by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 26, 2012 | Telecommunication
The online publishing company, MarcoPolis, interviewed Alfa CEO Marwan Hayek in June (not sure why the interview was published in late September) on the mobile industry in Lebanon. It’s quite an extensive interview but here are some of the key points that came...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Oct 10, 2011 | Telecommunication
OntorNet have been asking every day since October 1 – have the Internet speeds increased? The answer as it stands today is no: Lebanese state-owned PSTN operator Ogero says it has finally received equipment it needs to deliver satisfactory ADSL broadband...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 27, 2011 | Telecommunication
The people behind the Flip the Switch campaign on Facebook are reporting that the raved-about new Internet speeds to hit Lebanon on October 1st may not materialize: Michael Georges Ziade Sorry but I just got inside info from the government and the internet change...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 22, 2011 | Telecommunication
A build-up on Najib’s and Rami’s posts, Alfa has announced that 200 subscribers will have access to 3G as a trial run until October 20th: State-owned Lebanese mobile operator Alfa Telecom, which is managed by Egypt’s Orascom Telecom has began its pilot...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 29, 2011 | Telecommunication
Lebanon will be 3G ready this summer No comment…
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 12, 2010 | Telecommunication
Following yesterday’s debacle of two contradicting bank rankings (WEF’s Global Competitive Report naming Lebanese banks the safest while at the same time Global Finance mentioning the only safe bank in the Arab World is Kuwait’s NBK), we’ve...