Orascom Telecom and Telecom Egypt are to liquidate their landline joint venture in Algeria, citing competitive problems with the incumbent operator, Algérie Télécom.

Nokia Siemens Networks’ solution increases operating efficiency and offers cost savings Orascom Telecom Algeria (OTA), the country’s leading mobile operator has announced that Nokia Siemens Networks will be the provider of its Home Location Register (HLR) solution. Nokia Siemens Networks will modernize the installed base of 17 million subscribers as well as provide additional capacity of 3 mil...

Orascom Telecom Algeria (Djezzy) has announced that Nokia Siemens Networks will be the provider of its next Home Location Register (HLR) solution. Nokia Siemens Networks will modernize the installed base of 17 million subscribers as well as provide additional capacity of 3 million.

Algeria's state owned telecoms operator, Algérie Télécom is now unlikely to be privatized for at least two to three years as the company implements an improvement program to make it more commercial.

Nortel has been selected to provide wireless communications with its GSM-R technology for two new railway lines in Algeria.

[CN+] France Telecom is considering partnerships with existing operators in Algeria as a way of entering the North African country's lucrative mobile market, a company executive said Wednesday.

Algeria's mobile operators were ordered to shut down over three million SIM cards at the weekend following a deadline for the users to register their identity with the network operators.

Algeria's telecoms regulator, ARPT has issued a brief statement announcing plans to issue a tender for 3G licenses. The ARPT has invited operators wishing to establish and operate a 3G mobile communications network to let it know by June 30th, 2008.

Apart from Sprint, most of the interesting WiMAX stories seem to involve third world implementations for fixed, not mobile, wireless. Stories from Poland and Algeria today support this.

Nokia Siemens Networks and Wataniya Telecom Algerie announced today that, WTA will deploy Nokia Siemens Networks' 3GPP Release 4 mobile softswitching solution. This solution allows Wataniya to reduce operating expenses, while accelerating the deployment of new services to mobile subscribers.