Saudi Arabias Mobily has chosen Ericsson to provide an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) solution for increasing the capacity and improving the performance of its core communications network
Communication
STC awards Huawei advanced network support contract
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has selected Huaweis PID (Photonic Integrated Device) technology to support its wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) networks
Tunisiana awarded 3G and fixed-line licences
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has announced that its subsidiary Tunisiana has won licences to operate 3G and fixed-line networks in Tunisia
Gulf subsea cable system launched
Tata Communications launched the TGN-Gulf subsea cable system that will connect the Gulf region to India and to the rest of the Tata Global Network (TGN).
NSN to upgrade and expand Saudi 4G network
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has selected Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) to upgrade its nationwide GSM and 3G networks, and expand its commercial 4G network.