Saudi Arabia offers three new telecom licenses
Saudi Arabia's telecoms regulator has a set a May 4 deadline for companies to submit applications for three mobile virtual...
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Ericsson and Huawei win $256 million contract in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian telecommunications provider Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) awarded contracts worth a total of $256 million to Ericsson and Huawei to...
Saudi Arabia to invest $9.85 billion in telecom sector this year
Saudi Arabia will invest up to SR37 billion ($9.85 billion) in its telecom sector this year alone, with future forecasts...
GCC unifies traffic monitoring system
The general traffic administration is currently coordinating with a team for a unified traffic application in GCC countries, its director...
IT spend to grow by 13% in UAE
The IT market in the UAE is set for another strong year as economic growth is heading northwards and consumer...
GCC to invest more in telecom technology
Stable markets in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region will continue to invest more in latest communication technologies...
Iraq's Asiacell aims to raise $1.3 billion from IPO
Asiacell Communications PJSC, Iraq's second largest mobile operator, aims to raise about US$ 1.3 billion from an initial public offering...
Bright prospects await Lebanese mobile broadband market
Lebanon broadband capabilities have shown significant improvement according to the “One Year Progress Report” published by the Ministry of Telecommunication...
Tablets and smart phones take a bite off Gulf PC market
Tablets and smart phones will continue to eat further into the Gulf PC shipments in the fourth quarter as consumers...
Jordan moving towards knowledge-based economy
Jordan is moving from an efficiency-based economy to a knowledge-based economy, Planning Minister Jafar Hassan said. Speaking at the regional...
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