Last month's NIS800m (US$220m) completion of fixedline/ ISP operator 012 Smile's acquisition by cellco Partner Communications was the first deal...

Cellcom, the country's leading mobile operator, announced that ISP/fixed-line operator Netvision had agreed to merger talks following its NIS1.5bn (US$425.4m)...

Following France Telecom's entrance into Iraq, and last month's US$400m debt facility from the IFC, Zain Iraq has announced plans...

The government hopes to raise some US$2bn in an auction for a fourth mobile licence by the end of the...

France Telecom and Swiss-headquartered logistics company Agility have agreed to buy a 44% stake in number three mobile operator Korek...

In other news, TRA is to release 30 MHz of unallocated spectrum in the 1710-1880 MHz band in a tender...

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has said it will allow ISP 2Connect to remain open until 23 April, extending its...

Franco-American equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent is looking at selling its unit that sells handsets and other telecoms equipment to businesses, according...

Russian investment firm Altimo will reportedly join efforts next week to strip Colin Williams of his chairmanship of Turkish mobile...

Swiss cableco UPC Cablecom has acquired four local networks for an undisclosed sum. The company said it had reached an...