Africa & Middle East Telecom weekly news

November 29th to December 6th 2007

AFGHANISTAN:
Afghan Wireless introduces per-second billing platform 

ALGERIA:
Orascom close to finalising LACOM stake sale
Orascom deploys Ditech’s VQA solution for Djezzy network 

EGYPT:
Orascom posts 116 percent increase in profits
Orascom to withdraw interest from JV with France Telecom 

GAMBIA:
New board of Gamtel resumes duties 

IRAQ:
Zain to acquire Iraqna for USD 1.2 billion 

ISRAEL:
Alan Gelman appointed as Bezeq's new deputy CEO and CFO
Internet Gold posts 188 percent increase in revenue for 3Q 2007
Number portability is here, finally!
Zeevi planning to recapture Bezeq stake 

JORDAN:
Noor increases stake in Jordan Telecom 

KENYA:
CCK considering convergence of telecom licences
Telkom Kenya reveals strategy to improve Telkom performance 

KUWAIT:
Zain to increase capital by 75 percent 

NIGERIA:
Celtel to provide communication services to Chevron
Globcom extends services in 40 more towns in 17 states 

SAUDI ARABIA:
Mobily contracts Huawei for IP bearer network
Nokia collaborates with ALJAWAL to roll out Nokia Intellisync mobile services 

SOUTH AFRICA:
Telkom considering outsourcing of network division
Telkom end talks with MTN, Vodafone without deal
Vodacom launches two new social networking services 

TUNISIA:
Tunisie Telecom to deploy Telarix’s IXTools 

UGANDA:
Uganda Telecom cuts jobs as part of restructuring 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
du looking forward to expand
Etisalat, Nokia collaborate to accelerate use of mobile Internet services 

ZIMBABWE:
Econet increases call rates by 450 percent