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10 May 2013 Ooredoo launches IPX+ for mobile broadband with Tata
1 May 2013 Ooredoo’s Q1 EBITDA falls 3.1% on 5% revenue increase
16 Apr 2013 Ooredoo launches commercial 4G network
12 Apr 2013 Top that: Ooredoo develops pre-assembled base station tower tops
8 Apr 2013 ictQATAR proposals hint at new entrants
21 Mar 2013 Iran, GCC states agree multi-band mobile spillover pact
18 Mar 2013 Details of Ooredoo's LTE network launch confirmed
13 Mar 2013 Ooredoo brand launched in Qatar as company gears up for 4G launch
4 Mar 2013 Qtel’s annual profit climbs 12.6% on 6.2% revenue increase
26 Feb 2013 Qtel group rebranding as Ooredoo
25 Feb 2013 100,000 registered for Qtel mobile money
18 Feb 2013 Qatar LTE launch due ‘within months’
4 Feb 2013 MNP launched 31 Jan
17 Jan 2013 Vodafone Qatar’s nine-month EBITDA up 78%
17 Jan 2013 Qtel focused on network improvements, 4G launch this year
16 Jan 2013 Vodafone Qatar hits one million users in three and a half years
11 Jan 2013 MNP finally here by end-January, regulator says
9 Jan 2013 Orange Business Services forms Qatari joint venture
21 Nov 2012 Qtel borrows USD500m in Islamic financing
15 Nov 2012 Vodafone Qatar reports Q3 progress, extends management contract
22 Oct 2012 Qtel extends FTTH contract with Huawei
22 Oct 2012 Qtel’s revenues climb 6% in Q3; domestic turnover up 14%
18 Oct 2012 QNBN chooses Ericsson for FTTx rollout
11 Oct 2012 QNBN underlines nationwide 2015 target, USD500m initial CAPEX
8 Oct 2012 Qtel raises Wataniya stake to 92.1%; Kuwaiti sovereign fund offloads entire interest
11 Sep 2012 Qtel launches LTE trial ahead of end-year launch
30 Aug 2012 Wataniya board decides Qtel offer is fair
30 Aug 2012 Qtel repays USD3bn loan with existing funds
14 Aug 2012 Passive fibre provider Q.NBN licensed; ictQATAR publishes infrastructure guidelines
31 Jul 2012 Qtel’s EBITDA climbs 8.2%; profits dip 11.8%
2 Jul 2012 Offer for Wataniya is USD2.3bn, source says
27 Jun 2012 Qtel offers to take 100% of Wataniya in deal valued at USD1.9bn
27 Jun 2012 Qtel to provide communications for Lusail mega-development
8 Jun 2012 Vodafone Qatar posts smaller loss, says post-paid contracts and MNP are on the way
7 Jun 2012 MNP by end of this year
31 May 2012 Qtel harvests Pearl network
30 May 2012 Etisalat spent USD18.7m to keep 1% Qtel stake
29 May 2012 Qtel’s USD1.9bn rights issue fully subscribed
24 May 2012 Qtel extends FTTH contract with Huawei
9 May 2012 National unity: Vodafone joins Qtel in new Q.NBN agreement
1 May 2012 Qtel and Q.NBN sign open access agreement
30 Apr 2012 Qtel’s group sales, EBITDA rise by 7.6%, 8.0%; profit drops 12.2%
21 Mar 2012 Spectrum policy addresses 4G needs, but no timetable
5 Mar 2012 Qtel consolidated profit up 11.6%
2 Mar 2012 Qtel inks framework deal with ZTE
20 Feb 2012 GBI cable ready for service
31 Jan 2012 Qatar makes direct approach for Oger Telecom
31 Jan 2012 Verizon extends ‘Private IP’ service to Africa, Middle East
23 Jan 2012 Qtel fibre broadband goes live
20 Jan 2012 Vodafone Qatar’s revenues up 39%, swings to positive EBITDA
12 Jan 2012 Qtel announces domestic reorganisation
22 Dec 2011 GBI Cable System completed
3 Nov 2011 Vodafone Qatar’s sales jump 53%, six-month EBITDA turns positive
31 Oct 2011 Qtel profits down 13%, 18% in Q3, 9M periods
18 Oct 2011 Gulf Bridge awards 100G contract to Xtera
11 Oct 2011 Qtel launches mobile money
5 Oct 2011 Qtel reveals 900 BTS LTE plan
25 Aug 2011 GBI switches on 100G undersea cable sections
15 Aug 2011 Qtel's revenue and net profit up 18%
18 Jul 2011 Vodafone commits to Q.NBN passive fibre project alongside Qtel
15 Jul 2011 Vodafone Qatar grows subscriber base 43%, revenues up 65%
15 Jul 2011 Qtel commits to Q.NBN fibre plan
12 Jul 2011 National ICT Plan sets connectivity goals
