Saudi Arabian telco Etihad Etisalat, which operates under the ‘Mobily’ brand name, has admitted that it lacks sufficient spectrum to roll out its much-touted Long Term Evolution (LTE) network on a nationwide basis. In an interview with Reuters, chief executive Khaled al-Kaf suggested that rival operators in the Kingdom face similar constraints, despite a much-publicised flurry of LTE launch activity last September. As previously reported by TeleGeography’s CommsUpdate, that month saw Mobily, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and Zain Saudi Arabia all inaugurate LTE services within the space of 24 hours, with all three staking a claim to be the first operator in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to launch a commercial LTE network.
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