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• Sleeping giantFeatures | 8 September 2009

  The telecom sector in Madagascar has experienced tremendous growth over the past few years, but recent political turmoil threatens to disrupt the trend.

• Gaining first mover advantageComment | 13 August 2009

  Zain Bahrain’s recently announced plan to upgrade its network to LTE came as a surprising development for the region’s telecoms sector

• Out of AfricaFeatures | 4 August 2009

  As Zain looks for an exit from its short-lived African adventure, CommsMEA looks at Zain’s African operations and asks what other Middle East telcos need to do to make a success of their own African empires.

• West misses a trick as mobile money takes offFeatures | 9 July 2009

  ‘Mobile money' is proving extremely popular with the masses in the world's emerging economies.

• WiMAX gains momentumFeatures | 7 July 2009

  The recent WiMAX Forum MENA event in Dubai demonstrated that attitudes to the 4G technology have matured from the overly simplistic “LTE versus WiMAX” debate that had previously characterised the technology.

• Tough conditionsInterviews | 1 July 2009

  There can be few more demanding environments for a mobile operator than Palestine. Jawwal's CEO, Amar Aker, tells George Bevir how the company is facing up to its many challenges.

• Breaking freeFeatures | 1 July 2009

  Operators in the region say they want to be left alone to develop high speed broadband that will propel the region along the information superhighway. But what role is there for the government?

• Right to roamComment | 17 June 2009

  For postpaid and prepaid mobile users alike, roaming in the Middle East is often a cause of much frustration.

• Price guideFeatures | 15 June 2009

  CommsMEA takes a look at some of the factors that will have an impact on the mobile tariffs of tomorrow.

• Weakest linkFeatures | 10 May 2009

  Operators must take a comprehensive look at their networks to ensure maximum security as they migrate towards IP architecture.

• RebrandingFeatures | 9 February 2009

  The value of telecom operators' brands is rising, and with a raft of acquisitions occurring in the region rebranding can be a vital part of the process of expanding into new territories.

• 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.

• Cashing in on the futureInterviews | 16 December 2008

  Keeping ahead of the competition is vital for any successful business. But identifying the next big thing - or the next big threat - is not easy. George Bevir speaks to some of the world’s leading futurologists about the business of mapping the future.

• Iraq's regulatory woesFeatures | 5 November 2008

  Healthy competition is helping develop Iraq’s telecoms sector, but a regulatory vacuum is leading to doubts about the market’s potential.

• Against all oddsFeatures | 23 October 2008

  Nigeria promises to be a telecoms powerhouse, but corruption and crime are stifling growth.

• Cash saverFeatures | 6 October 2008

  With ARPUs falling and competition growing, operators are increasingly looking at retaining existing customers, as well as winning rivals’ subscribers, as a means of growing their business.

• Kuwait's bull run turns bearishFeatures | 2 October 2008

  Kuwait rode the emerging market wave for most of this year but now the mood is changing. Soren Billing reports.

• Calculated risksComment | 23 September 2008

  Africa’s most populous country Nigeria has great potential for telecom operators looking to expand their business in the region.

• Beyond bordersFeatures | 11 September 2008

  After rebranding its African operations and expanding its roaming network, Zain outlines its aim to become one of the world's leading mobile operators by 2011 and unite its users throughout the Middle East and Africa.

• Beacon of changeFeatures | 10 September 2008

  Bahrain is home to one of the region's most liberal telecom sectors, but challenges persist for the country's many operators.

• Zain meeting Jordan's capacity needsFeatures | 29 August 2008

  Zain is building a fibre-optic network to meet current and future demand for capacity. The fibre-optic network, installed across much of Jordan, is set to strengthen the country's position as the most liberalised and competitive market in the Arab world.

• Emerging telecom markets lure operatorsComment | 13 August 2008

  While regional telecom operators continue to push into new markets in and around the region, there appears to be a growing disparity between the potential of markets in much of Middle East, and those in Africa and other emerging markets.

• Forging aheadFeatures | 17 July 2008

  The Arab Advisors' Conference brought together the top telecom executives in the Arab world to discuss the defining issues surrounding the industry today.

• Network newsInterviews | 30 May 2008

  Kuwait-based Zain boasts year-on-year customer growth of 50% - but an even better story is on the way.

• Forging aheadFeatures | 1 April 2008

  With a brand new risk assessment procedure, Kuwait's Zain Telecom is working towards an impregnable data stronghold.