Regional

What do MENA telcos want to be when they grow up? Part II

This is the second article of two about telecom companies in MENA and how they should be adapting. The first is here. In this part we are...

Staff writer • 11 May, 2017

Telcos du anghami

U.A.E

What do MENA telcos want to be when they grow up? Part I

This is the first article of two about telecom companies in MENA and how they should be adapting. In the opening sequence of...

Staff writer • 09 May, 2017

Telcos du anghami

Jordan

The food chain of mobile: how VoIPs are devouring telcos

If you think maintaining your long distance relationship is a private matter, you are most certainly wrong; telcos and governments are...

Tala El Issa • 21 February, 2017

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Maghreb

Impact of the VoIP ban in Morocco on the economy and entrepreneurship

Skype, WhatsApp calls and Viber are gradually becoming unavailable in Morocco. (Image via The Huffington Post) It was hard to miss the...

Aline Mayard • 12 January, 2016

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Egypt

Egypt's VoIP block to make the startup life harder

At the start of October news broke on social media websites that Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications such as Skype, WhatsApp...

Sara Aggour • 18 October, 2015

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Will free VoIP apps disappear from the Middle East? A look at Saudi Arabia's Viber ban

While VOIP (Voice over IP) applications facilitate over represent more than 34% of the total time spent on international...

Ahmed Gabr • 18 June, 2013

Skype VOIP Saudi Arabia

Wamda Asks: What would a UAE Skype ban mean for startups?

Two days ago, media sites in the UAE reported that using some of Skype's services, such as making phone calls, could land users in jail...

Nina Curley • 14 May, 2013

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