Egypt telecom tender likely in 4 weeksEgypt will launch a tender for mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licences within four weeks, the country's communications minister said on Tuesday. MVNOs are mobile phone service providers which lease excess network capacity from tel More… |
STC eyes partnership for local marketSaudi Telecom Company (STC) is keen to take on a partner willing to offer services over its wireless network, an executive at the former state telecoms monopoly said on Wednesday. The local regulator, Saudi Communications and Inf More… |
Saudi Arabia to issue 3 MVNO licencesSaudi Arabia will issue three mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licences in 2012, the country's telecoms regulator told Reuters. The move, analysts say, makes it unlikely the kingdom will award a fourth conventional mobile licence. More… |
Telecom Egypt eyes mobile licence by year-endEgypt's revolution has not dimmed Telecom Egypt's ambition to push further into mobile phone services and the company aims to secure a mobile virtual network licence towards the end of the year, its chairman said. The mostly state-owned la More… |
FRiENDi launches mobile services in JordanDubai-based FRiENDi Group, a leading mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) and mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE), has launched operations in Jordan. Jordan is FRiENDi Group’s second country launch in the region and follows the launch More… |
Axiom eyes MVNO operationAxiom Telecom, a leading regional mobile handset retailer, is in talks with GCC operators in an attempt to boost subscribers by becoming a mobile network virtual operator (MVNO). Faisal Al Bannai, CEO of Axiom Telecom, has said that his co More… |
Oman launches region's first MVNOOman has announced the launch of Friendi Mobile, the first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in the Middle East. A second MVNO, Renna, is expected to be launched shortly, said a government official. Both Friendi and Renna oper More… |
MPE invests in FRiENDi mobileMillenium Private Equity said it has made its first Telecom, Media, and Technology (TMT) fund investment since the fund's close earlier this year by buying a stake in FRiENDi mobile. FRiENDi mobile is the leading Mobile Virtual Network Ope More… |
i2 gets MVNO licence in JordanThe Telecom Regulatory Commission in Jordan has officially awarded Saudi Arabia’s i2 an individual licence that allows it to operate a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services. This follows a signing agreement with the TRC on May 11 More… |








