Industry Developments

Sierra Leone's national telecommunications commission (NATCOM) is to review the country's regulatory policies. In a press release, NATCOM announced it would issue regulations on industry... 2008-07-23

Israel's Ministry of Communications (MoC) has approved a request from MIRS Communications, Israel's smallest mobile operator, to perform a 'technological experiment' using a broadband... 2008-07-18

Starcomms, Nigeria's privately-owned CDMA network operator, has become the first telecoms company to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The company sold 135.4mn shares... 2008-07-17

wi-tribe Jordan, a subsidiary of wi-tribe, a joint venture (JV) between the Qatar Telecom Group (Qtel) and the A.A. Turki Group of Companies (ATCO), together with Clearwire,... 2008-07-16

Celtel Kenya, the country's second largest operator by subscriber numbers, plans to invest KES25bn (US$370mn) over the next few years to expand its mobile network coverage. The... 2008-07-15

With 7.6mn net additions to the Nigerian mobile market in the six months ended June 2008, the country's total subscriber base reached 49.607mn, according to figures released by the... 2008-07-11

Turkish mobile operator Avea has completed the deployment of its 3G infrastructure ahead of 3G licences being awarded in the country. An earlier auction to award three 3G licences... 2008-07-09

Mobily, Saudi Arabia's second-ranked mobile operator, is to acquire a 96% stake in Zajil International Telecommunications Company at a cost of SAR80mn (US$21.3mn), subject to approval... 2008-07-08

Mozambique's mobile market leader mCel is to invest US$70mn on improving its network infrastructure as it awaits the deployment of 3G. Greater network coverage together with improved... 2008-07-07

Morocco's second-ranked mobile operator Meditel plans to invest MAD4.2bn (US$577mn) over the next two years to drive growth of its market share. At the end of 2007, Meditel had... 2008-07-02