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Wataniya launches GSM network in Algeria

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DUBAI - Wataniya Telecom Algerie has launched Nedjma, the countrys new national GSM network, equipped with advanced capabilities including national-class network support for high speed mobile Internet access based on the EDGE technology.

Published: Sun 29 Aug 2004, 10:41 AM

Updated: Wed 1 Apr 2015, 11:54 PM

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Wataniya Telecom Algerie is the first operator in North Africa to announce deployment of EDGE technology. The network also supports advanced content services and multimedia services.

Faysal Al Ayyar, Chairman of Wataniya Telecom, said:We have built a world-class network in Algeria that will open access to a wide range of new ways for people to work and play, supporting the development of Algeria's business community and helping to build its national technical capabilities. Wataniya Telecom serves over 1.5 million customers through its networks across the Middle East and North Africa, in Kuwait, Iraq and Tunisia, and now Algeria.



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