Saudi Arabia will issue three mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licences in 2012, the country's telecoms regulator told Reuters, a move analysts say makes it unlikely the kingdom will award a fourth conventional mobile licence.
MVNOs are mobile service providers which lease excess network capacity from telecoms operators and are common in Europe. In the Gulf, only Oman has issued MVNO licences, with other governments seemingly keen to protect existing operators.
A spokesman for the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) confirmed by email it would sell the MVNO licences next year, but did not provide more details.
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