Kuwait

The consortium headed by UAE telecoms incumbent and international operator Etisalat has been officially stripped of its licence to operate a mobile network in Iran. According to... 2009-05-12

Kuwaiti Middle East and Africa mobile phone operator Zain has launched a mobile banking service. Called Zap, the service will eventually be available to subscribers across all of... 2009-02-18

The Jordan Telecom Group (JTG) has reported that its overall customer base rose to 2.52mn by the end of 2008, a 3.4% increase from the end of 2007. The biggest rise was in the broadband... 2009-02-02

Etisalat is expecting to invest up to US$5bn over the next five years in its new Iranian network, reports Reuters. Etisalat holds a 49% stake in the consortium that was awarded... 2009-01-26

Jordan's Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) has revealed its plans for the issuing of 3G spectrum. The Commission intends to launch a tender for the auction of one licence... 2008-11-27

The global economic downturn is causing companies a lot of concern. Large European operators, like France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica have remained optimistic by... 2008-11-07

Kuwait's Mobile Telecommunications Company, known as Zain, has revealed to Reuters the extent of its ambitious expansion plans over the next two years. The company is looking to... 2008-11-06

Orange Jordan, formerly Jordan Telecom, has launched an internet protocol television (IPTV) called 'TV from Orange'. The service offers access to international and Arabic premium... 2008-09-08

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

Wi-Tribe, the new international wireless broadband provider owned by Qatar Telecom (Qtel) and AA Turki Corporate Trading and Construction (Atco) of Saudi Arabia, has formally launched... 2008-06-24