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Fingerprint policy pushes Saudi’s Mobily into Q4 loss
Saudi Arabia's second largest telecommunications operator, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), posted a fourth-quarter loss on Thursday because of the cost of implementing a government initiative to register...
View ArticleEtisalat offers apology for Friday’s service disruptions
Abu Dhabi-listed telecommunications services provider Etisalat on Saturday apologised to its customers for previous day’s disruption of its mobile and internet services. “Earlier on Friday, there was a...
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Vodafone Qatar posts narrower Q3 loss as revenue rises
* Q3 net loss QAR31 million vs QAR72m net loss year-ago * Q3 total revenue QAR541m vs QAR537m year-ago * Q3 total customers 1.47m vs 1.50m year-ago Vodafone Qatar, an affiliate of Vodafone Group,...
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VIDEO: du’s parent company launches UAE’s third mobile operator Virgin Mobile
Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co (EITC), the holding company for UAE phone service provider du, will launch Virgin Mobile as a new brand in the UAE, EITC's chief executive Osman Sultan said...
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VIDEO: Time to leave Etisalat and du?
The announcement of a third mobile service provider in the UAE late last month caught the market unawares and set off a barrage of questions and speculations: who is it? What changes will it bring to...
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Du reports 20 per cent drop in Q4 net profit
Du, the United Arab Emirates' second biggest telecommunications operator, reported a 20 percent fall in fourth-quarter net profit on Tuesday, according to Reuters calculations. The firm had reported...
View ArticleEtisalat profit edges up on growing UAE revenues
Higher revenues in its domestic market enabled United Arab Emirates-based telecommunications operator Etisalat to report a slightly higher profit on Tuesday. The company said UAE revenues rose by 5.5...
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UAE telecom du targets $272 million in savings by 2019
The United Arab Emirates' second largest telecom company du expects to save 1 billion dirhams ($272.3 million) by 2019 as higher government taxes continue to weigh on its net profit, its chief...
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Deals of the day in region’s telecom sector
Here is why telecommunication companies in the GCC states are in the news today. Zain Saudi to provide all telecommunication services Saudi Arabia’s telecom regulator has issued Mobile...
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Batelco signs network deal with Ericsson
Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) and multinational technology provider Ericsson signed a network deal on Sunday. With the agreement, Ericsson will increase its offerings in both core and...
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Etisalat Nigeria in talks over missed payment on $1.2 billion loan
The Nigerian affiliate of Abu Dhabi-listed telecoms company Etisalat is in talks with local banks to renegotiate the terms of a $1.2 billion loan it took out four years ago after missing a payment, a...
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Kuwait’s Zain in final stages of selling towers
Kuwaiti telecommunications group Zain has reached the final stages of selling its mobile transmitter towers in the country, the company's vice chairman Bader Nasser Al Kharafi said on Sunday. The...
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Why Middle East telecom firms need to invest in the future
The adage “it costs money to make money” has never been more truthful than it is today. Telecom service providers in the Middle East, especially, understand that to build revenue, financial...
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Why governments in the MENA region should champion taxation reforms
Global trade body of mobile operators says that seven MENA countries could improve access to mobile connectivity by reforming their mobile taxation regimes. In its latest report ‘Delivering Mobile...
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Bahrain insists on managing risks in critical telecom infrastructure
Bahrain’s telecommunications watchdog has urged to manage risks in critical telecommunications infrastructure. The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has issued resolution number 5 of 2017...
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Why are drones a $1.5bn opportunity for GCC telecom operators?
The market for drones in the GCC is expected to reach $1.5 billion by 2022, presenting a massive opportunity for regional telecom operators, according to Strategy&, formerly Booz & Company, and...
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du, STC, Zain big winners at Telecoms World Middle East Awards 2017
The 12th annual Telecoms World Awards are an achievement symbol and mark of success for the telecoms industry in the region. The top 15 winners of the Telecoms World Middle East Awards 2017, announced...
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‘Global IT spending to reach $3.7 trillion in 2018’
Worldwide IT spending is projected at a total $3.7 trillion in 2018 from an estimated $ $3.5 trillion in 2017, which marks an increase of 4.3 percent, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc....
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Expansion of smartphone ownership slows
In 2018, 66 per cent (two-thirds) of individuals in 52 key countries will own a smartphone, up from 63 per cent in 2017 and 58 per cent in 2016, according to Zenith’s latest Mobile Advertising...
View ArticleCan Nokia really be saved by its recently launched flagship phone?
Earlier this year HMD Global revived the iconic Nokia 3310 at the Mobile World Congress, which made some waves, but not enough to elevate the business and market share to the likes of Samsung and...
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