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Facebook may be worth more than $100bn

Facebook may be worth more than $100bn

Facebook may be worth more than $100 billion after its IPO tomorrow

Arab Advisors Summit kicks off on 22nd May

Arab Advisors Summit kicks off on 22nd May

The Arab Advisors Convergence Summit will take place on the 22 and 23 of May 2012

Nawras' network upgrade paves way for LTE

Nawras' network upgrade paves way for LTE

Telco aims to increase its focus on customer segmentation

UAE telco du plays down Saudi report

UAE telco du plays down Saudi report

Operator says media report it is exploring MVNO opportunity is wide of the mark

ITC connects Iraq to the world

ITC connects Iraq to the world

Deal gives ITC access to PCCW Global's network of 120 countries

Samsung leads in UAE smartphone market

Samsung leads in UAE smartphone market

South Korean claims 31.1% share of UAE smartphone market

Telco sector prepares for Telecoms CEO Summit

Telco sector prepares for Telecoms CEO Summit

Dr. Anne Bouverot, director general of the GSMA, confirmed as speaker

UAE minister lets rip at Etisalat via Twitter

UAE minister lets rip at Etisalat via Twitter

Sheikh Abdullah slams telecoms operator following deluge of mobile spam

Etisalat to aid Ajman Bank on ICT

Etisalat to aid Ajman Bank on ICT

Telco to provide telecoms infrastructure, smart solutions and planning to bank

Nawras hires Huawei for network upgrade

Nawras hires Huawei for network upgrade

Nawras has announced that Huawei will upgrade network and provide managed services

Vertu up for grabs

Vertu up for grabs

Permira, NQT are supposedly in talks with Nokia regarding purchasing the Vertu brand

Angry Birds Space shatters records; takes top spot

Angry Birds Space shatters records; takes top spot

Angry Birds Space has had 50 million downloads in 35 days, across various app stores

Batelco hires Marco Regnier as group CFO

Batelco hires Marco Regnier as group CFO

Seasoned telecoms CFO joins Batelco with immediate affect

Network Middle East Awards deadline extended

Network Middle East Awards deadline extended

Submissions are now open until 3rd May 2012

Sophos arms Facebook against malware

Sophos arms Facebook against malware

Sophos will protect users on Facebook from malicious links


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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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Special Reports Charting a course

NSN's ME chief tells CommsMEA why the vendor's renewed focus on mobile broadband

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Location-based services are gaining more attention and greater maturity, says Hamilton-Clark.
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
Clayton Vallabhan InMobi releases quarterly Mobile Insight Report

Nokia is still in the top spot in ME, however Apple and Android are catching on

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