Ooredoo launches Qatar’s first 4G network
Ooredoo, Qatar’s leading telecom company has launched the country’s first 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, an ultra-fast mobile broadband...
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Saudi travel trade gains from digital technology
According to Nashaat Al Bukhari, an IT expert, 70 percent of the travel sector needs to apply technology to its...
Bahrain spends $118 million on ICT projects
Bahrain has allocated BD45 million ($118.6 million) to fund ongoing information communication technology (ICT) projects for ministries and government organizations,...
Lebanon Internet speed to rise to 20 megabits per second
Lebanon’s Internet connection speeds could leap to 20 megabits per second within the next three months, the chairman of a...
Mobile phone penetration in Jordan projected to reach 200%
With mobile penetration in Jordan reaching 140% by the end of 2012, a local research and consulting company said there...
IT spending in the Middle East is projected to total $192.9 billion
There are numerous opportunities for small and medium organizations in the IT sector in the Middle East, said Simon Field,...
Oman to invest $350 million to upgrade its telecom network
Oman’s second largest telecom services provider Nawras is investing $350 million in the next three years to upgrade its network...
Strong sales help boost Saudi Telecom revenues to $18.84 billion
Saudi Telecom Co.'s (STC's) total revenues of SR 59.4 billion ($18.84 billion) (5.6 percent) continued to benefit from strong sales...
Lebanon agrees with Cyprus to increase Internet capacity and connectivity
The Ministry of Telecommunications announced that it has signed an agreement with the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) to acquire a...
Bahrain: Broadening the telecoms spectrum
The regulator of Bahrain’s telecommunications sector recently announced plans to unlock additional radio spectrum to improve speed and availability, news...
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