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Despite bordering Saudi Arabia and Oman, Yemen has more in common with telecoms markets across the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea in Africa. George Bevir looks at some of the pressing issues affecting the country.

Zain Group hires Ericsson to expand and upgrade its network in African nation

Ericsson Mobile has teamed up with its joint venture partner Sony Ericsson, and sister company Redback, at this year’s GULFCOMMS, allowing visitors to experience a raft of innovations at the same stand.

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

Telecom equipment maker applies for information needed to bid in auction, newspaper reports.

The grand assembly at the recent Mobile World Congress 2008 (MWC) hosted in Barcelona set the agenda for the global telecoms industry. CommsMEA examines the market developments facing the Middle East telecoms players.

Etisalat Misr signs Ericsson for major turnkey GSM network project

Simon Beresford-Wylie, CEO of Nokia Siemens Networks, talks about his plans for Middle East expansion.

The decision of Ericsson to stop developing mobile WiMax has raised questions over the technology's future.

Abu Dhabi's MECOM telecoms and networking exhibition is gearing up for its inaugural show this month, and is aiming to establish itself as the premier comms-related event in the Middle East.

For some years now the GSM Association has been driving forward the case for expanding accessibility of telecoms services to the most underdeveloped parts of the world. In order for any industry body to work it requires support from commercial entities, and this is what the GSM Association's Development Fund has been able to initiate.

In November last year, Ericsson launched its first Global Service Delivery Centre in the Middle East region in Beirut. Despite the recent spate of instability in the country, Ericsson's show of support for the development of advanced telecoms services remains unabated. Ulf Bjuro, head of Global Services Delivery Centre in Lebanon tells CommsMEA about the strategic significance of this latest investment by Ericsson.

Operator to provide Edge in Oman via partnership

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Ericsson is enjoying a period of unprecedented success in the Middle East and North Africa region, and attributes much of its success to building personal relationships with corporates and operators. The region's president, Bo-Erik Dahlstrom, describes how Ericsson expects to continue making progress in the face of more determined competition from rivals.