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March
Tata Communications, headed by Srinath Narasimhan, and Qatar Telecom are to extend the Tata Global Network into the Gulf
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February
Standard Chartered, Barclays and a number of other banks are discussing loans to Bharti to buy Zain’s African business
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Emirati operator Du, which made a $143m profit in 2009, plans to invest $587m in enhancing its network in 2010
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Dubai-based Oger Telecom wants tio raise its stake in Türk Telecom from 55% to 65% or more
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India's Bharti Airtel is buying Zain's African operations for $10.7 billion, more than three times what Zain paid for the company in 2005
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A former Kuwait politician, Nabil Bin Salama, has taken over from Saad al Barrak at the top of Zain
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UAE operator Du is to spend heavily to expand its network, while agreeing a network sharing deal with rival Etisalat
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Saad Al Barrak has resigned from his position as deputy chairman and group CEO of Zain, though he will continue to be CEO of the Saudi Arabian operation
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Zain is seeking a loan from international banks to help fund its expansion in Saudi Arabia
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January
As the world enters a period of economic instability there is a pressing need for mobile network operators to identify new horizons of growth