Telecoms & IT
Middle East telecoms & IT news and analysis, tenders, contracts awarded, commentary and economic data.
News
Batelco launches $650m seven-year bond
Funds will go towards acquisition of Cable & Wireless Communications’ business units
Qtel Group confirms global rebrand
Qatari telecoms firm to be renamed Ooredoo
Kuwait’s Viva approaches banks for $400m loan
Kuwaiti mobile operator requires funds for expansion
Zain Saudi Arabia gets third debt extension
Saudi telecoms firm gets extension as it tries to refinance $2.6bn loan
Batelco eyes potential $1bn telecoms acquisition
Bahraini firms in talks to acquire assets from Cable & Wireless Communications
Energy industry on alert for cyber-attacks
Recent malware attacks on Saudi Aramco and RasGas is worrying sign for region’s oil companies
Etihad Telecom repays SR830m loan after capital increase
Creditor Banque Fransi receives SR830.3m Etihad Telecom loan repayment
Virus targeting banks found in Lebanon
About 2,500 infections found on computers mostly in Lebanon
Analysis
Social media fuels online activism in the Middle East
Social networking is changing the relationship between governments and citizens across the Middle East
Company Profiles
Etihad Etisalat Company (Mobily)
The Saudi mobile operator is looking to grow data and corporate revenues
Asiacell Communications
The Iraqi mobile operator has delivered consistently strong financial performance in recent years
Company Announcements
Special Report
Technology: Innovation raises new security threat
Spending priority on cloud computing, mobilisation, data and social business
Telecoms & IT Data
Telecoms & IT data
A look at telecoms and IT data in the Middle East
Telecoms & IT Tenders
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Saudi Arabia: Television transmission centre
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Kuwait: Environmental information system
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Kuwait: Ministry services
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Kuwait: Office services internal messengers
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UAE: Bar code solution equipment
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Kuwait: Equipment maintenance and technical support
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Kuwait: Paper
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Kuwait: Oracle database upgrade and licensing
Telecoms & IT Contacts
Haitham Abdullah al-Kharusi
Haitham Abdullah al-Kharusi is vice-president, consumer, Omantel
Ahmed Salman Ali al-Sulaiti
Ahmed Salman Ali al-Sulaiti is chief technology officer, Qatar National Broadband Network
Hisham Allam
Hisham Allam is chief technology officer, Mobile Communications Company (Zain Group)
MEED Events
Kurdistan Projects 2013
Procurement and development strategies for new entrants to win work in Kurdistan’s projects market
