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Sony Ericsson to launch Android phone
Sony Ericsson has unveiled details about its new X10 mobile phone, its first to run on Google's Android operating system, Reuters has reported. The X10 will have a 4-inch-wide touch screen, Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor, and an 8.1 megapixel camera. The new handset will not go on sale until early next year, the company said.- » Mobinil Q3 profit falls 8%
- » Zain shareholders challenge proposed stake sale
- » Wataniya launches West Bank network
- » Du's Q3 profit more than doubles
- » Mobily cuts call costs new subscribers
- » Du offers wi-fi access during F1 at Yas Island
- » Egypt confirms 16 companies bid for telecoms licence
- » Mobinil seeks expansion fund
- » Batelco profits and turnover rise
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Mena telecom operators could gain competitive advantage by addressing carbon issue, says report
Telecom operators in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have yet to fully realize how much energy and carbon management will positively impact their future growth, according to a report released by Dubai Internet City, the region's largest managed ICT cluster and a member of TECOM Investments, and Arthur D. Little, an international management consulting firm.- » Etisalat participates at Gasco IT Exhibition
- » Thuraya sponsors key World Telecom Forum in Beirut
- » Zain@home marks second anniversary with technology upgrades
- » TRA sets regulated rate of return applicable to regulated telecommunications services of Batelco and...
- » AT and T global network extended to Kuwait through agreement with Qualitynet and Navlink
- » Batelco wins Technology Based Learning Award 2009
- » Du first in UAE to launch Facebook Mobile Texts for users
- » Qtel wins Corporate Treasury Deal of the Year in Middle East
- » IPTV registers 45% growth in region
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Innovation 'is key' to future telco growth
The telecoms sector has not suffered as much as many other industries during the global downturn and is using this period to develop innovative offerings and services for current and future customers, said speakers at Mecom 2009 in Abu Dhabi. With mobile penetration high in the region, particularly because of its ethnic make-up, usage of mobile broadband was heralded as being likely to overtake that of fixed line broadband within a few years.- » No intention of selling Syriatel shares, Mr Makhlouf says
- » Cisco seeks to tap Jordan's technological growth
- » Syria's Telecom operator to invest EUR1bn in network
- » A lack of transparency overshadows Vodafone's Qatar win
- » Globitel gains from the Middle East's growing telco sector
- » Optimiza: A Jordanian firm with pan-Arab aspirations
- » Microsoft deal boosts Jordan's ICT ambitions
- » As ictQatar looks to licence, Qtel looks to expand
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