The number of mobile subscriptions in the Middle East (see note) will cross the 250-million mark during 2012, reaching 271.27 million at end-2012 and rising to 352 million at end-2016, according to forecasts by Informa Telecoms & Media.
Additionally, the average mobile penetration rate for the Middle East will cross the 100% mark in 2012: It wil...
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) Group announced its investment in a new Venture Capital Fund which specializes in start up, small, and medium sized companies operating in the field of telecommunications and IT in the Saudi market as well as other international markets.
STC Group will invest an initial amount of $50 million that is self financed making...
Telecom research agency BuddeComm has launched its Africa - Fixed and Wireless Broadband and Internet Markets and Forecasts report.
It says that "Large parts of Africa gained access to international fibre bandwidth for the first time via submarine cables in 2009 and 2010. In other parts of the continent, additional fibre systems have brought compe...
A number of mobile operators reported over Twitter that BlackBerry service is off in the Arab world and Europe due to problems from RIM.
Mobinil one of Egypt's mobile operators says over Twitter the services resolution time is about 4 pm GMT today.
Update 12 GMT 11/10, service still have problems and not yet restored fully to all users.
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Cairo, Egypt based iPhoneIslam has developed a program to turn iPad into a working phone that also can run facetime.
The app has not been launched but iPhoneIslam says they will launch it soon. the program can send and receive calls and text massages iPhoneIslam says it needs jailbreaking to work:
Here is the video to demo iPhoneIsl...
Update: RIM replied to our question whether its agreement with TRA offers UAE authorities ways to monitor the service in the country, with the following statement:
RIM cannot discuss the details of confidential regulatory matters that occur in specific countries, but RIM confirms that it continues to approach lawful access matters internationall...
Venture Capital firm Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), has announced three new investments in Lebanese-based companies: Pin-Pay SAL, iLevel SAL, and Multilane SAL. MEVP says the The funding will assist the companies in pursuing regional growth and extending their product offerings. The companies MEVP’s investmented are as follows:
Pin-P...
Update: A number BlackBerry users in Saudi Arabia told ArabCrunch BB messenger is still running.
Following UAE's decision today in in suspending blackberry Messenger, Blackberry E-mail and Blackberry Web-Browsing Services in Octabor, Saudi Arabia today ordered the 3 telecom operators in the kingdom to freeze BlackBerry messenger, accor...
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Telecom Regulatory Commission (TRA) a government authority that governs the telecom sector, has announced today that BlackBerry Messenger, Blackberry E-mail and Blackberry Web-browsing services in the UAE will be suspended as of October 11th 2010.
In a press release TRA said it informed the only 2 mobile operators i...
Hesham Khalipha Senior Marekting Manager For The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (ArabSat) one of the leading communications satellite operator in the Arab World, said today during ArabAdvisors's Arab 7th Media and Telecom Convergence Conference that ArabSat is launching new Satellite Internet service in quarter one of next yea...
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