profits Jump 57.1%MEF Appoints Verizon’s Ihab Tarazi as Chairman
  • ► July (10)
    New Broadband Milestone: 600 Million Subscribers to DateMobile Data Consumption to Grow Tenfold over the Next Five YearsTouch Launches its New Identity COMEX 2012: Towards ICT InnovationOperators Should Come Together The SOONEST!Abu Dhabi Telecoms CEO Summit 2012 HighlightsMaryam Ali Al-Hajri: Part of a New Generation of Qatari Female Executives Driving Change in the Telecommunications IndustryManaged Services: Developing at the Speed of Light60% of operators globally will launch 4G services by end of 2013Ericsson Launches End-to-End Video Solution Enabling Operators to Offer Affordable, Interoperable HD Video-as-a-Service (VaaS)
  • ► June (6)
    TRA and Telcos to Provide Telecom Services to More than 150 Villages in the SultanateCourt Grants Lonestar Cell MTN Stay Order on further Actions by LTAQatar to Welcome Mobile Number Portability Before End of 2012Batelco andGBI to Connect the Kingdom of Bahrain with the Gulf and EuropeInternet Switches to IPv6MYCOM CTO Reports on Management World 2012
  • ► May (17)
    Global Mobile Payments to Top $171 BillionThuraya Launches Mobile Satellite Services in RussiaGBI and Mada Communication Sign Capacity AgreementCMA Approves Zain KSA Capital Restructuring Ericsson to Optimize MTN’s Network and IT Operations in Afghanistan Nawras Gives Regular Updates for Data Roaming Usage Google Acquires Motorola MobilityPCCW Global and ITC Sign Strategic Alliance AgreementiBasis and Telecom Italia Sparkle Create First Multiservice IPX Provider-to-Provider InterconnectionAbu Dhabi Telecoms CEO Summit 2012 HighlightsGBI Capacity Sale and Gulfnet Kuwait Sign Capacity Agreementdu's First Quarter 2012 Results: Revenues Increased 20.1% to AED 2.4 BillionERICSSON TO BRING BENEFITS OF LTE TO RURAL AMERICA Ericsson: LTE Holds the Future of Mobile Data Growth Qtel’s Q1 2012 Revenue Grows 7.6% The Mobile Space Battleship Orange: Offering High Quality Converged IP Services
  • ► April (19)
    GENBAND Introduces End-to-End RCS-e Solution Featuring Latest Enhanced Rich Communications Services and Interconnect CapabilitiesSTC Introduces 68 Different Smartphones with Various BundlesNawras to Enhance WiFi Coverage for Broadband CustomersYahsat’s Second Satellite Y1B Successfully Launched Zain Saudi Arabia Cuts its LossesiBwave Launches iBwave Mobile Huawei Moves ‘Beyond LTE’ with 30Gbps Ericsson Increases LTE Footprint: 45 LTE/EPC Contracts in 23 Countriesdu Targets SMEs with Tailored PackageOrange to Take Full Control of Mobinil Some VoIP Services Unblocked in OmanQtel Chairman Appointed Commissioner to UN Broadband Commission for Digital DevelopmentBharti Airtel Now Offers 4G Services in IndiaAOL to Sell 800 Patents to Microsoft MTN Group Appoints Themba Khumalo as the Group’s Operations ExecutiveGENBAND Acquires Aztek NetworksBlackBerry Maker RIM Posts Major LossSaud al-Daweesh, CEO of STC, ResignsNo third operator in UAE, TRA, UAE, TRA denies rumors that a third telecom operator is under
  • ► March (20)
