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<title>BSNL now sets sights on Ethiopian Telecom</title>
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<summary>MUMBAI: Public sector telecom Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has now set its sight on Ethiopian Telecommunications (ETC), a state monopoly in the African nation, in a bid to maximise revenues amid increasing competition in</summary>
<content type="html">MUMBAI: Public sector telecom Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has now set its sight on Ethiopian Telecommunications (ETC), a state monopoly in the African nation, in a bid to maximise revenues amid increasing competition in</content>
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<title>Economictimes</title>
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<title>Global Capacity Launches &#39;GCPrice&#39;</title>
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<summary>automated tariff pricing information. GCPrice provides customers with automated access to Global Capacity&#39;s extensive database of global telecom location, supply and pricing data, delivering the capability to generate accurate and up-to-date prices based</summary>
<content type="html">automated tariff pricing information. GCPrice provides customers with automated access to Global Capacity&#39;s extensive database of global telecom location, supply and pricing data, delivering the capability to generate accurate and up-to-date prices based</content>
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<title>New Satellite Broadband Services for Military Personnel and Defense Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan - Telecommunications and VoIP News</title>
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<updated>2009-10-05T17:12:43.023-04:00</updated>
<summary>WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- TS2 Satellite Technologies company is introducing new satellite link products to the international market. These types of telecommunication products are mainly used by the companies that execute...</summary>
<content type="html">WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- TS2 Satellite Technologies company is introducing new satellite link products to the international market. These types of telecommunication products are mainly used by the companies that execute...</content>
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<title>UAE Mobile Penetration Continues to Rise</title>
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<updated>2009-05-13T00:33:04.446-04:00</updated>
<summary>The mobile penetration rate in the UAE now stands at 193 percent, according to latest figures released by the country’s telecoms regulator.</summary>
<content type="html">The mobile penetration rate in the UAE now stands at 193 percent, according to latest figures released by the country’s telecoms regulator.</content>
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<title>First MVNO launches in Middle East</title>
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<updated>2009-04-27T14:38:15.221-04:00</updated>
<summary>The Middle East’s first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), Friendi Mobile, launched in Oman today, setting in motion what industry watchers expect to be a trend for the region. A second MVNO - Renna, expected...</summary>
<content type="html">The Middle East’s first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), Friendi Mobile, launched in Oman today, setting in motion what industry watchers expect to be a trend for the region. A second MVNO - Renna, expected...</content>
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<title>Batelco joins the India mobile party</title>
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<updated>2009-05-18T13:13:37.256-04:00</updated>
<summary>Last week Batelco agreed to buy a 49% stake in Indian new mobile entrant S Tel for $225 million. S Tel is licensed to operate a network in six Indian circles and is expected to launch operations by the end of 2009.</summary>
<content type="html">Last week Batelco agreed to buy a 49% stake in Indian new mobile entrant S Tel for $225 million. S Tel is licensed to operate a network in six Indian circles and is expected to launch operations by the end of 2009.</content>
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<title>Etisalat enters $3bn recharge, SIM market</title>
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<updated>2009-05-24T10:22:21.159-04:00</updated>
<summary>The Ebtikar plant in Ajman; soon the facility will take on major international SIM and recharge cards producers. Randi Sokoloff / The National An Ajman-based company is aiming to become the Middle-Eastern leader in mobile phone SIM and recharge...</summary>
<content type="html">The Ebtikar plant in Ajman; soon the facility will take on major international SIM and recharge cards producers. Randi Sokoloff / The National An Ajman-based company is aiming to become the Middle-Eastern leader in mobile phone SIM and recharge...</content>
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<title>Telecom Operators in the MEA Region can Save Over $8 bn in the Next 5 Years by Sharing Their Network Towers</title>
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<updated>2009-04-12T03:07:00.000-04:00</updated>
<summary>/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Delta Partners, the leading telecom advisory and investment firm, released a new white paper today about the potential of network sharing in the MEA region, entitled &#39;Tower Sharing in the Middle East and Africa: Collaborating</summary>
<content type="html">/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Delta Partners, the leading telecom advisory and investment firm, released a new white paper today about the potential of network sharing in the MEA region, entitled &#39;Tower Sharing in the Middle East and Africa: Collaborating</content>
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<title>MarketWatch</title>
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<title>Global Telecommunications Capital Spending to Decline 4 Percent, Despite Revenue Growth</title>
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<updated>2009-03-31T21:49:00.000-04:00</updated>
<summary>reflecting conservative but necessary cuts for carriers, but also signaling tough times ahead for vendors. &#39;Unlike during the telecom &#39;nuclear winter&#39; of 2002, which saw capex spending fall off of the proverbial cliff, the current economic crisis is</summary>
<content type="html">reflecting conservative but necessary cuts for carriers, but also signaling tough times ahead for vendors. &#39;Unlike during the telecom &#39;nuclear winter&#39; of 2002, which saw capex spending fall off of the proverbial cliff, the current economic crisis is</content>
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<title>Reuters</title>
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<title>Globalive clears last hurdle</title>
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<updated>2009-03-16T23:51:00.000-04:00</updated>
<summary>and is one of the last bidders to receive clearance. At issue had been the involvement of Orascom Telecom Holding SAE, a large Egyptian firm with wireless operations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Orascom is also the financial backer of</summary>
<content type="html">and is one of the last bidders to receive clearance. At issue had been the involvement of Orascom Telecom Holding SAE, a large Egyptian firm with wireless operations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Orascom is also the financial backer of</content>
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<title>Globe Investor</title>
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<title>GCC telecom sector posts rapid expansion</title>
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<summary>GCC telecom sector posts rapid expansion...</summary>
<content type="html">GCC telecom sector posts rapid expansion...</content>
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