Industry Developments

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the country's telecoms regulatory body has finally begun implementing the Unified Licensing Regime it set out in February this year.... 2006-05-16

The Iranian government has promised to invest as much as US$20bn into developing and funding the country's next generation network during its fourth five-year Economic Development... 2006-05-16

Kuwait-based Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) has reported strong revenue growth for Q106, up by 144% y-o-y to US$751.08mn (KWD219.62mn), with net profits of US$199.40mn (KWD58.31mn),... 2006-05-12

Following on from this, the UAE announced on May 12, that it would not open up its telecoms sector to foreign companies before 2015, the Kingdom has now called upon the US to open... 2006-05-12

South African mobile operator MTN has taken its first steps in becoming a major leading operator in Africa and the Middle East, after it struck a landmark deal to acquire Dubai-based... 2006-05-03

The UAE's mobile market has the highest penetration rates in the country, with BMI forecasting a rate of 109% by the end of this year, against Kuwait with 105% and Bahrain with 103%,... 2006-05-03

Telecom Egypt is to take a gamble and see whether its decision to enter as part of a consortium with Telecom Italia for Egypt's third mobile licence pays off. This would mean that... 2006-05-03

South African fixed line operator Telkom is to face a threat in securing its bid for Business Connexion from an unknown rival bidder. Telkom, which placed a bid of ZAR2.4bn in March... 2006-05-03

Saudi Arabian telecoms regulator, The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) is expected to complete its public consultation regarding the regulatory framework... 2006-04-28

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) will begin roll out of its 3G services from July 2006 onwards. The operator's CEO Dr Nasser M Marafih said that services would be rolled out in a phased manner,... 2006-04-28