African & Middle East Telecoms News AFRICAN RESEARCH STUDIES Directory of Africa & Middle East Mobile Network Operators The Middle Eastern Mobile Market: Trends & Forecasts 2007-2012 The MVNO Directory African Telecoms Reports - Afghanistan - Algeria - Angola - Benin - Botswana - Burkina Faso - Cameroon - Chad - Cote d'lvoire - Congo - Egypt - Ethiopia - Gambia - Ghana - Kenya - Lesotho - Madagascar - Malawi - Maldives - Mauritius - Morocco - Mozambique - Namibia - Nigeria - Senegal - South Africa - Sudan - Suriname - Swaziland - Tanzania - Uganda - Zambia - Zimbabwe Middle East Telecoms Reports - Bahrain - Egypt - Iran - Iraq - Israel - Jordan - Kuwait - Lebanon - Libya - Oman - Qatar - Saudi Arabian - Syrian - Middle East - Turkey - UAE - Yemen Eastern Europe Telecom News Questions Briefings Subscriber's Area Archive Password Registration Administration Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy	Log-in using the link below to purchase the issue, and gain access to all the articles in this issue. Africa & Middle East Telecom Week issue 07310 - 06 March 2008                                        GBP 19 (USD 39)      Charts & Tables from issue 310 dated 6 March 2008: Middle East States by Population, showing Mobile Penetration 3Q07 Bahrain Mobile Operators 4Q05 - 4Q07; Mobile Subscribers & Penetration Oman Fixed & Mobile Operators 4Q05 - 4Q07; Mobile Subscribers & Penetration Sierra Leone Mobile Operators 4Q05 - 4Q07; Mobile Subscribers & Penetration Turkey Mobile Operators 4Q05 - 4Q07; Mobile Subscribers & Penetration Headlines from issue 310 dated 6 March 2008: A & ME SUBSCRIBER STATISTICS: Middle East Markets by Population: 3Q 2007 AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST: Zain offers free content-sharing service AFRICA: ECP to invest in Cellcom Lap Green refutes sale speculation BAHRAIN: Batelco reduces rental of single-user broadband package TRA to award third mobile phone licence by year end EGYPT: Orascom Telecom secures USD 2.5 billion debt facility ISRAEL: Internet Gold registers strong annual and 4Q 2007 results KENYA: Safaricom to soon launch HSDPA MALAWI: MTL to deploy optical fibre network to curb vandalism NIGERIA: Celtel Nigeria launches BlackBerry solution in Nigeria Globacom commercially rolls out 3G services MTN, Celtel compensate subscribers for poor service quality Transcorp to continue managing NITEL/Mtel operations OMAN: Oman to auction fixed-line and mobile licences Omantel likely to hike interconnection fee in 2008 SAUDI ARABIA: Atheeb-Batelco to finance Saudi operations through IPO Motorola to deploy 2G/3G mobile network for Saudi Zain SIERRA LEONE: Celtel to extend Internet service throughout the nation SOUTH AFRICA: iBurst slashes call tariffs Neotel connects to SAT3/SAFE landing stations for international connectivity Verizon Business for sale SYRIA: STE plans USD 1.5 billion investment over five years TURKEY: Turkcell reports annual and 4Q 2007 results Zain eyes Turkey’s 3G licence UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Coming soon! New broadband service from Etisalat Etisalat in talks for a JV with Iraqi carrier Etisalat to distribute 35 percent dividend for 2H 2007