    Commercial Launch of Carrier Pre-Selection in UAEMTN Awarded Universal License in Benin, And Launches 3G in Cote d’Ivoiredu Customers Can Now Buy Nokia Applications and Pay by MobilePacific Telecommunications Council appoints Ahmed Mekky, CEO of Gulf Bridge International (GBI), to Board of GovernorsEmirates NBD, Etisalat and Visa To Launch “MoneyMobile”Ericsson and MTN Group To Launch m-wallet Services Nawras Celebrates 7th Anniversary Apple Pay First Dividend Since 1995 and Buy Back $10 Billion in SharesOrange Jordan and Ericsson: Partnership ContinuesEtisalat Misr Expands its Wireless NetworkThuraya Launches Latest Generation of Dual-Mode Satellite & GSM Phone “XT-DUAL” Mobily Focuses on Machine-to-Machine Services in Saudi ArabiaNawras Demonstrates LTE in Oman Ericsson Introduces the Concept of a Network-Enabled Cloud Qtel Group Year 2011 Results: 16% Increase in RevenuesBritish Telecommunications Selects GENBAND to Support its Enhanced Global IP Interconnect SolutionMobily and Huawei Announce First Commercial Service Delivery Platform in the Middle EastDu Full Year 2011 Results: 25.2% Increase in RevenuesEtisalat Wins 3 Top International Prestigious GSMA Awards At Mobile World Congress 2012Carrier Ethernet: A Viable Alternative
  • ► February (31)
    TELECOM REVIEW Discusses “Future of Telecom” from CEOs’ Perspective in BarcelonaInternational Credit Transfer Service: A Nawras First Stronger Integration with Collection Tools Now Available in iBwave DesignEricsson & Western Union Partner to Fast Track Mobile Financial ServicesMobile World Congress 2012 Opens in BarcelonaBritish Telecommunications Selects GENBAND to Support its Enhanced Global IP Interconnect SolutionCollaboration between Coventry University and Ericsson to Bring Learning to the Mobile Age Huawei Makes New Headway in the Field of LTE InteroperabilityTRA Oman Announces Reduction in GCC Roaming Prices Etisalat to Close India OperationsNawras Offers Low GCC Roaming Rates AWAL Launches New Cloud Applications and Services Yahsat’s Y1B Satellite Postponed GBI: Undersea Cable Ready for Service Dealing with Density: The Big Move to Smaller CellsIp. Access In InterviewZain 2011 Profit Slides 73%France Telecom and Orascom Reach Deal on MobinilIndia Won't Censor Social Media Orascom says in 'advanced talks' with France TelecomSTC and Ericsson Sign LTE Deal in Saudi Arabia Nawras Offers VSAT Technology for Rural AreasIndia Telecom Sector in Turmoil after Court RulingNokia Siemens Networks In Lay-Off Talks in FinlandMTN Answers the allegations made by TurkcellSaleh Al Abdooli Appointed CEO for Etisalat UAE Etisalat and du Sign an MoU on Resource Sharing during National EmergenciesMTN Extends Managed Services Partnership with EricssonSTC Discusses Partnership with AppleQtel Group’s New Vision: “Enriching People’s Lives as a Leading International Communications Company” Twitter to Selectively Block Tweets
  • ► January (20)
    Global Radio Experts Float New Mobile Phone StandardLTE Smartphones Jump 6-fold in 6 monthsMegaupload.com ShutdownQtel Fibre Goes LiveWebsites Strike Back Against Online Piracy BillsIndia Getting Connected: New Potentials and PossibilitiesThe Clock is Ticking on the Blackberry MakerSIM Based NFC: A New Way of BusinessMaking Mobile Networks Leaner, Greener and CleanerTowards a Greener Inter-Connected WorldEricsson Completes $1.15 Billion Telcordia BuyIndia Pursues Google and FacebookXpress Telecoms’ License Revoked in JordanEricsson Brings Mobile Connectivity to the OceansJo Lunder Appointed Chairman of Orascom Telecom2011: Telecom Year in ReviewAlgeria to Buy 51% stake in Djezzy Mobile 49 Commercial LTE Networks to DateGlobeCast and ARABSAT Launch Global Arabic Bouquet on ARABSAT 5C Fixed Network Sharing: Delayed in UAE