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• Web TV: Now or neverComment | 12 November 2009

  Why the region's broadcasters must not play catch-up in the online video market or risk missing out.

• Steady operatorInterviews | 13 October 2009

  Qtel has made a steady stream of acquisitions across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia over the last few years, but now the focus is on consolidation, CEO Dr Nasser Marafih tells George Bevir.

• Open for competitionInterviews | 10 August 2009

  With the arrival of Vodafone, the last telecom monopoly in the Gulf has opened its doors to competition. The CEOs of both of Qatar's operators told CommsMEA about their plans for developing the sector.

• Blame the parentsComment | 12 June 2009

  Towards the end of last month, the population of Baghdad woke to find all the city’s billboards proclaiming the launch of a DVB-H mobile TV service.

• Fraud watchFeatures | 3 March 2009

  Warnings from Etisalat and QTel about the growing threat to customers from scams suggest that telecoms related fraud is on the increase.

• Taking stockFeatures | 4 February 2009

  Despite plummeting business and consumer confidence in the region, telecom operators that make the right moves stand to emerge stronger from the downturn.

• Global visionInterviews | 14 November 2008

  Qtel's CEO on the transition from being an incumbent operator in just one country to a global heavyweight.

• Connected voicesFeatures | 28 October 2008

  November sees the return of the Middle East & Africa instalment of the IPTV World Forum to Dubai. Digital Broadcast profiles some of the expected highlights of this year's event.

• Inevitable realityFeatures | 14 October 2008

  With calls for the introduction of Voice-over-IP services ringing out across the region, telecoms firms are taking their first steps towards developing services for enterprises.

• Trade connectionsFeatures | 1 June 2008

  Middle East telecom operators are eyeing opportunities in the world's second most populated country.

• Competitive edgeInterviews | 23 December 2007

  With Qatar's second mobile operator soon to be announced, Dr Naser Marafih, CEO of the country's incumbent operator, Qtel, discusses the challenge of competition and opportunities in new markets.

• Managed successFeatures | 29 October 2007

  Rising client demand for improved levels of service and cutting-edge technology offerings is leading many telecoms operators to outsource network management responsibilities to third parties in a bid to drive efficiencies. CommsMEA analyses the trend.

• Iraq: where has the money gone?Features | 6 October 2007

  Bribes, corruption, death, and torture. A look into Iraq's missing billions.

• Qatar callingFeatures | 23 September 2007

  The decision of ictQATAR to at last liberalise the telecoms market has attracted the interest of prominent network operators. US telco AT&T is one of the more notable suitors to make the regulator's final list of 12 applicants.

• Winning touchComment | 11 September 2007

  At the beginning of this month CommsMEA hosted its second annual awards night, which was aimed at acknowledging the significant progress that continues to be made in the telecoms space across the Middle East and Africa.

• Market matures, business booms Comment | 8 September 2007

  There may be more competition than ever before, but there is still plenty of opportunity left for cash-rich operators to exploit.

• Now is the time for venture capitalComment | 1 September 2007

  Everybody is cheerful in Arabia except venture capitalists, says Imad Ghandour.

• Capacity boosterFeatures | 11 August 2007

  3G technology has been present commercially for more than three-and-a-half years, and as operators' high-speed networks become an integral part of their transport networks, it appears 3G is being utilised as a capacity booster for voice services rather than a carrier of mobile data content.

• Talking with telco giantsFeatures | 21 July 2007

  The region's telecoms market belongs to a handful of key players, each of which is hungry and hunting the next big prize.

• CNN pushes mobile TV in Arab worldInterviews | 1 July 2007

  Dima Boulos, head of development of CNN's mobile business in the region, talks about new mobile TV plans.

• Banking bonanzaFeatures | 1 May 2007

  E-Banking and e-Payments specialist, TPS, has made it a religion to respond to customer needs quickly and help them achieve the agility the sector demands. Colin Edwards discovers what being smart is all about.

• Size matters in SaudiComment | 1 April 2007

  The $6bn bid for KSA's third cellular licence marks a seminal moment for the telecoms market.

• Mobile TV gets boost in QatarFeatures | 31 March 2007

  Qatar is the first country in the Middle East to have successfully deployed mobile TV. The results were evident at the Doha Asian Games, when 1500 visitors were able to watch programmes on DVB-H phones. Digital Studio reports.

• Qtel proving true to its wordComment | 8 March 2007

  Qtel boss Nasser Marafih reckons the company will hit the top-20 global telecoms list by 2020.

• 2007 set to be the year for further consolidationComment | 1 February 2007

  The start of a new year has not diminished the ambitions of the region's mobile operators