Africa Telecom articles from November 2003

Africa Telecom archives from November 2003

Work order.(Iraq projects)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 1, 2003

PC sales across EMEA up 18 percent in 3Q 2003.(Across the Region)(Europe, Middle East, and Africa)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003

IDC: Dubai is the locus of IT development in the Arab world.(Across the Region)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003

Knowledge gap "holds back" Arab societies, UNDP report.(Across the Region)(United Nations Development Program)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003

Venture capitalist invites IT firms.(Across the Region)(Injazat Technology Fund)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003

Tejari on mideast roadshow.(Across the Region)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003

Intel boss inaugurates new Beirut Finance Center.(Across the Region)(Craig Barrett)
November 1, 2003

Software dealers in Oman sign BSA Code of Ethics to show commitment to combating software piracy.(Across the Region)(Business Software Alliance)
November 1, 2003

Bahrain holds computer festival.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003

Bahrain claims a first in 3G race.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003

EIB loans Cyprus [general currency]235 million for IT development.(Cyprus)(European Investment Bank)
November 1, 2003

Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company signs [general currency]16 million contract with Alcatel.(Egypt)
November 1, 2003

France and Egypt sign MoU for ICT development.(Egypt)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003

Iraq selects Arab mobile providers to develop GSM network.(Iraq)(Iraqi Communications Ministry awarded GSM mobile phone licenses to three consortia)
November 1, 2003

Fujitsu Siemens appoints Al-Itkan as distributor in Iraq.(Iraq)(reconstruction of information technology sector)
November 1, 2003

Subcontractors could get jobs in Iraq.(Iraq)(post war reconstruction)
November 1, 2003

NEC and Sumitomo wins Iraqi Telecom contracts.(Iraq)
November 1, 2003

Orascom selects Motorola as GSM supplier for Iraqi network.(Iraq)(Orascom Telecom Iraq Corporation)
November 1, 2003

Jordan may see head-on competition between GPRS-based PTT and iDEN.(Jordan)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003

Jordan's MobileCom files industrial espionage suit against FastlinkJordan's.(Jordan)
November 1, 2003

Jordan's cellular market endures tapering of growth.(Jordan)
November 1, 2003

Omantel signs four contracts.(Jordan)(Omantel Communications Co. has signed contracts with Motorola, LM Ericsson, Al Zubair Telecom and Logica)
November 1, 2003

Oman goes in for telecom upgrade.(Jordan)(Oman Telecomunications Co. has awarded Siemens Mobile a USD40m contract)
November 1, 2003

Wataniya posts 50pc Q3 profit rise.(Kuwait)
November 1, 2003

Saudi Aramco places $1 million order for Identix fingerprint scan system.(Saudi Arabian Oil Company)
November 1, 2003

Alcatel selected for nationwide ADSL deployment in Saudi Arabia.(Saudi Arabia)(Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line)
November 1, 2003

Globecomm Systems wins $3.5 million Thuraya contract.(Saudi Arabia)
November 1, 2003

Q-Tel reports 22 percent net profit increase for 2003.(Qatar Telecom)
November 1, 2003

Fitch affirms Turkcell's positive outlook.(Turkey)(Fitch Ratings)
November 1, 2003

GAO dismisses Turkcell's complaint.(Turkey)(United States. General Accounting Office)(Iraqi mobile licenses)
November 1, 2003

Aconite expands into the Middle East.(UAE)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003

Record breaking edition of GITEX.(UAE)(GITEX information technology exhibition of 23rd edition has broken all records)
November 1, 2003

Empost starts online trace service.(UAE)
November 1, 2003

Thuraya expands coverage area to East and South East Asia.(UAE)(Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co.)
November 1, 2003

EIM sets up hot spots across UAE.(United Arab Emirates)
November 1, 2003

DIC Community Zone at Gitex.(UAE)(Dubai Internet City)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003

Iraqi Telecommunication Reconstuction.(UAE)(meetings on Telecommunication Opportunities in Iraq)
November 1, 2003