Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has launched next generation long-term evolution (LTE) network services in the kingdom, the former monopoly said in a statement on Wednesday, as the battle intensifies for data customers. The move follows a similar announcement from rival Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) a day earlier, with both carriers claiming to be the first in [...]

bloomberg — Saudi Arabia delayed shutting off Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry instant messaging until midnight tomorrow, giving operators time to test a system that can monitor user data, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said. “Appropriate action on whether to suspend the service” will be taken after the proposed solution is shown to comply with regulatory [...]

The capital city of Saudi Arabia is now completely covered with WiMAX, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) announced yesterday. Mobily first introduced WiMAX for its broadband subscribers in September 2008, a few months after completing its acquisition of local company Bayanat Al-Oula that was licensed to offer WiMAX services in a deal reportedly worth SR 1.5 billion. Bayanat [...]

Saudi Arabia is on track to become the first wireless society in the Gulf, with more residents expected to sign up to broadband internet on their mobile devices than on personal computers in the next year. The Saudi telecommunications market will become increasingly competitive this year, with new promotions for mobile broadband devices expected to flood [...]

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has officially launched the BlackBerry Bold 9700 Kingdomwide. The 9700 is the latest HSDPA (high-speed downlink packet access) enabled BlackBerry device that runs on Mobily state of the art 3.75G network, a company statement said on Sunday. It comes with a touch sensitive trackpad and bilingual Arabic/English QWERTY keypad, a high resolution [...]

The wait is over, and the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet is now available to pre-order exclusively from Mobily. Book your iPhone 3GS now to ensure being the first to recieve it on launch day

Ever since the iphone 3GS hit the Saudi market everyone has been excited about obtaining the new technology. Only to be shocked with the ridiculous prices. Over at Mobily, prices are anywhere from 3,699 to 4,500 S.R.. Over at Axiom prices are even crazier with a 36G iPhone 3GS going for 6,500 S.R. ($1,733). At [...]

Mobily Connect offers its users a convenience that was never before experienced in the Kingdom, with its easy to use Plug&Play USB modem that allows new users to connect to the internet through the Mobily network. Each Mobily Connect subscriber will benefit from a state-of-the-art e-mail service, as he will be entitled for two accounts [...]