Africa & Middle East Telecom weekly news

February 05th to February 12th 2009

AFGHANISTAN:
Milestone claimed for Roshan

AFRICA:
Subscriber growth drives Millicom capacity enhancements

BAHRAIN:
Zain Bahrain provides special offers under the Zain@home size S package

GHANA:
MTN expansion catered for

IRAN:
First research satellite launched

ISRAEL:
Bezeq International to offer inland telephony service
Bezeq receives approval to increase stake in YES
Nortel to end Alvarion JV
Smart Communications selects ECI Telecom for a two-year deal

KENYA:
Econet Wireless receives USD 450-million financing
Mobile phone operators urge government to reduce taxes
Zap receives CBK approval

LEBANON:
Phone tapping guidelines to be laid

MALAWI:
Zain introduces wireless hotspot

MIDDLE EAST:
Etisalat inks deal with Apple for iPhone 3G

MOROCCO:
ANRT grants third 2G mobile licence to Wana

NAMIBIA:
Tripling of SMS for MTC

NIGERIA:
BPE seeks ways to pay NITEL, Mtel workers’ benefits
Fast track Africa noted by NCC’s Ndukwe

OMAN:
Further promotional push by Oman Mobile

PALESTINE:
Novel loan facility for Wataniya
Paltel Board to discuss the Zain offer

QATAR:
ictQatar to issue three licences for VSAT service

SAUDI ARABIA:
Mobily subscribers to enjoy free roaming in 56 countries

TURKEY:
Number portability works for Turkcell

UGANDA:
Warid reflects on first year

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
du posts improved results
Preliminary results for Etisalat

ZAMBIA:
Government to offer unified telecom licenses
Zamtel board dissolved

ZIMBABWE:
Econet to increase network capacity
POTRAZ to revise exorbitant foreign currency tariffs