UAE’s Etisalat may allow foreign ownership
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) will soon allow foreigners to own its shares, as per company officials. The Emirates Investment Council...
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GCC countries top the Mena region in ICT statistics
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) recently released its statistics covering the Information and Telecommunication Technology (ICT) for around 233 countries...
Saudi Arabia's cellular market most competitive in Arab world
Saudi Arabia retained its status as the most competitive Arab cellular market with a 74.56 percent mark, the 2012 Cellular...
Mobile penetration in the Middle East hits 96% in the first quarter of 2012
Mobile subscriptions in the Middle East grew at a rate of 69,230 new connections per day in the first quarter...
The UAE to admit new telecom operators after 2015
The UAE could admit new operators apart from Etisalat and du in the country’s telecommunications sector, in line with an...
Qatar Telecom planning $1.9 billion bid for remainder of Kuwait’s Wataniya Teleco
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has confirmed that it is making an offer to buy out the remaining shareholders in its Wataniya...
Qtel to deliver advanced communications services to the residents of Lusail
Qtel and Lusail Real Estate Development Company signed a major agreement which will see Qtel deliver advanced communications services to...
63.6% of Lebanese smartphone users use mobile apps
A new Arab Advisors Group's survey of cellular users in the Lebanon reveals insightful details on the smartphones adoption and...
Lebanon hosts international UNDP workshop on ICT best practices in urban management
City authorities from across the Middle East and North Africa convened in Beirut recently to hear how UNDP is helping...
Microsoft appoints first official Iraq distributor
Microsoft Corp. says it has appointed a local company to distribute its products in Iraq in what it says is...
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