October 2005

Sailing into un-chartered regional telecom territory, Jordan leads the region in full telecom market liberalization.

174 FM radio stations broadcast in 18 Arab countries.


September 2005

Jordan has the most competitive Arab cellular market, while Palestine maintains its place as the most privatized Arab telecom market.


Arab Jordan Investment Bank (AJIB) acquires a 55% stake in Arab Advisors Group

August 2005

Would legal ADSL service in Lebanon finally stamp out the ISP black market?


July 2005

Lebanon is at the threshold of major telecom sector reform.

The Arab World’s SAT TV boom continues.

Syria’s Internet market: Brighter times ahead.

May 2005

Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt have the highest FM Radio advertising rates in the region.


April 2005

As the country’s GSM boom continues, Syria could have a third cellular operator by 2008.

UAE’s Internet accounts are projected to double by 2009 with Internet users pushing the 3 million users threshold.

The UAE leads the Arab World in International connectivity measures

March 2005

“Content, Interactivity and Delivery Channels” will be the focus of the 2nd Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference.

The UAE has the lowest cellular rates in the Arab World, while Libya and Lebanon have the highest rates.

February 2005

Full Liberalization knocks on Bahrain’s doors: A major precedent in the Gulf region.

Qtel’s, comfortable in its home market, ventures abroad with a GSM network in Oman.

January 2005

Major survey highlights Jordan’s cellular boom: A full 71% of Jordanian households have a cellular line, only 5% short of the fixed line household penetration which stands at 76%.

48% of households in Cairo use the Internet and 46% have Satellite TV.

Arab Advisors Group receives the first prize in Jordan’s Innovative Business Enterprise Awards in 2005.

Only 56% of Arab cellular operators provide the MMS service, while Morocco and Lebanon have the highest SMS rates in the Arab World.