Greater coverage area for mobile phone networks

The Moroccan telecommunications office "Ittisalat Al-Maghrib" launched on Monday programs for the extension of mobile phone networks.

The programs will help cover new regions and consolidate the network in areas that are already covered by the network. A total of 750 additional radio stations will be set up next year, increasing by five fold the number of existing stations.

Investments related to these new installations are estimated at 213 Mln Dirhams ($22 Mln), including 113 mln Dh to be contributed by Ericsson, which won the bid. The remaining 100 million dh ($10.4 Mln) will finance other equipment.

Additional infrastructure work will be done in Casablanca and Rabat with contracts worth 120 Mln DH (usd 12.5 Mln) awarded to Siemens.