Telecoms, Page 22
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Fri, April 4th, 14:00 · Chris Udemans
Telecom Egypt issued mobile licence
Fixed line incumbent Telecom Egypt has been issued a licence by the country’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), enabling it to provide mobile services to residents of the country. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
Etisalat Nigeria posts record sales for Q1
Etisalat Nigeria recorded 13 per cent growth in commercial performance in the first quarter of this year from the fourth quarter of 2013 on the back of record sales, Matthew Willsher, acting chief executive officer (CEO), has announced. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom still considering yuMobile deal
Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom is still considering whether to proceed with its purchase of the core assets of smaller rival yuMobile, in spite of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) granting approval to the acquisition. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
MTN to invest $9.2m in metro fibre in Kenya
The Kenyan urban centres of Kisumu, Eldoret and Nakuru are set to be beneficiaries of a KSh800 million (US$9.2 million) metro fibre network from pan-African operator MTN. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 08:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s Globacom unveils 10 products
Nigerian telecoms operator Globacom has unveiled 10 new products - Glo Game Store, Glo Medicare, Glo Mobile Newspaper, Glo Directory, Glo Borrow Me Credit, Glo Security Tips, Glo Love Zone, Glo Property Tips, Glo Daily Inspiration and Glo Legal Adviser. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 18:30 · Chris Udemans
MTN reduces roaming charges
South African mobile operator MTN is amending its roaming charges, allowing its prepaid and contract customers to communicate while travelling at reduced rates. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA parliament communications committee welcomes MTR ruling
The recent High Court ruling on disputed mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations in South Africa was a “balanced decision”, taking into consideration consumers, the public interest and government policy aimed at lowering communications costs, according to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 12:00 · Agatha Nduku
Airtel becomes 2nd largest telecoms operator in Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria has overtaken Globacom to become the country’s second largest mobile operator by customer numbers, though it still remains far behind market leader MTN, according to the latest figures released by market regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Masiyiwa, Rotich in Fortune’s 50 greatest leaders
Strive Masiyiwa, founder and chairman of Zimbabwe’s first mobile operator Econet Wireless, and Juliana Rotich, co-founder and executive director of Kenyan crowdsourced mapping platform Ushahidi, have been listed on Fortune Magazine’s annual list of the world’s 50 greatest leaders. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTR cuts will cost Vodacom $94m in a year
The new mobile termination rates (MTRs) implemented yesterday by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will have a full-year impact of approximately ZAR1 billion (US$94 million) on the country’s leading operator Vodacom, meaning the company will have to reconsider the extent of investment it makes. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
Lagos state threatens fines over telecoms mast numbers
The government of Lagos state, Nigeria, has expressed concerns over inaccurate lists of telecoms masts submitted by operators in the state, threatening to impose fines on networks refusing to submit accurate information. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom completes management restructuring
South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom has appointed Ouma Rasethaba as chief risk officer (CRO), completing the management restructuring which began at the company in June last year. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange Kenya to power Nakuru’s free Wi-Fi
Orange Kenya in conjunction with innovations group Infonet will power the free Wi-Fi project in Nakuru, the first of its kind in the country. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 09:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Orange selects African remittance platform in startup accelerator
Global mobile operator Orange has launched its first startup accelerator programme, with African money remittance platform Afrimarket included in the seven-strong class of startups. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
Intelsat wins Vodacom Africa-wide broadband service deal
Vodacom has awarded the contract for the provision of managed broadband services across Africa to satellite operator Intelsat, which will assist Vodacom in offering a differentiated broadband service targeting small office/home office (SOHO) and small and medium enterprise (SME) users. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Spurring competition behind SA High Court MTR ruling
MTN and Vodacom’s “commercial” intentions, as well as the “burden” carried by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to spur market competition supported the High Court decision to temporarily implement the mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations even though it declared them invalid. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 13:30 · Tom Jackson
Vodacom, Neotel deal held up by ICASA – report
Leading South African operator Vodacom’s proposed purchase of Neotel from Indian firm Tata Communications is being delayed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), according to a report. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
MTN Business Kenya invests in business communications technologies
MTN Business Kenya has unveiled its Global Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Virtual Private Network (VPN), designed to make it easier for enterprise customers with global operations to easily communicate with their branches and employees worldwide. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Former Safaricom CEO launches M-Pesa in Europe
The former chief executive officer (CEO) of leading Kenyan operator Safaricom, Michael Joseph, has launched M-Pesa in Romania, the first European launch on the mobile money transfer system. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN, Vodacom “vindicated” by court ruling
South Africa’s leading mobile operators Vodacom and MTN feel “vindicated” by yesterday’s court decision ruling the mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations set out by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to be “invalid and unlawful”, while rival Cell C bemoaned the operators’ attempt to “frustrate” market competition. → Read more
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