Industry Developments

The Saudi Telecom Company (STC) is to spend a total of US$340mn on the initial set-up of its operations in Bahrain, reports Zawya. After winning the third national mobile network... 2009-08-25

In mobile markets across the Middle East, operators are finding that they need to work increasingly hard to maintain a competitive edge and retain or improve their position in the... 2009-08-24

Back at the beginning of June, Wataniya Mobile Palestine warned that, if it did not receive sufficient spectrum to allow it to launch, after numerous delays, it would have to consider... 2009-08-24

The first six months of 2009 have been challenging in many ways to most businesses across the globe. Telecoms is often described as being somewhat recession proof, but telecoms operators... 2009-08-21

It is widely acknowledged that the extension of ICT services has the potential to aid economic and social development. In Uganda, several projects are going forward, with new funds... 2009-08-21

There is now fresh pressure on the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to act on mobile interconnection fees, reports AllAfrica. A new legal paper has been... 2009-08-20

While BMI maintains the position that the negotiations for the MTN-Bharti merger are likely to fail, the prolonged and repeated effort that has gone into trying to make this deal... 2009-08-19

According to Cameroonian newspaper Le Messenger, MTN Cameroon has been ordered by the regulator to halt construction of its fibre-optic cable project in Douala and pay accompanying... 2009-08-18

The Mauritius statistics office has confirmed that the island nation saw mobile subscriber numbers reach above 1mn by the end of 2008, reports cellular-news. According to the government's... 2009-08-17

The intrigue and uncertainty surrounding Zain, one of the Middle East and Africa's biggest telecoms players, show little sign of abating. The latest development in this saga came... 2009-08-17