|
ITInsightME - Middle East IT, Telecom, Media and Gadgets portal
|
Written by Muhammad Farooq
|
|
Tuesday, 09 February 2010 03:11 |
|
Google warns Chinese copycat website
8 February 2010, BEIJING - Google has warned a copycat Chinese website to stop using a logo that resembles the US Internet giant’s or face possible legal action, state media reported on Monday.
The warning issued to the “Goojje” website comes as Google is contemplating its future in China after saying it would no longer obey government censorship rules and could pull out entirely over alleged cyberattacks.
Google accused Goojje of infringing on its trademark rights, saying the logo of the Chinese website could make users believe it was authorised by or linked to the US company, the Shenzhen Economic Daily reported.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Written by selma aziz
|
|
Tuesday, 09 February 2010 03:07 |
|
No offers yet for Africa assets -Zain
DUBAI - Kuwaiti telecoms company Zain, whose chief executive resigned last week, said on Monday it has not received any offers for the sale of its Zain Africa assets. "With regard to information published in a local newspaper on buying Zain Africa assets, the group would like to state that there are no offers at present," the company said in a statement on the bourse website.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Written by Muhammad Farooq
|
|
Tuesday, 09 February 2010 03:03 |
|
Etisalat simplifies global roaming rates
Dubai: Etisalat on Monday unveiled simplified roaming prices for worldwide destinations based on zones replacing country-specific charges.
"Etisalat's revamped international roaming charges for outbound roamer are now unified and a flat rate will be applied according to the new roaming zones and new rates," the company said in a statement.
The highest per minute roaming charges have been kept at Dh10 per minute for GSM and Dh11 for Wasel pre-paid customers, inclusive of taxes and operator roaming charges. For the GCC, the roaming charges per minute have been fixed at Dh3 and Dh4 for GSM and Wasel respectively.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Written by selma aziz
|
|
Monday, 08 February 2010 17:01 |
|
QTEL CUSTOMER CHARTER OFFERS WARRANTY CARDS AS STANDARD ON QTEL PRODUCTS
As part of ongoing enhancements to its Customer Charter and Qtel's commitment to protect and support customers' rightS... the company is now providing warranty cards as standard for everyone buying mobile phones or Qtel-branded products from Qtel Shops.
The warranty cards ensure that all customers are eligible for support on defective products within the first year of purchase through a 12-month limited warranty period. Since the programme was initiated, a significant number of customers have benefited from the rapid response and service commitments outlined on each card.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Written by Anwer AbuAmar
|
|
Monday, 08 February 2010 17:00 |
|
TAX RAISED ON CELL PHONE CALLS IN JORDAN
The government on Tuesday decided to raise the special tax on cellular phone calls from 4 per cent to 8 per cent.
The measure comes in implementation of the State Budget Law for the year 2010 which emphasises increasing revenues and cutting down expenditures to address the high deficit rate in the state budget, Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications and Government Spokesperson Nabil Sharif told reporters following a Cabinet meeting yesterday.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Written by Amira Khelfallah
|
|
Monday, 08 February 2010 16:58 |
|
GATEWAY SIGNS DEAL FOR NIGERIAN NETWORK
Gateway Communications confirms plan for pan-Nigerian broadband network after signing deal for last mile...
access with Cambridge Broadband Networks.
Gateway Communications, a pan-African provider of carrier and business network solutions, has confirmed that it will roll out wireless broadband services across 10 Nigerian states in 2010, with Port Harcourt and Abuja scheduled to go live in March, and a further 26 states to go live in 2011.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Written by Ahmed Al Kahtani
|
|
Tuesday, 09 February 2010 03:05 |
|
Riyadh moves to regulate net news
RIYADH // Saudi Arabia is planning to introduce regulations, including a licensing requirement, for its indigenous internet news sites, which have become a key fixture in the kingdom’s active online community. The draft regulations, still under study, would require internet-based news sites to request a government licence and to respond to complaints about their content that are received by the ministry of culture and information.
“We want them to feel that they are under our umbrella,” Abdul Rahman al Hazza, spokesman for the ministry, said in a phone interview yesterday.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Written by selma aziz
|
|
Monday, 08 February 2010 17:03 |
|
Syniverse to Support Launch of VIVA in Bahrain
Multi-service contract win with Bahrain’s newest operator extends Syniverse’s presence to all STC affiliates in the Middle East
TAMPA, Fla. – Feb. 8, 2010 – VIVA, the latest addition in the Bahraini telecom market and part of STC Group, has selected Syniverse Technologies (NYSE:SVR) to provide it with a comprehensive suite of 10 roaming, messaging, network and turn-key solutions. As a result, Syniverse, a leading provider of technology and business solutions for the global telecommunications industry, now provides services to all Saudi Telecom Company (STC) Group affiliates throughout the region.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Written by selma aziz
|
|
Monday, 08 February 2010 17:01 |
|
MENA TELECOM LAUNCHES PREPAID BROADBAND SERVICE
Operator hopes to gain further traction when it introduces full mobility later in the year. Bahraini WiMAX operator Mena Telecom, which launched services last year, has become the first ISP in Bahrain to launch a prepaid broadband internet service.
The company, which already has more than 30,000 users, hopes to attract customers that have previously been deterred from broadband services by monthly bills.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Written by selma aziz
|
|
Monday, 08 February 2010 16:59 |
|
BATELCO POSTS MODEST RISE IN PROFIT
Batelco's revenue growth outstrips profit growth as the Bahraini incumbent invests in expansion.
Batelco Group, Bahrain's incumbent telecom operator, posted its highest ever net profit of $278.3 million (BD105.0m) in 2009, although the figure represented only a modest increase on the BD104.2m (276.3 million) it announced in 2008.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Written by Kashif Anwer
|
|
Monday, 08 February 2010 16:57 |
|
ORASCOM GETS 100,000 N KOREA SUBSCRIBERS IN A YEAR
Orascom Telecom, the Egypt-based mobile network operator, says its subsidiary in North Korea, Koryolink...
has acquired 100,000 subscribers in its first year and expects to add millions more in the next five years.
The expansion plans come as the isolated east Asian country of 24m, which says it wants to be considered a "mighty and prosperous nation" by 2012, steps up efforts to attract foreign investment in natural resources and infrastructure .
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Page 1 of 66 |
|
|
|