www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Globitel announced today that Zain Group has officially extended its relationship to provide an advanced set of Roaming Solutions to all Zain Group mobile operations in Middle East, GCC and Africa.
Zain’s Group relationship with Globitel started a few years ago with the signing of agreements for Zain Group subsidiaries in Jordan, Bahrain and Sudan.
After demonstrating its commitment to products and service quality, in addition to the unmatched flexibility and swiftness in implementation, Zain Group has decided to extend its agreement with Globitel to include all remaining subsidiaries in the Middle East & Africa.
“We were impressed with the experience we had with Globitel in the past years,” said Mohammed Rafi, Group CIO. “The initial decision we made has been sustained and boosted by the ability of delivery”
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Qtel, the Qatari mobile operator, has announced its interest in acquisition of stake in Moroccan mobile operator Meditel. Qtel’s Chairman Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani reportedly said that the telco is not interest in expansion in Europe. Other Middle East operators such as Batelco, Etisalat and STC are also expected to bid for the stake in the Moroccan operator.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Etisalat, the African and Middle Eastern mobile operator, said that it intends to bid for a stake in the Moroccan mobile operator, Meditel. The operator seeks acquisition as the recession calls for lowered asset prices. Portugal Telecom has appointed Morgan Stanley to sell its 32% stake in Meditel, people familiar with the matter said earlier this month.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: In another world-first, leading mobile network operator, Zain, announced today that it has launched cross-border data
services across the Middle East and in East Africa on its award winning ‘One Network’ platform. The data service is yet another demonstration of Zain’s commitment to expand ‘One Network’s’ revolutionary service in terms of geographical
coverage and product offerings, this time by being the first mobile operator in the world to successfully introduce cross-border local GRX-based data access, an innovative technical solution which ensures faster access speeds at cost effective local rates than traditional internet roaming.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Morocco has gained 700,000 mobile subscribers in Q1, taking its total subscriber base to 23.52 million, as per the figures revealed by ANRT. The market has grown by 3.07% and mobile penetration stood at 75.43% in first quarter ended in March. Maroc Telecom (IAM) experiences a rise in its subscriber base by 1.21% to 14.63 million from 14.46 million three months ago, holds 62.21% market share in March-end. Medi Telecom, which held 35.57% market share, posted a subscriber base of 8.37 million, up 5.56%. Wana Corporate reports a rise of 19.68% to 521,000 from 435,000 subscribers, captures a 2.22% market share.
Considering the overall growth, the number of subscribers in prepaid segment has grown by 3.13% to 22.58million and postpaid segment stood at 938,000, up 1.7%. The prepaid sector accounts for 96.01% of all Moroccan mobile phone subscribers. 3G arena experiences a rise of 26.555 to 339,314 in Q1 and nearly trebled from 87,278 in the same period a year ago. Wana leads the market share in 3G market with 62.49%, followed to this is Maroc Telecom with 19.03 percent and Medi telecom share stands at 18.48%.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Orascom Telecom, the Egyptian mobile operator, intends to acquire the Moroccan service provider, Meditel. Portugal Telecom is looking for a potential buyer for the 32.18% stake it holds in Meditel. Orascom wants to close the deal by the end of April. The stake is worth EUR 300 million.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Portugal Telecom is reportedly planning to divest its 32.18% stake in Moroccan private mobile phone operator Meditel to Egypt-based Orascom Telecom (OT) for an undisclosed sum.
Orascom had to sell its ownership in Egyptian telecomms firm Mobinil ( due to a conflict with France Telecom (EPA:FTE) over the control of Meditel, in which Mobinil has a 51% stake.
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www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Maroc Telecom has launched an online billing payment service for its fixed-line, mobile and internet subscribers holding a Moroccan bank card or international Visa or Mastercard. After receiving the PIN Code over the phone or in-store, subscribers can use its bill payment system 24×7 from various Maroc Telecom websites.
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www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Zain, Kuwait’s Mobile Telecommunications Co., said it would buy 31% stake in Wana, a unit of Morocco’s biggest conglomerate ONA, for $324 million.
The incumbent reportedly said, “Zain in a 50/50 partnership with Al Ajial Investment Fund Holding has agreed to invest through a newly established joint venture $324 million in return for 31 percent of Wana.”
“With 22.5 million mobile customers representing about 70% penetration, Morocco is an exciting new region for Zain to extend our footprint to 23 countries,” said Saad Al-Barrak, Chief Executive Officer of Zain.
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Lebanon is reportedly the most expensive country for prepaid mobile phone calls in the Middle East and North Africa, while operators in Morocco have the highest average price for postpaid minutes. In Egypt, the incumbents are offering the lowest average prepaid minute rate, while Yemen offers the lowest postpaid service. The report also noted a shift in the billing methods being used by the region’s operators, with a move away from per minute billing to charging by the second or fractions of a minute.
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