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March 18, 2010

Riots, taxes drive Orascom into the red

Filed under: Bangladesh,Banglalink,Business and managed services,Daily News,Earnings,Egypt,Koryolink,Mobilink,North Korea,Operator Services,Orascom Telecom,Pakistan,Public — fmmonteverde @ 6:08 am

Orascom Telecom Holdings sunk into red ink in the fourth quarter of 2009, posting a net loss of $46.4 million.
 
Full-year net income also fell 25% to $379.47 million, with revenues dipping 5% to reach just over $5 billion.
 
The Egyptian-based firm

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December 10, 2009

North Korea riding high on mobile communication

Filed under: 3G,ASIA,Egypt,Korea,Koryolink,Mobile,North Korea,Orascom,Pyongyang,fiber optic cables,human rights abuses — Editor @ 12:17 pm

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Communist country North Korea, known for its human rights abuses and for tight controls on outside information, is riding high on mobile communications with the mobile telephone subscriptions due to reach 120,000 early next year. The mobile service was started in the country just a year ago by an Egyptian provider.
According to the marketing [...]

August 29, 2009

Alfa organises public auction for 25 new platinum mobile numbers (Lebanon)

Filed under: Alfa,Algeria,Bangladesh,Banglalink,Egypt,Korylink,Lebanon,Mobile,Mobilink,Mobinil,North Korea,OTA,Orascom Telecom,Pakistan,Platinum Numbers,Public Auction,Tunisia,Tunisiana — Editor @ 9:57 am

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Alfa, the mobile operator managed by Orascom Telecom, will be organizing its second public auction on 25 new platinum mobile numbers on Thursday 3rd of September, 2009. The auction will be held under the high patronage of Telecommunications’ Minister, Engineer Gebran Bassil, and upon his request, and will take place in “Dubai Hall” at [...]

August 27, 2009

Koryolink ends Q2′09 with 47,863 subscribers (North Korea)

Filed under: 3G,ARPU,EBITDA,Koryolink,Mobile,North Korea,Orascom Telecom,Subscribers,WCDMA — Editor @ 10:05 am

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Orascom Telecom has reported that its mobile subscribers in North Korea nearly doubled in Q2′09 even though the ARPU dipped. Koryolink, in which Orascom owns a majority stake, ended June with 47,863 subscribers, twice more than what the operator had at April-end, when the total stood at 19,208, said Orascom.
Koryolink runs on a 3G [...]

June 9, 2009

Alfa offers free breaking news service via SMS (Lebanon)

Filed under: Alfa,Bangladesh,Banglalink,Egypt,Free Breaking News Service,Koryolink,Lebanon,MENA,Mobile,Mobilink,Mobinil,North Korea,OTH,Orascom Telecom,Pakistan,SMS Alert,Telecel Globe,Tunisia,Tunisiana — Editor @ 7:29 pm

Alfa, the Lebanese mobile operator managed since Feb 1, 2009 by Orascom Telecom, leader mobile operator in the MENA region and South Asia, announced that since June 1, 2009, all its subscribers can keep themselves updated with the most current local and international news by getting breaking news headlines on their mobile for free. This [...]

May 28, 2009

Koryolink posts a subscriber base of 19,208 in Q1′09 (North Korea)

Filed under: 3G Operator,ARPU,EBITDA,GP,Koryolink,Mobile,North Korea,Pyongyang,Revenues,Subscriber base,VSK — Editor @ 2:28 pm

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Koryolink, the Korean 3G mobile operator has posted a subscriber base of 19,208 at the end of Q1′09. The operator had launched its services on 15 December 2008. Koryolink earned revenues of USD 4.4 million and EBITDA of USD 0.3 million in Q1. ARPU reached USD 24.7, and minutes of use were at an [...]

Koryolink posts a subscriber base of 19,208 in Q1′09 (North Korea)

Filed under: 3G Operator,ARPU,EBITDA,GP,Koryolink,Mobile,North Korea,Pyongyang,Revenues,Subscriber base,VSK — Editor @ 2:28 pm

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Koryolink, the Korean 3G mobile operator has posted a subscriber base of 19,208 at the end of Q1′09. The operator had launched its services on 15 December 2008. Koryolink earned revenues of USD 4.4 million and EBITDA of USD 0.3 million in Q1. ARPU reached USD 24.7, and minutes of use were at an [...]

May 15, 2009

Alfa offers 60 free SMS to Alfa Active subscribers (Lebanon)

Filed under: Alfa,Alfa Active Prepaid Lines,Alfa Active Subscribers,Algeria,Bangladesh,Banglalink,Burundi,Egypt,Free SMS,GDR,GSM,Koryolink,Lebanon,Local SMS,Mobile,Mobilink,Mobinil,Namibia,North Korea,OTA,Orascom Telecom,Pakistan,SMS,Telecel Globe,Telecel Zimbabwe,Tunisia,Tunisiana,Zimbabwe — Editor @ 2:32 pm

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Alfa, the mobile operator, announced a new offer on Alfa Active prepaid lines, whereby 60 local free SMS will be granted to every Alfa Active user who has bought a prepaid line from the 1st until the 28th of April, 2009.
Starting the first of May 2009, Alfa will be sending a short message (SMS) [...]

May 12, 2009

Telcel Globe acquires Cell One Namibia

Filed under: Africa,Algeria,Bangladesh,Banglalink,CellOne Namibia,GSM,Koryolink,Licences,Middle East,Mobile,Mobinil,North Korea,OTA,OTH,Orascom Telecom,Pakistan,South Asia,Strategy,Subscribers,Telcel Globe,Zimbabwe — Editor @ 1:07 pm

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Telecel Globe, a subsidiary of Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E., announced today that it has acquired the mobile telecommunications operator Cell One in Namibia.
Namibia is amongst the wealthiest countries in sub-Saharan Africa with a GDP/capita of US$ 5,200 (at PPP). It has a population of approximately 2.1 million and a mobile penetration of close to [...]

May 1, 2009

Alfa installs 13 new radio stations

Filed under: Alfa,Algeria,Bangladesh,Banglalink,Egypt,GSM,Koryolink,Lebanon,Mobile,Mobilink,Mobinil,Namibia,North Korea,OTA,OTH,Orascom Telecom,Pakistan,Radio Stations,Telecel Globe,Telecel Zimbabwe,Tunisia,Tunisiana,Zimbabwe — Editor @ 2:06 pm

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Alfa, the mobile operator, announced that it is keeping on strengthening its network in all Lebanon by installing 13 new radio Stations since the 23rd of April 2009 in the different regions in addition to the 54 radio stations installed progressively since the first of February 2009 in different locations, in order to enhance [...]

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