Mobile penetration in the Middle East hits 96% in the first quarter of 2012
Mobile subscriptions in the Middle East grew at a rate of 69,230 new connections per day in the first quarter...
IT & Telecom
The UAE to admit new telecom operators after 2015
The UAE could admit new operators apart from Etisalat and du in the country’s telecommunications sector, in line with an...
Qatar Telecom planning $1.9 billion bid for remainder of Kuwait’s Wataniya Teleco
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has confirmed that it is making an offer to buy out the remaining shareholders in its Wataniya...
Qtel to deliver advanced communications services to the residents of Lusail
Qtel and Lusail Real Estate Development Company signed a major agreement which will see Qtel deliver advanced communications services to...
63.6% of Lebanese smartphone users use mobile apps
A new Arab Advisors Group's survey of cellular users in the Lebanon reveals insightful details on the smartphones adoption and...
Lebanon hosts international UNDP workshop on ICT best practices in urban management
City authorities from across the Middle East and North Africa convened in Beirut recently to hear how UNDP is helping...
Microsoft appoints first official Iraq distributor
Microsoft Corp. says it has appointed a local company to distribute its products in Iraq in what it says is...
Saudi Telecom implements 4G services in 38 cities across Kingdom
Saudi Telecom Co. (STC) has upgraded the coverage of 1,500 locations with the latest 4G LTE services that serves 38...
GITEX Saudi Arabia 2012 concludes successful 4 day run
Visitors to GITEX Saudi Arabia 2012, the business-to-business networking and consumer information and communications technology (ICT) expo for Saudi Arabia,...
Jordan’s ICT sector grows 25% per year
A regional cable network (RCN) earmarked for completion later this year, together with a new, national five-year strategy for the...
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