Batelco 9-month profit down 25pcBahrain-based Batelco Group, a leading regional telecommunications company, said it registered a net profit of BD43 million ($114 million) for the first nine months of the year, compared to BD57 million during the same period last year More… |
Etisalat finalises Indonesian mobile stake saleUAE's leading telecommunications services company Etisalat said it has finalised the sale of a 9.1 per cent stake in Indonesian mobile firm PT XL Axiata for Dh1.87 billion ($509 million) Following the sale, Etisalat will retai More… |
Etisalat company partners with PanduitTamdeed Projects, a part of UAE-based Etisalat Services Holding and a leader in cabling infrastructure projects has signed a partnership agreement with Panduit Corp, a global manufacturer of physical infrastructure solutions. A holding com More… |
Bahrain TRA in consultation on callsIn a step to achieve transparency in its operations and processes, the Bahrain Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has issued a public consultation on the potential regulation of wholesale international inbound calls. Wholesale i More… |
Dubai set for major broadband summitLeading players from the IT industry will be in Dubai this March for the first-ever rural broadband summit that aims to provide the perfect platform for targeted discussion and thought-provoking analysis on key issues. The Rural Broadband More… |
GBI lands first subsea cable in IraqGulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East's first privately-owned submarine cable operator, said it has reached a major milestone with the landing of the first subsea cable in Iraq. Earlier this week, GBI landed in Al Faw the first More… |
Private-public broadband partnership soughtThe importance of creating public-private partnership to build next generation national broadband networks was highlighted at a key conference in Muscat. Addressing telecommunications professionals from the across the Middle East and North More… |
Bahrain and China to bolster telecom tiesA high-level Bahrain business delegation has visited leading Chinese telecommunications company ZTE. Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) chairman Dr Essam Fakhro led the delegation. Batelco chairman Shaikh Hamad bin Abdulla Al More… |
BDS completes glazing work on Qatar facilityBahrain-based telecommunications and defence systems company Building Defence Systems (BDS) has completed its work on an oil and gas facility in Qatar. Some 1,800sqm of FT800 blast mitigation glazing was applied to the project by BDS in co More… |
Huawei unveils first 300mm-depth IP platformHuawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions, has unveiled the industry’s first 300mm-depth IP platform with 20G/40Gb/s capacity. The CX600-X1 and CX600-X2 (CX600-X1/X2) metro services platform (MSP) e More… |








