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	Log-in using the link below to purchase the issue, and gain access to all the articles in this issue. Africa & Middle East Telecom Week issue 07308 - 21 Febraury 2008                                        GBP 19 (USD 39)      Charts & Tables from issue 308 dated 21 February 2008: Egypt Mobile Operators 4Q05 - 4Q07, showing Mobile Subscribers & Penetration Ghana Fixed & Mobile Operators 4Q07 - 3Q07, showing Subscribers & Teledensity Iraq Mobile Operators 4Q05 - 4Q07; Mobile Subscribers & Penetration Morocco Mobile Operators 4Q05 - 3Q07; Mobile Subscribers & Penetration Oman Fixed & Mobile Operators 4Q07 Zain Middle East Markets 4Q07 Headlines from issue 308 dated 21 February 2008: A & ME SUBSCRIBER STATISTICS: Africa & Middle East Group Subscriber Numbers & Equity: 3Q07 - Part 2 AFRICA: Orascom deploys Roamware roaming solutions to offer enhanced roaming services ALGERIA: GTI collaborates with Algerie Telecom for WiMAX launch BAHRAIN: Batelco launches video conference calls Batelco to refund 50 percent Internet subscription fee EGYPT: Ericsson wins network expansion contract from Etisalat Egypt Mobinil obtains loan worth USD 400 million Orascom open to Western tie-up Orascom Telecom seeks USD 2.5 billion loan GHANA: Stake sale for Ghana Telecom suspended IRAQ: Zain to expand coverage to entire Iraq by year-end ISRAEL: Cellcom to launch new camp-on service JORDAN: Batelco Group eyes fully acquiring Jordanian subsidiary KENYA: Celtel introduces new virtual airtime recharge service MIDDLE EAST: Zain to launch unified network MOROCCO: Maroc Telecom releases annual and 4Q 2007 results NIGERIA: Federal government to nullify NITEL/Mtel sale OMAN: Omantel completes Worldcall acquisition Omantel, Oman Mobile launch integration initiative QATAR: Qatar’s second fixed-line licence auction receives eight registrations RWANDA: Huawei wins USD 35 million GSM contract from Rwandatel SAUDI ARABIA: Mobily to provide network infrastructure to new carrier Saudi Zain IPO oversubscribed before closure SOUTH AFRICA: MTN withdraws from Telkom bid; eyes Verizon stake Telkom eyes setting up own mobile network TANZANIA: Vodacom Tanzania awards contract to Nokia Siemens for rural connectivity UGANDA: MTN, UTL Slash Charges UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: du posts improved annual ’07 results Roamware to provide mobile media service to Etisalat ZIMBABWE: NetOne users suffer another service failure