Telecoms, Page 21
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Mon, April 14th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Nashua Mobile to sell subscribers to MTN, Vodacom
South Africa’s Nashua Mobile has announced to its shareholders it will be selling off its MTN and Vodacom subscriber bases to the mobile operators, citing inadequate returns as the reason for the transactions. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Etisalat Nigeria offers subscribers free USB modem, data SIM card
Etisalat has announced it is extending access to its Easyblaze HSPA data service by providing subscribers who purchase a 1.5GB data plan or more with a free USB modem and data SIM card loaded with a 12-month free internet → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel Nigeria partners fast food chain for electronic airtime recharge
Airtel Nigeria has announced a partnership with restaurant chain Sweet Sensation, allowing subscribers to access electronic airtime recharge at all the chain’s outlets. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
Telecel Go launched in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean mobile operator Telecel has announced Telecel Go, a prepaid platform allowing for cheaper calls between networks in the country. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 17:30 · Tom Jackson
SA’s Telkom warns customers over fraud
South African part state-owned operator Telkom has warned customers over a scam being run by fraudsters, saying they should be “on the alert” and report any suspicious activity. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange connects 27 Kenyan county governments to broadband
Orange Kenya has connected 27 governor’s offices and county assemblies to its network in an effort to deliver key ICT services to the counties. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 18:20 · Paul Adepoju
100k subscribers register for Airtel Insurance in Ghana
More than 100,000 subscribers have registered for Airtel Insurance in Ghana less than four months after its launch. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 17:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom Samsung S5 pre-order sales pass 300
Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom has reported 300 Samsung Galaxy S5 pre-order sales ahead of the global launch of the device. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Phase3 Telecoms to deploy 3,000km optic fibre across Nigeria
Phase 3 Telecoms has concluded plans to deploy 3,000 kilometres (km) of optic fibre across Nigeria as part of measures aimed at boosting broadband penetration in the country. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom Mobile launches Galaxy S5, recommends “lots of data”
South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom Mobile has announced its customers will be able to buy the Samsung Galaxy S5 as of Friday, with a range of data offers also available to cater to the high data needs of the device. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
Telkom to cut $96m costs annually, job losses imminent – report
South African part state-owned telecommunications provider Telkom has announced its plans to cut ZAR1 billion (US$96 million) in costs annually for the next five years, inevitably resulting in job losses, according to a report. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom revamps website, now accessible for visually impaired
Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom has revamped its website, making it fully accessible to the visually impaired, the first of its kind in Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian government rejects calls to amalgamate NCC, NBC
The Nigerian government has said it will not be implementing a recommendation it should amalgamate the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) under a unified Communications Regulatory Authority of Nigeria. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
SEACOM deploys Akamai clusters, nodes
Submarine cable operator SEACOM has announced the deployment of Akamai clusters and nodes on its network, optimising online content for African internet users. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Safaricom’s yuMobile acquisition “still under discussion”
Safaricom’s acquisition of the core assets of smaller rival yuMobile is “still under discussion”, according to chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore, with the company yet to decide whether it will re-enter the deal. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 08:30 · Chris Udemans
MTN warns of SIM swap scam
South African mobile operator MTN has issued a warning to its customers advising them to be wary of a SIM swap scam. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nollywood, telecoms help make Nigerian economy Africa’s largest
Nigeria's economy has overtaken South Africa in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) to become the largest in Africa, assisted in part by telecommunications, information technology and the country’s homegrown film industry Nollywood. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
YooMee launches LTE network in Ivory Coast
Mobile internet provider YooMee Africa has launched operations in Ivory Coast, providing West Africa’s first TD-LTE network for internet services. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
Cellcom launches Liberia’s first self care portal for subscribers
Liberian telecoms company Cellcom has launched the first self care portal for GSM subscribers in the country, saying the portal will be accessible from today. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
Numerous taxes major challenge in Ghana’s telecoms sector – MTN
Ghana’s largest telecoms network MTN has said telecoms companies operating in the country are struggling with numerous taxes, which have raised the cost of doing business and forced telecoms to increase prices for the first time in their history. → Read more
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