Egypt

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

Telecom Egypt has announced its consolidated financial results for the year ended December 31 2007, noting that total revenues reached EGP9.99bn, up by 5% from EGP9.517bn in 2006.... 2008-03-14

Egypt-based Orascom Telecom has published its financial and operating results for the year ended December 31 2007, revealing a 36% increase in its mobile subscriber base (44% if... 2008-03-12

French-US telecoms equipment manufacturer, Alcatel-Lucent, has reported a net loss for Q407, of EUR2.58bn (US$3.73bn). The struggling company has also reported a loss for 2007 as... 2008-02-08

Telecom Egypt has signed a share purchase agreement to sell minority stakes in two internet service providers. The incumbent will relinquish its 27.7% shareholding in Nile Online... 2008-02-08