Africa Telecom articles from July 2003

Africa Telecom archives from July 2003

Information Gatekeepers Inc. to hold half-day conference on "Telecommunications Reconstruction in Iraq" in Washington DC Sept. 29. (Iraq).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Iraq to spend over six billion dollars on IT development annually. (Iraq).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Iraq's mobile subscribers could touch five million by 2006. (Iraq).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Iraqi Telecom contracts awarded. (Iraq).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Tecore to establish distribution center in Iraq for GSM equipment. (Iraq).(Tecore Wireless Systems)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

US tenders Iraq mobile network. (Iraq).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

NBC News relies on Mentat to accelerate Iraq war communications. (Iraq).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

NetSol to provide IT consultancy to financial institution in Bahrain. (Bahrain).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Bahrain, electronic visas next year. (Bahrain).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Third GSM network in Egypt. (Egypt).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Orascom Telecom denies rumors of merger with Kuwait's MTC. (Egypt).(Mobile Telecommunication Co.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Oracle, Omantel go wireless. (Jordan).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Oman tops piracy progress table.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Jordan, e-learning initiative. (Jordan).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

AMAN signs software agreement with Jordan's FACT. (Jordan).(Dubai Islamic Insurance and Reinsurance Co., Future Applied Computer Technology)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

MobileCom expands its network capability with Ericsson. (Jordan).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Oracle, big Mid East call center. (Kuwait).(Wataniya Telecom)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Mobitel expands deployment of Airspan wireless DSL system with $1.2 million of orders. (Nigeria).(Airspan Networks Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Saudi firm becomes Microsoft's largest Business Solutions partner outside US. (Saudi Arabia).(CompuSoft Co. acquires stake in Resolution)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

GCC invites e-market site bids. (Saudi Arabia).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Scala opens office in Dammam. (Saudi Arabia).(Scala Business Solutions)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

New VSAT licenses herald competition in Saudi datacomm market. (Saudi Arabia).(Very Small Aperture Terminal)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Oracle, Al Rajhi expansion. (Saudi Arabia).(Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corp.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

HP sets up PC plant in Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Arabia).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Tunisia's datacomm market is at the doorsteps of liberalization. (Tunisia).
July 1, 2003

Turkey gets new smart card technology. (Turkey).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

IT outsourcing new growth area for vendors in UAE market. (UAE).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Government and public sector employ 51 percent of IT job placements in the UAE. (UAE).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

E-government for 450 services. (UAE).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Etisalat, pre-paid mobile roaming. (UAE).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Etisalat, Al Jazeera joint venture. (UAE).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Dubai Police look at UK IT systems. (UAE).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Thuraya 2 satellite blasts off. (UAE).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Adacel continues its international leadership with a contract win in the United Arab Emirates. (UAE).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Etisalat pays US$135 million to UAE. (UAE).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Veritas highlights email risks. (UAE).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Viisage to provide facial recognition solutions to UAE. (UAE).(Viisage Technology)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

LG unveils home network. (UAE).(LG Electronics)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Saab Ericsson space delivers payload equipment to Thuraya satellite. (UAE).(Boeing Satellite Systems gets delivery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

ImageWare to provide UAE with 200,000 medical health cards. (UAE).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Comtrust outlines PKI benefits. (UAE).(Public Key Infrastructure)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Arab World's Telecom revenues reached US$15 billion in 2002. (Across The Region).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Distribution of IT resources in rural and urban areas vastly uneven in Middle East. (Across The Region).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

NTG to set up financial clearing house service for Gulf mobile operators. (Across The Region).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Cerebrus signs a significant fraud management contract in North Africa. (Across The Region).
July 1, 2003

IBM hails Linux as turning point for Middle East technology independence. (Across The Region).
July 1, 2003

Illegal ISPs steal net revenues. (Across The Region).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Levant, PC sales head upwards. (Across The Region).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003

Sniffer hunts down problems. (Across The Region).(Network Associates launched Sniffer Distributed software)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003