African & Middle East Telecoms News AFRICAN RESEARCH STUDIES Directory of Africa & Middle East Mobile Network Operators The Middle Eastern Mobile Market: Trends & Forecasts 2007-2012 The MVNO Directory African Telecoms Reports - Afghanistan - Algeria - Angola - Benin - Botswana - Burkina Faso - Cameroon - Chad - Cote d'lvoire - Congo - Egypt - Ethiopia - Gambia - Ghana - Kenya - Lesotho - Madagascar - Malawi - Maldives - Mauritius - Morocco - Mozambique - Namibia - Nigeria - Senegal - South Africa - Sudan - Suriname - Swaziland - Tanzania - Uganda - Zambia - Zimbabwe Middle East Telecoms Reports - Bahrain - Egypt - Iran - Iraq - Israel - Jordan - Kuwait - Lebanon - Libya - Oman - Qatar - Saudi Arabian - Syrian - Middle East - Turkey - UAE - Yemen Eastern Europe Telecom News Questions Briefings Subscriber's Area Archive Password Registration Administration Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy	Issue 213   Volume 5   27 April 2006 Copyright © Blycroft Ltd 2006 Africa & Middle East Telecom Week issue 06213 - 27 April 2006                                        GBP 19 (USD 39)      News: AFGHANISTAN: First National ICT Conference staged GPRS services launched AFRICA: Gateway completes USD 1.4 million network upgrade ALGERIA: Report claims Algeria is Arab World's WiMAX pioneer DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Oasis awards mobile network contract EGYPT: Market has room for third mobile player GABON: Altech to gain Gabonese client base with acquisition ISRAEL: Cellcom receives fixed-line licence KENYA: CCK selects Analysys to conduct telecoms study KUWAIT: Operator reveals new corporate tagline MALDIVES: Operator investigates Voice and GPRS Signal Quality MIDDLE EAST: Nortel details new deployments MOROCCO: Operator signs GPRS roaming agreement NIGERIA: Mobile network upgrade underway OMAN: Nawras trials 3G, Oman Mobile provides roaming update QATAR: Q-Tel reveals subscriber growth REPUBLIC OF GUINEA: Investcom launches mobile services SOUTH AFRICA: Clickatell wins SMS deal Research claims phone tariffs are uncompetitive Saab Grintek enters router and switch market Sydus names distribution partner TANZANIA: TTCL lowers tariffs TURKEY: Turkcell records 28.74 million mobile subs UGANDA: Mobile tariffs to rise in May UCC to help establish Internet Governance Forum Log-in using the link below to purchase the issue, and gain access to all the articles in this issue. AMETW Issue 213 - 27 April 2006 ($50)