Teletimes April 2011.pdf
Teletimes April 2011.pdf Teletimes April 2011.pdf
Vol: 06 Issue: 04 Media Partner to: www.teletimesinternaitonal.com E-mail: info@teletimesinternational.com ABC Certified The only tri-regional magazine focused towards the IT & Telecom sectors of The Middle East, Asia and Africa 6th year of publication Recipient of “International Arch of Europe Award for Quality” and “Teradata ICT Execellence Award for Media” ADVISORY BOARD Dr. Alaa Bader Hindawi Dr. Zafar Khan MBE Iqtidar Zaidi Khalid Khan Prof. Nasreen Akhtar Publisher & Chief Editor Khalid Athar Executive Editor Riaz Asher Associate Editors Izhar Ahmad Qutubuddin Technical Editor Jeff Seal Assistant Editor Gulraiz Khalid Sub Editor Muhammad Awais Hanif Art Editor Khurram Shahzad Staff Photographer Ramzan Mughal Legal Advisor Hashmat Habib (Advocate Supreme Court) Bureau Chiefs: Dubai: Azizullah Khan London: Moazzam Shahid Istanbul: Zümrüt Tanriöven Jeddah: Akram Asad Karachi: Syed Babar Ali Correspondents: Abu Dhabi: Bashir Anjum Paris: Aslam Ansari Brussels: Nadeem Ahmed Tokyo: Tanveer Qureshi Melborne: Javeria Hashmat Casablanca: Dr. Khadija Arabany Lahore: Azeezur Rehman International Office Post Code: 117 Al-Wadi Al Kabir, PO Box: 148 Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Tel: (+968) 24503275, Fax: (+968) 24503275 Asia Offices Islamabad # 6, St - 39, G-6/2, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: (+92) 51 2874225, 2279830, Fax: (+92) 51 2272405 Cell: (+92) 300 9559879 Karachi M 29, Matin Shoppers Gallaria, Tariq Road. Karachi. Paksitan Tel: (+92) 21 34532050 Cell.(+92) 332 3572925, (+92) 345 2215050 Lahore 1st Floor, 43-K, Commercial Area, DHA, Lahore Cantt. Pakistan Tel: (+92) 42 5709964, Cell: (+92) 300 8106199 Regional Offices Kingdom of Saudi Arabia King Fahad Road, opposite Kingdom Souqe, Riyadh Tel: (+966) 12153200, Fax: (+966) 14606463 Egypt 5, Tanta St. Al Mohandsein, Giza Cell: (+20) 12 2 175 185 UAE 402 B, Habroosh Building, Satwa, P.O.Box 65377, Dubai. Cell: (+971) 0557310388, 0505142949 U.K. 235a, Old Brompton Road. London SW5 0EA Tel: +44 (0)7831418072 France 7 Rue Ernest Roche, Escalier-C, 75017 Paris Tel: (+33) 698990821 A PROJECT OF PPA PUBLICATIONS Sole Distributor for GCC countries: Malik News Agency, P.O. Box. 5449, Dubai. Ph: 04 2659165-9 US$ AED PKR € GBP Price per copy 8 25 300 7 5 One year subscription 80 250 3000 70 50
Interviews 16 “We have a national strategy called Digital Oman and E-Oman Talal Sulaiman Al Rahbi, Dy CEO, IT Authority - Oman Khalid Athar In this issue 32 “We invest heavily in the development of core mobile technology..” Raheel Kamal, Head of Business Operations for Central Asia, Qualcomm Gulraiz Khalid Reports & News 24 40 43 44 45 46 47 47 49 53 54 54 58 59 60 62 Oman awards third licence to Sama Telecom SamaTel granted full licence as Sultan Qaboos promises more jobs Etisalat general assembly approves dividends at 60% FTTH Council Europe to further address the urgent need for FTTH with new initiatives Batelco and du enter into interconnection partnership Du launches 42 Mbps internet key O3b Networks aiming to bring Broadband to poorer countries Amman is unlikely hotspot for technology startups 8th Media and Telecom Convergence Conference 2011 getting strong support Content distribution and IP agreement will enable increased Middle East connectivity Jaffer Brothers and Acision partner to market and distribute mobile data solutions in Afghanistan PTCL and ADG LDI sign WLL Business Promotion Agreement Techaccess awarded VMware’s Enterprise level Hassan Shabbir Alcatel-Lucent releases new communications server PAKSAT set to launch new satellite PTCL’s Naveed Saeed wins APNS’ best corporate communication and PR award Farah Hussain New Nawras Business Group gives free national calls and SMS for 3 months Julie Amann 4331 24 04 www.teletimesinternational.com 15Apr - 14May 2011
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- Page 39 and 40: Amman is unlikely hotspot for techn
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- Page 43 and 44: Barbara Ghini New Era, New Brand: C
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Interviews<br />
16<br />
“We have a national strategy<br />
called Digital Oman and E-Oman<br />
Talal Sulaiman Al Rahbi, Dy CEO, IT Authority - Oman<br />
Khalid Athar<br />
In this issue<br />
32<br />
“We invest heavily in the development of core mobile<br />
technology..”<br />
Raheel Kamal, Head of Business Operations for Central Asia, Qualcomm<br />
Gulraiz Khalid<br />
Reports & News<br />
24<br />
40<br />
43<br />
44<br />
45<br />
46<br />
47<br />
47<br />
49<br />
53<br />
54<br />
54<br />
58<br />
59<br />
60<br />
62<br />
Oman awards third licence to Sama Telecom<br />
SamaTel granted full licence as Sultan Qaboos promises more jobs<br />
Etisalat general assembly<br />
approves dividends at 60%<br />
FTTH Council Europe<br />
to further address the urgent need for FTTH with new initiatives<br />
Batelco and du<br />
enter into interconnection partnership<br />
Du launches<br />
42 Mbps internet key<br />
O3b Networks<br />
aiming to bring Broadband to poorer countries<br />
Amman is unlikely hotspot<br />
for technology startups<br />
8th Media and Telecom Convergence<br />
Conference 2011 getting strong support<br />
Content distribution and IP<br />
agreement will enable increased Middle East connectivity<br />
Jaffer Brothers and Acision<br />
partner to market and distribute mobile data<br />
solutions in Afghanistan<br />
PTCL and ADG LDI sign<br />
WLL Business Promotion Agreement<br />
Techaccess awarded VMware’s Enterprise level<br />
Hassan Shabbir<br />
Alcatel-Lucent<br />
releases new communications server<br />
PAKSAT<br />
set to launch new satellite<br />
PTCL’s Naveed Saeed wins<br />
APNS’ best corporate communication and PR award<br />
Farah Hussain<br />
New Nawras Business Group<br />
gives free national calls and SMS for 3 months<br />
Julie Amann<br />
4331<br />
24<br />
04 www.teletimesinternational.com<br />
15Apr - 14May 2011
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