More Saudi Arabia IP Communications Stories

Motorola (News - Alert) has announced that it has received a $116 million contract from Saudi Arabia's Mobily. This is the fifth major turnkey GSM network expansion project in four years that Motorola is undertaking for mobility.

 

The latest coverage expansion will benefit users in the northwest and southwest regions of Saudi Arabia and will also go a long way in strengthening Mobily's subscriber base within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

 

"The demand for reliable communications services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is growing and the Mobily expansion project of our GSM network will help to meet the demands and expectations of new subscribers in the western north and southern north regions," said Khalid Al-Kaf, CEO of Mobily. "Our relationship with Motorola and other international companies began in 2004 and we have achieved tremendous success in making Mobily the most trusted mobile service provider in the Kingdom."

 

Motorola will provide both its GSM infrastructure solutions and its wide range of services. Motorola has received several important GSM network expansion contracts over the past few years, including those with VNPT Group in Vietnam, China Mobile (News - Alert) in China, and Celtel Nigeria in Nigeria. Service providers both in new and mature markets have responded well to Motorola's GSM.

 

"Motorola is a global leader in GSM and our innovative technologies and solutions provide a reliable and scalable network for Mobily to meet growing customer demands," said Ali Amer, vice president sales, Middle East, Africa & Pakistan, Motorola Home & Networks Mobility. "This turnkey expansion will allow for maximized return on investment, rapid deployment for Mobily and enhanced services for Mobily customers."

 

The first company to get an operation license for 3rd generation services the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Etihad Etisalat (News - Alert) Company operates under the brand name of Mobily. It boasts the largest number of 3rd generation services subscribers in Saudi Arabia.

 

According to a recent TMCnet report, California-based Dilithium assisted Mobily in launching an advanced 3G Live TV and Video on Demand Portal.