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Qtel buys mobile phone firm Tunisiana for $1.2bn

Jan 6, 2011

Sale represents an annual return of 40pc on seller Orascom's original investment in the business in 2003. Read article Qtel buys mobile phone firm Tunisiana for $1.2bn

Analysts gloomy over sliding Jordan Telecom Group

Jan 6, 2011

Report says country's No 2 mobile phone firm likely to see revenue growth of just 1% over next four years. Read article Analysts gloomy over sliding Jordan Telecom Group

New era for telecoms in India

New era for telecoms in India

Jan 5, 2011

The decision last week by the Indian government to overhaul its existing telecommunications policy could usher in a new era of transparency and help it jump to the next level of the mobile boom, industry experts say. Read article New era for telecoms in India

Today's Google is a mature corporate behemoth facing challenges in a range of tech fields as it appears to grasp for a way forward.

David George-Cosh

Facebook has more than 75 million users in the Middle East, the level of regional spending on digital advertising is still minuscule. And minuscule it will remain, for the time being.

Ben Flanagan

Shared networks testing lifts Etisalat and du

Jan 4, 2011

Etisalat and du were the front runners at market close after the two telecommunications operators said they will begin testing network sharing. Read article Shared networks testing lifts Etisalat and du

China threatens to ban illegal VoIP companies

Jan 4, 2011

Skype, whose future in the UAE is subject to much discussion, may have suffered a setback in one of the biggest growing economies in the world as China threatens to restrict 'illegal internet telephone providers'. Read article China threatens to ban illegal VoIP companies

Shared network news lifts telecom shares

Jan 3, 2011

CLOSING BELL: Etisalat and du were the front runners at market close after the two telecommunications operators said they will begin testing network sharing. Read article Shared network news lifts telecom shares

Etisalat and du close in on shared network

Jan 3, 2011

They are rivals but Etisalat and du are preparing to share as they open their networks up to each other in a bid to spur competition in the sector. Read article Etisalat and du close in on shared network

iPhone could suffer after users sleep in

Jan 3, 2011

Alarm clock glitch the latest setback for popular smartphone. Read article iPhone could suffer after users sleep in

Etisalat and du test nationwide network sharing

Jan 2, 2011

They are fierce rivals but Etisalat and du are preparing to share as they open their networks up to each other in a bid to spur competition in the sector. Read article Etisalat and du test nationwide network sharing

Etisalat DB faces India hurdles

Dec 31, 2010

Etisalat's Indian subsidiary has paid the price for not launching 2G mobiles services on time with a Dh8.1 million (US$2.2m) fine from the Indian Government. Read article Etisalat DB faces India hurdles

Milestone as Mobinil hits 30 million clients

Dec 31, 2010

Mobinil phone subscribers are up to 30 million buoying its share price and outlook for 2011. Read article Milestone as Mobinil hits 30 million clients

Mobile trade group seeks more Arabic content

Dec 30, 2010

The Mobile Entertainment Forum wants to raise the amount of Arabic content on mobiles by getting telecoms operators and advertisers to work together. Read article Mobile trade group seeks more Arabic content

Palestinian operator Wataniya IPO rings in optimism

Dec 30, 2010

Wataniya raised $78 million in its initial public offering, one and a half times more than the $50.3m it needed to raise. Read article Palestinian operator Wataniya IPO rings in optimism

The National Conversation

Computer games are fast becoming more lucrative than films and the phenomenon will only grow.

Tony Glover

Rare earth metals have emerged, suddenly and unexpectedly, as an economic, geopolitical and environmental battlefield in the hoped-for green-energy revolution.

Robin M Mills

A recent ruling by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the US which claimed to uphold the concept of net neutrality could mean the opposite for mobile markets.

Rehan Khan

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India holds the promise of vast riches for companies that focus on customers on a modest income.

Anuj Chopra

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