14 Jun 2011 Vodafone funds fixed rollout with USD100m loan
7 Jun 2011 ictQATAR closes down Virgin
3 Jun 2011 Qtel lands whopper: TGN beached in Qatar
31 May 2011 ictQATAR rejects Vodafone’s claim against Qtel on international call pricing
23 May 2011 Qtel’s trial consumers get 100Mbps fibre broadband speed
3 May 2011 Qtel profit up 15.7% discounting one-offs
31 Mar 2011 Vodafone Qatar connects to iBasis
29 Mar 2011 Passive aggressive: shared network to boost fibre coverage to 95% by 2015
21 Mar 2011 GBI cable lands in Qatar
2 Mar 2011 Qtel’s domestic pressure eased by overseas progress
10 Feb 2011 Q-tip: Qatari group 'to launch LTE as soon as this year'
7 Feb 2011 Vodafone Qatar begins fibre backbone rollout
10 Jan 2011 Vodafone Qatar ends 2010 with 711,000 users
14 Dec 2010 Qtel pondering joint venture with sovereign wealth fund
9 Dec 2010 While high Qatar gently beeps: Vodafone hides base station in minaret (demos LTE)
8 Dec 2010 Woha in Doha! Vodafone Qatar rolling out FTTH, converged services
12 Nov 2010 Vodafone Qatar expecting to turn a profit in Q4
21 Oct 2010 Qtel posts 9M sales, profit growth
7 Oct 2010 Vodafone Qatar hits 600k users
31 Aug 2010 Qtel and Huawei begin FTTH rollout
16 Aug 2010 Qtel EBITDA up 14.8% on 13.1% sales hike; foreign ops offset domestic decrease
13 Aug 2010 Fast network, ‘fast’ offers
26 Jul 2010 Qtel to receive unspecified fine over Virgin confusion
21 Jul 2010 Vodafone Qatar cuts losses, exceeds half a million customers
9 Jul 2010 Vodafone unveils mobile broadband packages
3 Jun 2010 Qtel upgrading to 21Mbps by August, 42Mbps by year-end
27 May 2010 Vodafone Qatar heading to court over Virgin ‘MVNO’
17 May 2010 Vodafone Qatar’s net loss in line with forecast
14 May 2010 Virgin Mobile Qatar launches over Qtel’s network
10 May 2010 Vodafone Qatar and UDC provide next-gen communications to Pearl-Qatar
4 May 2010 Vodafone Qatar’s fixed line licence takes effect
4 May 2010 Qtel signs cable landing station agreement with GBI
29 Apr 2010 Qtel signals 50,000 mobile broadband milestone
22 Apr 2010 Qtel's 1Q net profit more than doubles
21 Apr 2010 Vodafone Qatar signs up 465,000 mobile users
20 Apr 2010 Qtel selects NSN for 3G upgrade
30 Mar 2010 Vodafone Qatar awarded country's second fixed line licence
11 Mar 2010 Qtel trials femtocell for offices and residents
8 Mar 2010 Qtel net income climbs 20.5% on 18.2% turnover increase
8 Mar 2010 Qtel and Tata confirm TGN Gulf partnership
4 Mar 2010 Qtel earmarks USD165m for first-phase FTTH project; ups sat capacity
23 Feb 2010 Fatter Qatar bandwidth as Qtel hails FTTH pilot a success
18 Feb 2010 Qtel signs strategic alliance with Microsoft
15 Feb 2010 Qtel signs another group-wide framework agreement, with Huawei
10 Feb 2010 Qtel and NSN sign group-wide framework agreement
8 Feb 2010 Vodafone Qatar agrees to provide landing station for GBI cable
2 Feb 2010 Vodafone Qatar’s full fixed line launch delayed until 2011/12
19 Jan 2010 Vodafone Qatar releases nine-month results, claims 20% market share
19 Jan 2010 Qtel upgrading 3.5G network to 14.4Mbps
23 Dec 2009 Delays to fixed line award won’t affect service launch, says Vodafone Qatar
5 Nov 2009 Vodafone Qatar reports results; proposes late 2010 fixed line launch
27 Oct 2009 Vodafone daughter reaches Qatar quarter
22 Oct 2009 Qtel 9M profit up 28% on 22% revenue increase; sales down 4% in Q3 though
30 Sep 2009 Qtel increases loan facility to USD2bn
17 Sep 2009 Vodafone adds 100,000 customers in first two months
2 Sep 2009 Vodafone Qatar covers 99% of population
1 Sep 2009 Vodafone Qatar launches mobile internet
17 Aug 2009 One-off gain raises Qatar Telecom’s 2Q net profit above QAR1bn
10 Aug 2009 Qtel completes FTTH trial
21 Jul 2009 Qtel reaches two million mobile users
16 Jul 2009 Vodafone Qatar lists on 22 July
13 Jul 2009 Vodafone Qatar lining up first fixed line deployments
