Asia and Middle East Telecommunications News

Vodafone clarifies ictQatar ruling on the introduction of virgin mobile in Qatar

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Doha, 25 July, 2010: ictQATAR has issued its decision relating to Vodafone Qatar's complaint against Qtel's introduction of Virgin Mobile Qatar. Vodafone Qatar has since received several questions about the contents of this decision and prov....... Jul 25 2010

Network International launches e-voucher services for du in the UAE

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Network International LLC (NI), the largest acquirer in the UAE and the preferred card solutions provider in the region, recently signed a contract to be a provider of electronic voucher service (e-voucher) for du, the UAE’s integrated telecom servic....... Jul 25 2010

Qtel Welcomes ictQATAR Ruling on Qtel's Virgin Mobile Service

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

-Qtel's Virgin Mobile Service will Continue to Provide New Experiences for Customers across Qatar
-ictQATAR refutes Vodafone Qatar's misleading claims of illegal mobile service provider status: "After due consideration, ictQATAR has d....... Jul 24 2010

Vodafone Qatar Welcomes Ictqatar Decision That Qtel's Virgin Mobile Launch Violated The Telecoms Law And Mislead The People Of Qatar

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

24 July 2010 - Doha - Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C. ("Vodafone Qatar") welcomed ictQATAR's, the country's telecommunications regulator, landmark decision in response to Vodafone Qatar's complaint against Qatar Telecommunication's (Q....... Jul 24 2010

ictQATAR issues Decision on Dispute in relation to Virgin Mobile Services

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

24 July 2010 - The Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR), the nation's Telecommunications Regulator, has today issued a decision in relation to the dispute between QTel and Vodafone Qatar regarding Virgin Mobile s....... Jul 24 2010

Clay Telecom & Jet Airways Launches ‘Edujetter programme’

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

New Delhi, 21th July, 2010: Clay Telecom, one of the fastest growing companies in the vertical of international telecom solutions, has partnered with Jet Airways, India?s premier international airline for their most promising programme called ?EDUJET....... Jul 21 2010

Ciena Establishes Operations in Saudi Arabia

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced the opening of its office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The company also announced the appointment of Mr. Yasser Alobaidan as Country Manager heading up the operation........ Jul 20 2010

TRA Publishes its First Report on Broadband Communications Quality of Service

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

19 July 2010 - The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has released recently on its website (www.tra.org.bh) the first report on the quality of services of the broadband communications offered to end consumers in Bahrain.

Internet ac....... Jul 19 2010

du enhances business mobile offering with launch of 1st ever Smart Business Plan in UAE

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

18 July 2010 - As part of its efforts to transform business communications solutions in the UAE, du today announced the launch of its innovative new 'Smart Business Plan', a business mobile plan which brings the latest Windows® handsets with ....... Jul 18 2010

Four Asiacell Employees Die in an Unfortunate Accident

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

17 July 2010 - Four employees working at Asiacell died and three others were wounded last night Thursday the 15th of July. The unfortunate accident took place during a fire at the Soma Hotel on Salem Street in the city of Sulaimaniyah where Asiacell ....... Jul 17 2010

First Consortium to Build Terrestrial Terabit Cable System to Bridge East and West

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

17 July 2010 - Six of the region's leading operators have signed a Construction and Maintenance Agreement to build the RCN (Regional Cable Network) - a multi-terabit cable system stretching from the UAE through Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria into....... Jul 17 2010

Egypt Air & STC Launch On-Board Roaming Service For Passengers

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

As part of its endeavor to provide convenience and continuous connectivity to its passengers, Egypt Air, the flagship carrier of the Republic of Egypt, has joined STC's international roaming on board flights enabling passengers to use their mobil....... Jul 17 2010

Etisalat To Introduce Edutainment Services

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Abu Dhabi, 14 July 2010 - Etisalat will shortly provide educational and entertainment (edutainment) services across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Sudan following the signing of a partnership agreement with Rubicon Group....... Jul 14 2010

du Broadens Iptv Appeal Through On Demand Group

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In partnership with du, the UAE's integrated telecom service provider, On Demand Group, a three-screen video enabler for premier content and operations brands, announced the launch of a fully managed subscription video-on-demand offering. The ne....... Jul 13 2010

du mobile customers to Tweet on-the-go with UAE's first of its kind Twitter SMS service

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

12 July 2010 - In a quest to offer more flexibility to Twitter users, du today launched the first-of-its-kind Twitter SMS service in the UAE, which will provide mobile customers with the opportunity to Tweet on-the-go via SMS. With this new service, ....... Jul 12 2010