Orange Jordan
At Orange Jordan, we have a spectrum of telecom and IT services and we have a state-of-the-art GSM network.
Broadband in Jordan
We are working on a number of initiatives to promote broadband, to try to achieve that KPI of 50%.
Jordan Ministry of ICT
Ministry of ICT Jordan, Minister of ICT Jordan, H.E. Marwan Jumaa
After 10 years of work, the sector has now grown to about 2.2 billion dollars in size, of which 1.3 billion is in telecom and 900 million is in IT.
Lebanon Telecom: Assessment of Lebanese Telecom and IT sector
The mobile penetration rate in Lebanon is generally reported to be at 28 percent, which is far behind other countries in the region. Although Marwan Hayek, Chairman and CEO of Alfa, one of the two government-owned telecom operators, believes that it is actually 55%. But still, this is significantly lower than that of neighboring countries such as Jordan (74%), or Saudi Arabia (78%).
Top Telecom Companies in Lebanon
Lebanese government owns two networks which are operated by Orascom Telecom (Egypt) and Zain (Kuwait) for a management fee.
Lebanese Telecom Sector
Video Interview with Marwan Hayek, Chairman and CEO of Alfa. Mr. Hayek shares his views on Lebanese telecom sector and privatization. There are 2 mobile operators in Lebanese telecom market, however they are still state owned, limiting the competition. The privatization of Lebanese telecom sector is expected to start in 2011.
IT Outsourcing in the Middle East
NAVLINK has a unique approach to the needs of our customers. We have a Solutions Center which is staffed with experts from various fields. Our Solutions Center has the ability to digest all the new technologies and listen to what our customers require. Our customers are moving more and more towards IT outsourcing in the Middle East. The trend to IT outsourcing in the Middle East, IT services and infrastructure is reaching this part of the world.
Internet Lebanon
The prospects for Lebanon ICT development and broadband development will remain good in Lebanon. Over the past 4-5 years we have seen growth in Lebanon ICT sector of around 15-20% and this has been restricted by the unavailability of the basic ingredients for internet-international capacity and availability of access lines in Lebanon ICT sector. If these restrictions were moved, these ingredients present, and reform took place, we could easily see 40-50% growth in the telecom sector .
Alfa Lebanon: Alfa Mobile Operator in Lebanon
There is always room in the market to have another mobile operator. However, when the three operators belong to the same owner it defeats the purpose. The purpose of launching a new operator is to put pressure on the existing operators, from a competitive point of view: in order to drop prices, improve services. Launching a new operator would not add any value to the current setup in Lebanon.
Lebanon Telecom Market: Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
The Lebanese telecom market today has seven licensed Wireless Service providers, offering a wide range of technologies, including WiMax and others. We also have two mobile operators as you know and they’re in the process of upgrading their networks.