Business | Telecoms
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Thursday May 24
Etisalat plans to cut international tariff by up to 30%
Firm losing market share in mobile market
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Sunday May 20
Motorola phones blocked in US over Microsoft patent
US row among several pitting smartphone manufacturers globally
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Friday May 18
Sales of mobile devices in MEA rise 16%
Driving demand in the region has been the increasing popularity of smartphones
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Friday May 18
Iran orders telecom company to extend coverage to Abu Mousa
Move comes after visitors to the island received texts from etisalat
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Wednesday May 16
Thuraya's Russian service starts
Thuraya Telecommunications Company, the UAE's international mobile satellite operator, has announced the launch of its mobile satellite services in Russia
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Monday May 14
Ailing Nokia falls back on patent royalties to raise funds
move could be crucial for mobile phone-maker's long-term survival
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Monday May 14
Nigeria fines phone firms $7.3m for poor service
Four companies penalised for dropped calls and bad line quality
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Monday May 14
Du joins forces with Flash Entertainment
Signs four-year-deal with live events giant
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Friday May 11
Mobile revenue boosts du profit
New subscribers raise revenue to Dh2.4b
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Friday May 11
EU cuts tariff for travellers' mobile internet and calls
Roaming price limits will pressure operators
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Friday May 11
Qtel eyes $1b commercial paper programme
Asks banks to evaluate options for standby loan to assist short-term liquidity management
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Thursday May 10
Telecom service provider du makes Dh666m profit
du made a net profit of Dh666m in the first quarter, up from Dh412m in the year-before period
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Tuesday May 8
Residents report disruption in BlackBerry services
Residents have been reporting a disruption in their Blackberry Services due to a server trial of the Blackberry Software
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Monday May 7
Troubled Nokia might ask Microsoft to bail them out
Analysts see loan extension or equity stake but no full takeover
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Saturday May 5
Mexico's Slim will cut phone fees to skip fine
Mexico's competition watchdog has ordered Carlos Slim to cut charges he levies on mobile phone competitors
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Friday May 4
Omantel profit up 12.9% due to cost cutting
Company's results meet analysts' estimates
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Friday May 4
Firms warn of price rise disaster
Sharp hike in the cost of mobile spectrum ‘may destroy the sector'
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Friday May 4
Bahrain looks to meet mobile needs for 2020 and beyond
Consultant to be appointed for development of 4G network
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Friday May 4
Etisalat to roll out 4G smartphones
Provider's plans include tablets running on LTE network in the third quarter of this year
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Tuesday May 1
Everything Everywhere plans fast phone service
Everything Everywhere said its plan to offer high-speed mobile-phone services
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Thursday Apr 26
Nokia to fight Chinese competitors with Dh288 smartphone
Nokia has launched a Dh288 smartphone in order to fight back against severe competition from Chinese mobile makers
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Wednesday Apr 25
Fitch cuts Nokia to junk, outlook negative
Fitch Ratings downgraded its credit rating on Nokia to junk status and said the outlook remained negative
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Wednesday Apr 25
India spectrum price proposal knocks telecom firms' shares
Sharp increase to make it expensive for new and foreign carriers
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Tuesday Apr 24
Vodafone to buy CWW for $1.9b to trim costs
Mobile phone group Vodafone has agreed to buy Cable & Wireless Worldwide
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Tuesday Apr 24
Etisalat profits from global operations
Telecom operator's international gains help first-quarter revenue rise 2% to Dh8.2b
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China breaks West's solar monopoly
Some countries in the world, especially Germany and the United States, have made considerable efforts to invest in developing solar energy cells
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Burberry store spree will cut profit
Trenchcoat maker forges ahead with investment strategy targeting emerging markets
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Laws needed to spur region bond markets
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