Industry Developments

Telecoms subscribers will notice a change in terminology within the Telecoms Business Environment Ratings in this latest update. BMI has undertaken this change in order to standardise... 2010-09-01

BMI's Middle East and North Africa Business Environment Ratings have stayed relatively stable this quarter. Indeed, only four countries have changed position, with the UAE and Jordan,... 2010-08-31

Following the sale of its Sub-Saharan Africa assets in June 2010, Zain Group is now looking to its Middle East and North African operations for future growth. Of the company's remaining... 2010-08-23

New entrant Foris Telecom has set a high standard for players in Uganda's nascent broadband services market, with its low-cost mass-market approach aimed at enticing customers away... 2010-08-20

South Africa-based regional mobile powerhouse MTN Group has reported a 2.2% year-on-year (y-o-y) fall in its consolidated revenues for the first six months of 2010, despite an otherwise... 2010-08-20

The UAE, among the top 10 most optimistic nations in terms of consumer confidence, is embracing e-commerce as shoppers move out of malls and go online. Growing interest in e-commerce... 2010-08-18

Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom reports that the number of users of its M-PESA mobile money transfer service grew 60% year-on-year (y-o-y) to reach 11.89mn users at the end... 2010-08-17

Orange Jordan is embarking on a corporate responsibility investment programme that it hopes will help it to increase the number of internet users in the country, reports the Jordan... 2010-08-11

Saudi Arabia's mobile operators are testing a proposed solution to national security concerns relating to BlackBerry services, reports Reuters. The UAE earlier voiced concerns over... 2010-08-09

South Africa's third ranked mobile operator, Cell C, is to sell a portion of its tower facilities to a third company and then lease space on them for its cell sites. This will lay... 2010-08-06