Jordans Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has announced that it did not receive any applications for 2.5 GHZ band licences by the 27^th June deadline. The TRC encouraged the countrys mobile operators to submit applications for the licence, which allows for providing LTE services, in May. Director of the TRC radio spectrum management department Mohammad Alwathiq Shaqrah told the Jordan Times that the TRCs council of commissioners are set to look into the issue.

Abu Dhabis Etisalat has confirmed it is looking to buy a stake in an Indian mobile operator following reports that it is in talks with Indias second-biggest mobile operator, Reliance Communications, over a US$3.8 billion deal. The stake would give Etisalat a vital presence in the worlds fastest-growing mobile market, where it currently owns a stake in a start-up telecoms firm.

REDKNEE, A LEADING provider of business-critical software and solutions for communications service providers, announced the opening of its new office in Beirut, Lebanon. 

UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS AND collaboration just became more practical for midsize enterprises in the Middle East. Avaya announced Aura? midsize solution for enterprises, a single-server, unified communications solution for businesses as small as 100 employees and scalable up to 2400 users and 250 locations.