Telecoms and IT
Middle East telecoms and IT news and analysis, tenders, contracts awarded, commentary and economic data.
Telecoms and IT - Latest 20 news stories
- Vodafone Egypt increases number of customers by 38 per cent
- Saudi Telecom net profits hit $545m in second quarter
- Etihad Etisalat fails to disclose customer numbers
- Beirut faces further delay to $6bn telecoms privatisation
- Etisalat profits climb 58 per cent
- Wataniya Palestine faces delay on receiving spectrum
- Opposition groups nominate candidate for Lebanese telecoms minister
- Meditel to invest in Moroccan mobile phone network
- Finance ministry invites interest in Omantel
- Etisalat and France Telecom commit to joint investments
- France Telecom seeks partnership with incumbent operator in Algeria
- Friendi Mobile gets virtual network licence in Oman
- Vodafone Qatar to float on Doha market by October
- Etihad Etisalat to reveal fall in mobile phone customers
- Omantel agrees on $205m loan facility
- Etihad Etisalat buys Saudi internet service provider
- Orascom receives $1.2bn for Iraq business
- Qtel edges closer to takeover of Indonesian phone operator
- Zain delays launch of Saudi mobile services for testing
- Kalimat Telecom launches fixed-line service in Iraq
IT
- SAUDI ARABIA TENDER: Database software installation
- SAUDI ARABIA TENDER: Database software
- SUDAN TENDER: Website editing specialist consultancy services
- KUWAIT TENDER: Laptops
- KUWAIT TENDER: Computer networks
- EGYPT TENDER: Railway central ticketing and reservation IT system
- EGYPT TENDER: Railway ERP system
- BAHRAIN TENDER: Computers and accessories
- Honeywell wins Petro-Rabigh software deal
- Business Close-up: Etisalat's plans to turn a profit in Egypt
Regulation
- Etihad Etisalat fails to disclose customer numbers
- Etisalat profits climb 58 per cent
- Wataniya Palestine faces delay on receiving spectrum
- Friendi Mobile gets virtual network licence in Oman
- Algeria launches auction for 3G mobile phone licences
- Muscat prepares for auction of second fixed-line licence
- Qatar extends deadline for fixed-line licence auction
- Bahraini regulator threatens to sue Batelco over advert
- Oman to award mobile and fixed-line phone licences
- Bahrain to get third mobile phone operator in 2009
Telecoms
- Maroc Telecom increases customer numbers by 21 per cent
- UAE TENDER: Telecommunications satellite antennas
- Vodafone Egypt increases number of customers by 38 per cent
- Saudi Telecom net profits hit $545m in second quarter
- Etihad Etisalat fails to disclose customer numbers
- UAE TENDER: Lattice towers
- Etisalat profits climb 58 per cent
- Wataniya Palestine faces delay on receiving spectrum
- Opposition groups nominate candidate for Lebanese telecoms minister
- Meditel to invest in Moroccan mobile phone network
Special report: Telecoms - Regional competition grows
The era of state-monopoly operators will come to an end this year when the region's last mobile phone monopoly market, Qatar, opens up to private sector competition.
Special report: Sector outlook 2008
The urgent need to install the infrastructure required to support the region's economic development means government-backed power, water, transport and energy projects will become the principal drivers of the region's project sector in 2008.Commentary
Tenders
- UAE TENDER: Telecommunications satellite antennas
- SAUDI ARABIA TENDER: Database software installation
- UAE TENDER: Lattice towers
- SAUDI ARABIA TENDER: Database software
- SUDAN TENDER: Website editing specialist consultancy services
- KUWAIT TENDER: Laptops
- OMAN TENDER: FM transmitters
- IRAN TENDER: Radio link equipment
- SAUDI ARABIA TENDER: Wireless communications network
- KUWAIT TENDER: Computer networks
