Egypt

Mobinil, Egypt's leading mobile operator, has said that a cut in interconnection charges proposed by the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) is 'not reasonable',... 2008-11-05

Opera, the Norwegian software developer, has announced that usage of its mobile web browser, Opera Mini, has been soaring in Africa, increasing 180% during the nine months to... 2008-10-24

Etisalat Nigeria has formally announced that it will begin commercial services from October, according allAfrica.com. Etisalat will be the fifth GSM operator in a country that,... 2008-09-12

Egypt's Orascom Telecom Holding is in talks that could lead to a merger with Telekom Austria, according to reports in the Austrian newspaper Kurier. In August Telekom Austria's... 2008-09-10

Mobinil, Egypt's mobile market leader, plans to launch its long awaited 3G network on September 1 2008. The operator had been expected to receive access to the radio spectrum on... 2008-08-11

Telecom Egypt, the incumbent operator, plans to spend EGP1.5bn (US$285mn) on network investment during its 2008 financial year, according to local press reports. No further details... 2008-08-08

Japan's largest mobile communications operator, NTT DoCoMo, is looking to expand overseas in order to diversify its revenue streams and growth opportunities in the face of increasing... 2008-06-20

Egypt-based telecommunications holding company, Orascom Telecom, has announced a 21% year-on-year and a 5% quarterly rise in the number of mobile subscribers it serves in Africa... 2008-05-09

Egyptian mobile operator MobiNil aims to have almost 20mn subscribers by the end of this year; this would represent a 33% increase year-on-year from the 15.118mn subscribers the... 2008-04-15

Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC) plans to invest as much as US$15bn in buying new licences and existing operators in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia in a bid to diversify... 2008-03-17