Industry Developments

The chief executive of international mobile operator MTN has revealed the extent of the company's expansion ambitions to the Financial Times. Phuthuma Nhleko has said that the South... 2008-09-01

Lebanon's parliament has approved the new 'national unit' cabinet line-up, according to Middle East Business Intelligence (MEED). The announcement is expected to see the privatisation... 2008-08-14

The Oman telecoms regulatory authority has invited bids for a second fixed-line licence in the country. Under the terms of the licence, the winning applicant will receive a 25-year... 2008-08-12

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

MTN Nigeria, the country's leading mobile service provider, has launched fixed-line services over a fibre-optic network in the city of Ibadan, Oyo state, according to local press... 2008-08-05

Neotel, South Africa's second largest fixed-line operator has signed deals worth a total of ZAR1.5bn (US$205.1mn) with around half of the country's leading 350 corporate customers.... 2008-08-04

Wataniya Palestine has been granted frequencies in the Palestine territories, enabling the provision of GSM-based mobile services over the next several months. The announcement... 2008-07-30

Hits Telecom faces losing two telecoms licences following a failure to commercially launch services in accordance with the terms of its licensing conditions. The operator was... 2008-07-29

Sentech, South Africa's state-backed telecoms operator, risks becoming the first casualty of regulatory body ICASA's 'use it or lose it' policy. Earlier this year in March, the... 2008-07-24