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Viettel makes its first foray in Africa

Viettel makes its first foray in Africa

Vietnamese operator Viettel launches first African operation in Mozambique

Jordan's Damamax hires new CEO

Jordan's Damamax hires new CEO

Jordanian fibre backhaul player names Mohammad-Monir Ghannam as its CEO

Mobily prepares to host an MVNO

Mobily prepares to host an MVNO

Mobily hires Indian MVNE Xius to prepare its network to launch an MVNO

West Africa Cable System goes live

West Africa Cable System goes live

MTN-led submarine cable project launches in Cape Town

Helios Towers Africa hires Kevin Koch as COO

Helios Towers Africa hires Kevin Koch as COO

Former Millicom Telecom executive joins African tower sharing firm

RIM hires new COO and CMO

RIM hires new COO and CMO

Kristian Tear and Frank Boulben join RIM's executive team

Vodafone Qatar inks wholesale deal with Q.NBN

Vodafone Qatar inks wholesale deal with Q.NBN

Deal will allow Vodafone to provide services to its customers using Q.NBN's network

Qualcomm strengthens its presence in Egypt

Qualcomm strengthens its presence in Egypt

New office in Cairo will serve North African region, says chipset giant

Ericsson signs partnership with ictQATAR

Ericsson signs partnership with ictQATAR

Telecom vendor Ericsson to support Qatar's National ICT Plan 2015

Tunisiana acquires 3G and fixed-line licences

Tunisiana acquires 3G and fixed-line licences

Qtel's Tunisian operation pays $132m for 3G and fixed-line licences

MTN Liberia earmarks $30m for expansion

MTN Liberia earmarks $30m for expansion

Liberian operator to upgrade network and expand its reach to more towns

Etisalat revises its international strategy

Etisalat revises its international strategy

Etisalat to focus on existing portfolio and assess new opportunities carefully

yuMobile Kenya upgrades CRM system

yuMobile Kenya upgrades CRM system

Cerillion Technologies to upgrade CRM system for Kenyan operator

IHS to invest $50m in solar power for telcos

IHS to invest $50m in solar power for telcos

Tower management specialist plans to slash diesel use by 50% in two years

Intel prepares Ultrabook onslaught

Intel prepares Ultrabook onslaught

Vendor to embark on biggest channel marketing campaign


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Orange Jordan's profit up in Q1
Business Orange Jordan's profit up in Q1

Jordanian telco sees revenues decline by 3% in first quarter

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Mark Sutton Location-based mobile services set to surge

Study shows that location-based services gain most interest from mobile users

Saudi Arabia leads as the number one country in the world with the highest proportion of mobile phone users.
Clayton Vallabhan KSA leads the world in mobile usage

KSA has a ratio of 188%, followed by Vietnam and Oman in the 2nd and 3rd places

Richard O'Sullivan said that Symbian continues to lead the market in mobile impressions in the UAE
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Nokia is still in the top spot in ME, however Apple and Android are catching on

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