KUWAIT—Telecom company Mobile Telecommunications Co. said that its African subsidiary, Celtel, has signed a conditional deal to buy 65 percent of Nigeria’s Vmobile for about $1 billion. MTC added that the agreement included an option for the purchase of the remaining 35 percent of...
CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. has signed contracts worth more than $30 million with Kuwait's Mobile Telecommunications Co. to expand, enhance and upgrade networks in the Middle East and Africa. MTC will deploy Motorola's Adaptive Multi Rate solution in Kuwait to boost voice quality, capacity and availability...
LONDON-Middle East wireless carrier Mobile Telecommunications Co. has expanded into Africa with a $3.4 billion acquisition of African wireless carrier Celtel International. Kuwaiti-based MTC will buy 85 percent of Celtel from its current shareholders, and the remaining 15 percent will be purchased in two...
With China's wireless profile on the rise, big vendors are not only raising their stakes in the market, but also bringing local companies into their investments.Joint ventures and other forms of partnerships are nourishing the businesses of players such as L.M. Ericsson, Lucent Technologies...
STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson and Motorola Inc. announced EDGE contracts, underlining the increasing traction of the technology in the Middle East and around the world.Motorola said it signed its first commercial EDGE contract in the Middle East with Mobile Telecommunications Co. in Kuwait.The network will allow...
STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson and Motorola Inc. announced EDGE contracts, underlining the increasing traction of the technology in the Middle East and around the world.Motorola said it signed its first commercial EDGE contract in the Middle East with Mobile Telecommunications Co. in Kuwait.The network will allow...
WASHINGTON-The Department of Defense last week refused to say whether its inspector general is investigating a high-level official who allegedly attempted to convert a project to build a nationwide first-responder network in Iraq into a non-compete contract to provide commercial CDMA mobile-phone service throughout...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it expanded its partner network agreement with Kuwait mobile operator Mobile Telecommunications Co. to include the Bahraini market.MTC-Vodafone launched services in Bahrain Dec. 28 after winning a GSM license in April. MTC-Vodafone Bahrain will start to introduce Vodafone's international services...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it expanded its partner network agreement with Kuwait mobile operator Mobile Telecommunications Co. to include the Bahraini market.MTC-Vodafone launched services in Bahrain Dec. 28 after winning a GSM license in April. MTC-Vodafone Bahrain will start to introduce Vodafone's international services...
WASHINGTON-The Department of Defense last week said it has begun investigating allegations of wrongdoing in connection with the award of three mobile-phone licenses in Iraq in October to a group of Arab consortia that plan to deploy GSM wireless networks in the war-torn country."It...
WASHINGTON-The Department of Defense Tuesday said it has begun to investigate allegations of wrongdoing in connection with the award of three mobile-phone licenses in Iraq last month to a group of Arab consortia that plan to deploy GSM wireless networks in the war-torn country."It...
CRYSTAL CITY, Va.- Like most everything else in Iraq these days, wireless telephony in the country is not going according to plan.The official wireless licenses have yet to be awarded Coalition Provisional Authority officials acknowledged Wednesday, but the three licensees have all been given...
CRYSTAL CITY, Va.-If the Coalition Provisional Authority had wanted Iraqis to have access to communications through three mobile-phone networks by now, this-like most everything else in Iraq these days-is not going according to plan.The official licenses have yet to be awarded CPA officials acknowledged...
HELSINKI, Finland-Tecnomen said it will deliver a voicemail and unified messaging system to MTC-Vodafone's new GSM network in Bahrain through a contract with Siemens AG. The value of the deal was not disclosed.The system will provide unified messaging, wireless e-mail, several voicemail services and...
CAIRO, Egypt-Motorola Inc. said it will supply GSM base stations and transmission equipment for Orascom Telecom Iraq Corp.'s new mobile network in Iraq's central region. The value of the contract is worth up to $40 million, Motorola said.Motorola said it is the main supplier...
WASHINGTON-After weeks of speculation, it appears that GSM technology has won out over CDMA systems in Iraq. The Coalition of Provisional Authority and the Iraqi Minister of Communications Oct. 6 announced the winners of mobile-phone licenses in Iraq. Asia-Cell, the incumbent GSM provider, will...
The GSM Association reported that Kuwait-based wireless operator MTC-Vodafone deployed a GSM-based network in southern Iraq designed to support the reconstruction efforts and non-governmental organizations delivering humanitarian aid. The network reportedly is currently providing coverage along supply routes in the southern Iraqi city of...
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait-Motorola Inc. said Mobile Telecommunications Co. has launched nationwide GPRS high-speed mobile services on its network.Motorola had signed a $4.6 million contract with the carrier in June.
SINGAPORESingapore Airlines has deployed Unimobile Inc.'s wireless messaging platform to provide its customers mobile flight alert services. The services, which run on Unimobile's Mobile Messaging Platform and the Unimobile Intelligent Network, will be available to Singapore Airlines customers in more than 30 countries, including...
LONDON-The wireless sector in the Middle East continues to grow, with several developments that took place during the last half of 2000. The region saw a number of new mobile operators begin services, as well as announcements of contracts for cellular infrastructure expansion.Chief among...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Operators in the Middle East are focusing on extending coverage and considering networks upgrades. The region offers enormous potential, considering the cellular penetration is only 3.5 percent-very low in comparison with world standards. However, penetration rates in some single markets exceed 30...
AlcatelEurope. With Orange as a strategic supplier for its third-generation networks throughout Europe.Value: UndisclosedItaly. With Wind Telecomunicazioni as a preferred third-generation network supplier.Value: UndisclosedEricssonChina. With China Telecom and Guangdong Mobile Communications to build a fixed network and expand Guangdong mobile networks.Value: US$550 millionChina. With China Mobile for...
SAN DIEGO, United States-Wireless Facilities said Siemens selected the company for phase two of its expansion of Kuwait's Mobile Telecommunications Co. dual-band GSM network, which Wireless Facilities said it originally designed and optimized. The company said it had engineering and network optimization responsibilities for...
ChinaChinese Internet portal Sohu.com said its content will be expanded to mobile networks in several Chinese provinces. The content, including news, stock quotes, travel information and weather data, is used today by operators in nine provinces. China has experienced only lackluster wireless Internet use,...
