Industry Developments

Cellcom Israel has launched a trial VoIP-based telephony service for residential customers, according to a report published by Globes Online. The trial will be used to test service... 2008-03-05

iBurst, the South African wireless broadband operator, has reduced the price of its voice call tariffs by as much as 50% in an effort to obtain greater market share from incumbent... 2008-03-05

Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), an international private equity company focused on investing across Africa, has announced a US$20mn investment in Cellcom Telecommunications Ltd,... 2008-03-04

Motorola has been awarded a US$335mn turnkey contract to deploy and manage a 2G/3G mobile telecommunications network for Zain Saudi. Motorola will supply its GSM/HSxPA network solutions... 2008-03-03

Four months after launching its WiMAX service Zain@home for residential customers in Bahrain, Zain has announced a similar package under the name of Zain@work aimed at corporate... 2008-03-03

The Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE) has said that it will invest as much as US$1.5bn in expanding the capacity and extending the reach of its fixed-line network over... 2008-02-29

The Financial Times reports that Etisalat is close to sealing a deal that will see it establish a joint venture with a mobile operator in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq. Etisalat... 2008-02-28

The Government of Bahrain will sell most of its shares in Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) over a three-year period as part of its plans to accelerate the development... 2008-02-26

Nigeria's newest mobile phone operator Visafone has launched its CDMA 2000 EV-DO-based 3G network in 12 states. The new network provides services to more than 40 cities across the... 2008-02-25

Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) has offered to purchase the 20% stake it does not already own in Batelco Jordan for a total consideration of JOD2.13mn (US$3.01mn).... 2008-02-22