BOSTON, United States—The Egyptian carrier Orascom Telecom has been granted the license for a second GSM network in Tunisia, the Tunisian Ministry of Communications announced.Orascom Telecom presented the highest offer of US$454 million above that of the other two short-listed companies, Telef
BOSTON, United States—The state fixed-line operator Telecom Egypt has invited bids to build Egypt's third cellular GSM network on the 1800 MHz frequency band. The closing date for proposals has been set for 25 March.Private companies currently operating cellular networks in Egypt include the...
LONDON—Algeria's second GSM license holder, Orascom Telecom, announced it will begin operating Algeria's second mobile-phone network in January, two months ahead of schedule.Orascom, which won the license in July with a US$737 million bid, was originally scheduled to begin operating in March 2002.According to...
AlcatelParis. With Orascom Telecom for the supply and installation of GSM solutions in the Middle East and Africa.Value: Undisclosed. Brazil. With Telemar for a GSM 1800/GPRS network in Brazil.Value: US$275 millionMoscow. With ZAO SMARTS for GSM 900 MHz solutions to extend networks in the...
LONDON—African mobile operator Orascom Telecom announced it plans to invest US$500 million during the next five years in building its GSM infrastructure in Algeria, a report from the Egyptian news agency, APS, reveals.Cairo-based Orascom won Algeria's second GSM license on 11 July with a...
MUNICH, Germany—Siemens has completed a global purchasing agreement with Orascom Telecom for the construction and extension of GSM mobile networks. The three-year contract includes Orascom Telecom's operations in 20 countries.
LONDON-The market for mobile services in the Middle East continues to show strong growth, with the ever-increasing number of new cellular operators barely keeping pace with growing customer numbers. An eventful first-quarter 2001 has seen new network expansion projects, a host of new value-added...
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-Orascom Telecom (OT) is emerging as the winning titan in the conquest of cellular operations in Africa and the Middle East. With GSM cellular licenses firmly secured in the last few weeks in the Cameroon and Niger, Orascom now boasts more than...
AustraliaThe Australian Communications Authority called for expressions of interest in its next round of spectrum auctions. In September, 165 megahertz in the 3.4 GHz radio-frequency band will be auctioned. The spectrum can be used for wireless local loop and broadband Internet. A total of...