7 Jul 2009 Vodafone Qatar launches online
29 Jun 2009 Qtel boosts DSL speeds for second time in two months
28 May 2009 Qtel to issue up to USD5bn bonds
26 May 2009 Vodafone Qatar could go commercial next month
22 May 2009 Qtel covers 80% of population with IPTV, signs up 10,000 viewers
19 May 2009 Qtel doubles ADSL speeds for free
5 May 2009 Vodafone Qatar to list shares in July
1 May 2009 Vodafone Qatar’s USD930 million IPO fully subscribed
22 Apr 2009 Qtel Q1 revenues, profit up 58%, 15%
6 Apr 2009 Vodafone given more time to launch new network
30 Mar 2009 Qtel releases CAPEX budget and growth forecasts
18 Mar 2009 Qtel and Vodafone sign interconnection, tower sharing agreements
16 Mar 2009 Vodafone Qatar announces IPO
13 Mar 2009 Vodafone Qatar turns on network; full launch expected July/August
11 Mar 2009 Vodafone Qatar to announce new IPO date on 15 March
9 Mar 2009 Qtel posts record results; launches unlimited mobile broadband
5 Mar 2009 USD2 billion credit facility will help Qtel achieve global aims
2 Mar 2009 Qtel reaches 1.8m mobile customers on eve of Vodafone trial launch
13 Feb 2009 Qtel launches HSUPA, prepares to face Vodafone in May
4 Feb 2009 Still no IPO date for Vodafone Qatar
2 Feb 2009 Qtel to delist from Bahrain exchange, considers further share sale
29 Jan 2009 Vodafone Qatar chooses 1,000 users for launch
14 Jan 2009 ictQATAR launches licensing consultation
8 Jan 2009 Vodafone Qatar IPO set for next month
5 Jan 2009 Vodafone Qatar to launch mobile services on 1 March, plans cable landing station
5 Jan 2009 Qtel and Reliance form managed services partnership
1 Dec 2008 Qtel agrees to up Indosat offer price, reports say
1 Dec 2008 Qtel signs USD61m contract with NSN, doubles mobile web speeds
28 Nov 2008 Vodafone Qatar signs IT infrastructure contract
22 Oct 2008 Qtel’s profit jumps 57.9%, revenues up 113%
16 Oct 2008 Vodafone Qatar submits revised IPO timetable
14 Oct 2008 Government about turn allows QTel to increase Indosat stake
7 Oct 2008 Qtel and NSN test new mobile TV technology
26 Sep 2008 Thanks a bundle: Qtel drops additional data charges by 90%
16 Sep 2008 Vodafone consortium wins second fixed line licence
15 Sep 2008 Qatar Telecom profit jumps
15 Aug 2008 Qtel wants users to try TV for a day
1 Jul 2008 Vodafone Qatar sets IPO for September-October, launch date March
30 Jun 2008 Authorities hand licence to Vodafone, on track for Q1 launch
10 Jun 2008 Qtel thinks inside the box
3 Jun 2008 Jordan Telecom in hunt for Qatari fixed line licence
2 Jun 2008 Vodafone Qatar releases more details of November IPO plans
28 May 2008 Vodafone consortium's licence details finalised
1 May 2008 Qtel 1Q profit up 9.4%, driven by Wataniya
24 Apr 2008 Vodafone Qatar IPO update
1 Apr 2008 Qatar wireline deadline on 17 April, winner to get WiMAX licence too
26 Mar 2008 Qtel reaches 1.4 million telephone customers
25 Mar 2008 Vodafone prepares to float Qatari stake
25 Feb 2008 Qtel’s revenues rise 134.7%
22 Feb 2008 Qtel puts broadband into users’ laps
20 Feb 2008 Eight registered for second national operator licence
14 Feb 2008 Qtel working to fix cable
28 Jan 2008 Qtel has 50,000 HSDPA device users
14 Jan 2008 Qtel launches BlackBerry
2 Jan 2008 Qatar wireline auction: Etisalat out
18 Dec 2007 Five apply for fixed line licence
12 Dec 2007 Vodafone’s bid less than GBP300 million, says paper
11 Dec 2007 Vodafone triumphs in Qatar
22 Nov 2007 Qatar ‘close’ to selecting second mobile licensee
12 Nov 2007 Counting the cost of a fatter Qatar
19 Sep 2007 Seventh heaven for regulator in mobile auction
19 Sep 2007 Omantel pulls out of Qatar licence race
18 Sep 2007 Etisalat and Zain hoping for Qatar win
30 Aug 2007 Qatar extends mobile bid deadline
10 Aug 2007 Etisalat wants fixed and mobile licences in Qatar
8 Aug 2007 Etisalat focusing on Qatar and Algeria bids
