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	<title>Wireless Federation &#187; Saudi Arabia</title>
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		<title>Mobile operators shift focus towards rural markets (Nigeria)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90856-mobile-operators-shift-focus-towards-rural-markets-nigeria/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARPU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etisalat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Globacom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Niger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nigeria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rural Mobile Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the increase in saturation of mobile services in urban markets across the world, mobile operators have shifted their focus to towards the relatively untapped rural markets for better business opportunities and a chance at increasing revenues. According to reports, industry analysts predict Nigeria the largest mobile market in the continent, to be home to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Umniah to offer m-health services (Jordan)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90844-umniah-to-offer-m-health-services-jordan/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90844-umniah-to-offer-m-health-services-jordan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ihab Hinnawi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jordan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M-health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Health Management Company Ltd. (mHC)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Umniah]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Umniah, a mobile cellular network in Jordan, has reportedly entered into an agreement with Saudi Arabia&#8217;s leading mobile phone technology company, Mobile Health Management Company Ltd. (mHC), in an attempt to offer users accurate health information over their mobile devices. According to reports, Umniah will offer its customers comprehensive health information on various topics including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobily launches &#8216;Mobily maktabi&#8217; plan for SME segment (Saudi Arabia)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90781-mobily-launches-mobily-maktabi-plan-for-sme-segment-saudi-arabia/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90781-mobily-launches-mobily-maktabi-plan-for-sme-segment-saudi-arabia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile operator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobily Maktabi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SME]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia&#8217;s telecom operator Mobily, has launched a new Mobily Maktabi package aimed at the Small and Medium (SME) Business segment.  According to reports, the plan includes special features such as high-speed Internet, laptop or desktop and the &#8216;mobily Maktabi&#8217; phone with a business SIM card for voice calls, in addition to company&#8217;s E-mail and mobile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zain Saudi shares dip as sale of its stake fails (Saudi Arabia)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90563-zain-saudi-shares-dip-as-sale-of-its-stake-fails-saudi-arabia/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90563-zain-saudi-shares-dip-as-sale-of-its-stake-fails-saudi-arabia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Operators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bahrain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kingdom Holding Co.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kingdom Holding Co. and Bahrain based Batelco had planned to acquire a quarter of Zain Saudi for $950 million, but have now dropped the idea saying that terms of the deal were not met. Following the failure of this deal, Zain Saudi seeks to go ahead with a multibillion dollar capital restructuring. The firm has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Etisalat and Mobily compete to be the first to provide LTE services in the Middle East</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/88952-etisalat-and-mobily-compete-to-be-the-first-to-provide-lte-services-in-the-middle-east/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/88952-etisalat-and-mobily-compete-to-be-the-first-to-provide-lte-services-in-the-middle-east/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Operators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etisalat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LTE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobily]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UAE]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mobile operators Etisalat in the UAE and Mobily in Saudi Arabia are both in an attempt to become the first operator to provide LTE services in the Middle East. According to reports, Marwan Zawaydeh, Etisalat&#8217;s CTO, said in April, that the firm was satisfied with its trials of LTE and that the market was ready [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Huawei B593 TD-LTE router to be launched in October (Asia)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/87709-huawei-b593-td-lte-router-to-be-launched-in-october-asia/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/87709-huawei-b593-td-lte-router-to-be-launched-in-october-asia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Operators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etisalat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hu Guangping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huawei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobily]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TD-LTE]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider aims to launch the Huawei B593 TD-LTE wireless broadband router through Saudi Arabian operator Mobily in October this year. With the increasing consumer base accessing the internet through their mobile handsets and streaming music and videos constantly, even the 3G networks are facing difficulties [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Continued subscriber growth fuels 17% rise in Zain profits (Kuwait)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/84765-continued-subscriber-growth-fuels-17-rise-in-zain-profits-kuwait/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/84765-continued-subscriber-growth-fuels-17-rise-in-zain-profits-kuwait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jordan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sudan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Zain posted a 2% increase in its revenues for the first half to record $2.38 billion, discounting cash inflow and capital gain in the wake of the sale of the Zain Africa assets, closed in June 2010. The company&#8217;s net profit also rose by 17% to $506.5 million, in comparison to the figures from last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iPhones usage banned at security installations (Saudi Arabia)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/82948-iphones-usage-banned-at-security-installations-saudi-arabia/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/82948-iphones-usage-banned-at-security-installations-saudi-arabia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[­Apparently, Saudi Arabia has followed suit by taking the path treaded by the United States and a few other countries in Europe that had banned the use of iPhones at security organizations. The Interior Ministry of Saudi Arabia is known to have issued a ban on Apple iPhones and Galaxy tablets usage at security installations. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia&#8217;s Ovi Store gets Etisalat to power its carrier billing (UAE)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/82492-nokia%e2%80%99s-ovi-store-gets-etisalat-to-power-its-carrier-billing-uae/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/82492-nokia%e2%80%99s-ovi-store-gets-etisalat-to-power-its-carrier-billing-uae/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UAE]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=82492</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Etisalat is a mobile network operator based in the UAE. Nokia Ovi Store is known to bring the mobile operator on board, to enable its carrier billing. This way charges relating to mobile content purchases will be directly applied to the customer&#8217;s phone bill. Post-paid consumers will be charged in their monthly bill while prepaid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Axis rolls out international calls promotion (Indonesia)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/78297-axis-rolls-out-international-calls-promotion-indonesia-2/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/78297-axis-rolls-out-international-calls-promotion-indonesia-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hong Kong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indonesia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malaysia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Singapore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Axis, which operates in Indonesia, has rolled out a promotion for international calls via VoIP during the school holidays. Calls to Singapore are charged at US$0.02 per minute, calls to Canada are priced at US$0.01 per minute and calls to Australia at US$0.09 per minute. The offer is available to all Axis customers. Besides Singapore, [...]]]></description>
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