All interviews

GBI CEO Ahmed Mekky plans to expand fibre bridges from Gulf to rest of the world

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

GBI chief Ahmed Mekky has set up the first regionally owned subsea network serving the Gulf, now with an overland back-up into Europe, and is considering expansion into data centres and services, he tells Alan Burkitt-Gray

CEO Jayhun Mollazade plans move from WiMax as Azerbaijan network to switch to TDD LTE

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

WiMax capacity is running out for Azerbaijan operator AzQtel, so the company is considering bids from vendors to replace the kit with TDD LTE, CEO Jayhun Mollazade tells Alan Burkitt-Gray

Millicom’s new CEO Hans-Holger Albrecht sets annual 40% growth target as company plans cable expansion

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Millicom, the Swedish company that trades under the name Tigo in Latin America and Africa, plans to expand from mobile voice to cable, mobile banking and other services, CEO Hans-Holger Albrecht tells Alan Burkitt-Gray

Ooredoo CEO Nasser Marafih: a three-year plan behind Qtel’s rebrand

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Nasser Marafih, CEO of Qatar Telecom, explains why the company is changing all its businesses worldwide to a single brand, Ooredoo, as it plans network upgrades

Truphone CEO Steve Robertson: ready to launch new network in aim to be the MVNO for global business users

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

With a substantial investment by Roman Abramovich, Truphone is upgrading its infrastructure and plans to develop its services to the multinational corporate market. CEO Steve Robertson talks to Alan Burkitt-Gray

Turkcell’s mobile payment system reaches 1m customers, says CIO Ilker Kuruöz

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

With the initial success of Turkcell’s mobile wallet, the company is talking about international alliances, says CIO Ilker Kuruöz. It already sells its software to other operators, he tells Alan Burkitt-Gray