Industry Developments

Both Vodacom and MTN are hoping to avert a further cut in their mobile terminations rates due to take place on July 1 2010. Operators cut termination rates on March 1 2010, and... 2010-06-30

Across much of the Middle East, especially the Gulf states, mobile operator are contending with increasingly saturated markets, where competition is also increasing. Combined, these... 2010-06-30

The BBC's highly popular catch-up service, iPlayer, could be coming soon to a smartphone near you. The BBC has updated the iPlayer video streaming software to allow the site to run... 2010-06-29

It is starting to look as though the second half of 2010 could be a merger and acquisition (M&A) bonanza for Middle East and African (MENA) telecoms companies. There is a lot of... 2010-06-28

Saudi Arabia-based satellite operator Arabsat has revealed plans to begin offering broadband services in the Middle East and North Africa. The aim is to offer reasonably priced high-performance... 2010-06-24

BMI has been surprised to see a report in Reuters stating that Vodafone would be open to selling its minority stake in Polish mobile operator Polkomtel. The information came from... 2010-06-24

After an unwelcome slowdown in mobile growth in 2009, hopes of a government-aided recovery were dashed when details of the latest budget revealed no tax relief for the mobile industry.... 2010-06-23

South Africa's incumbent fixed-line operator, Telkom, has published its financial and operational results for the 12 months through March 2010. One of the fallouts of its performance... 2010-06-22

Roaming tariffs within the Middle East may be set to go down. According to Trade Arabia, telecommunications ministers from the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have got... 2010-06-21

The first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licence in Israel has been awarded, and six others are currently under consideration, report Reuters. Legislation to allow the introduction... 2010-06-17