Telecoms, Page 25
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Thu, March 20th, 17:00 · