TELECOM

UPDATE 2-Home boom aids Saudi Telecom profit surge

April 19, 2012

(Adds analyst quotes, details) * Q1 profit rises to 2.5 bln riyals from 1.57 bln riyals ayear earlier * Q1 revenue up at 14.7 bln riyals from 13.1 bln riyals inQ1 2011 * STC to quarterly dividend of 0.5 … (read the story…)

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4Q.2011 Global Handset Sales Market Share and 2012-2013 Forecast: Global Mobile Handset Sales to rise to 1.89 billion …

April 18, 2012

NEW YORK, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: 4Q.2011 Global Handset Sales Market Share and 2012-2013 Forecast: Global … (read the story…)

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Ixonos Presents Next-Generation App Experience Super App Combining the Best Online Content With Social Networks

April 18, 2012

DUBAI, UAE, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Ixonos has launched Ixonos Super App™ , which combines the best online content with the most useful functionalities and creates unparalleled user experiences … (read the story…)

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ITU Telecom World 2012 Conference Seeking Participants for Young Innovators Program

April 18, 2012

As part of ITU Telecom World 2012 — scheduled for October 14-18 in Dubai — the conference will present the Young Innovators Program . With its theme of Youth Innovation for Development , the Young Innovators Competition is a chance for the next generation of young visionaries to demonstrate their ideas and innovations on...

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Gold Fields Guidance for March 2012 Quarter

April 16, 2012

JOHANNESBURG, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) today announced that attributable Group production for the March 2012 quarter (Q1 2012) is expected … (read the story…)

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Etisalat rethink on quit decision

April 16, 2012

New Delhi, April 15: UAE-based telecom operator Etisalat, in the process of winding up its Indian operations, is not yet ready to leave the country permanently. (read the story…)

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Egypt bourse up after Mobinil deal as most Gulf markets gain

April 13, 2012

Telecom stocks lifted Egypt’s bourse for a second day yesterday after France Telecom finalised a deal to buy most of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology’s (OTMT) stake in Mobinil, and most Gulf bourses also rose. (read the story…)

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Nuance Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search Apps Now Available in UAE

April 12, 2012

Nuance Communications, Inc. today announced that its Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search applications for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad are now available for free in the United Arab Emirates in the Apple App Store, supporting the Standard Arabic language. (read the story…)

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UAE- GCC needs to develop an integrated missile defense shield

April 12, 2012

(MENAFN – Emirates News Agency (WAM)) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) needs robust defense networks and comprehensive solutions that are practical and not theoretical, Dr. Abdul Latif Bin Rashid … (read the story…)

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France Telecom Takes $2 Billion Egyptian Takeover to Regulators

April 12, 2012

France Telecom SA will seek approval from Egyptian regulators to buy out the remaining publicly traded shares in its Egyptian wireless venture with local billionaire Naguib Sawiris in a 1.5 billion euro ($2 billion) transaction. (read the story…)

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