7 Aug 2007 Qtel 2Q revenues more than double
25 Jul 2007 Batelco announces regional investments; warns of over-regulation
3 Jul 2007 Twelve bidders for Qatar mobile licence
12 Jun 2007 Consultation on new licences launched
4 Jun 2007 MTC amongst frontrunners for second Qatar mobile licence
14 May 2007 Qatar’s second mobile licence attracts 20 hopefuls
3 May 2007 Qtel arranges new credit facility
1 May 2007 Qtel’s Q1 revenues up 53%, profits rise 15%
25 Apr 2007 Reliance, MTNL and Bharti looking at Qatar
24 Apr 2007 Second mobile licence tender launched
29 Mar 2007 Qtel launches international video calling
28 Mar 2007 Qtel awards Siemens UMTS contract
7 Mar 2007 Qatar to begin market liberalisation in second quarter
5 Mar 2007 Qtel takes control at Wataniya
5 Feb 2007 Qtel reports another strong performance
19 Jan 2007 ST Telemedia teams up with Qtel to explore mobile opportunities
3 Jan 2007 Qtel and Airspan deploy WiMAX
21 Nov 2006 Qtel buys 38.2% stake in IP firm Navlink
16 Nov 2006 Q-Tel proud to offer DVB-H facilities to Asian Games goers
6 Nov 2006 Q-Tel preparing major international expansion
1 Nov 2006 Q-Tel finalising three acquisitions, papers say
19 Oct 2006 Q-Tel’s revenues up 44.3%
10 Aug 2006 Q-Tel to improve reception, raise capacity ahead of Games
24 Jul 2006 Q-Tel’s turnover up by 50% in first half
21 Jul 2006 Qatar’s pre-paid users enjoy video calling
19 Jul 2006 Wait for 3G over this week
15 May 2006 Q-Tel signs up 800,000 users
2 May 2006 Q-Tel carries out 3G tests, sets up 3G lab with Siemens
24 Apr 2006 Q-Tel to spend USD400 million ahead of Asian Games
21 Apr 2006 Q-Tel continues wireless and wireline growth
12 Apr 2006 Qatarnet introduces international GPRS roaming
28 Feb 2006 Q-Tel’s ADSL base up 132%
16 Feb 2006 Q-Tel introduces new VoIP service
13 Feb 2006 Q-Tel willing to give up monopoly
8 Feb 2006 Q-Tel posts strong revenues but profits hit by hefty royalties
30 Jan 2006 Q-Tel deploys new international business facilities
16 Jan 2006 Q-Tel breaks with holiday tradition
13 Dec 2005 Q-Tel upgrades billing system
8 Dec 2005 Q-Tel offers shoppers a sneaky peek at 3G
25 Nov 2005 Q-Tel launches MMS nationwide, slashes call costs and promises 3G in six months
28 Oct 2005 Q-Tel rolls out first part of trunk radio network
20 Oct 2005 Q-Tel profits fall as royalty payment is introduced
17 Oct 2005 Q-Tel contracts CGC for security agencies network
26 Sep 2005 Q-Tel teams up with Cisco for IP network development
20 Sep 2005 Alcatel joins Siemens for Qatarnet 3G network build
22 Aug 2005 Qatarnet pre-paid promo pushes card sales past 2.5 million
19 Aug 2005 Qatar's FALCON link to go live early next year
10 Aug 2005 Mitel teams up with Seiat Systems to offer VoIP
26 Jul 2005 Strong wireless performance at home and abroad boosts Q-Tel revenues 18%
6 Jul 2005 Siemens to build Qatarnet’s 3G network
5 Jul 2005 Q-Tel offers 36.5% interim dividend after another ‘strong performance’
20 Jun 2005 Qatarnet expects 3G before year end
2 Jun 2005 GPRS on the horizon
27 May 2005 Qatar launches new regulator
25 Apr 2005 Q-Tel on the up and up, and it was all thanks to Qatarnet
21 Apr 2005 Q-Tel to link to FALCON
19 Apr 2005 Q-Tel to raid illegal VoIP businesses
18 Apr 2005 Qatarnet price cuts prompting 2,000 new users a day
13 Apr 2005 Q-Tel trials triple play venture with CATV provider
29 Mar 2005 Q-Tel launches IPVPN offering
2 Mar 2005 Qtel and Qatarnet GSM mull interactive TV launch
15 Feb 2005 Qtel profits soar on mobile boom
22 Oct 2004 Q-Tel boasts promising results
23 Aug 2004 Q-Tel reaps monopolist’s rewards
11 Aug 2004 Qtel to monitor network performance
5 Aug 2004 Government issues decree to establish new telecoms and IT regulator
26 Jul 2004 Revenues and profits climbing for Q-Tel in 1H 2004
28 Jul 2003 Qtel launches country’s first mobile internet service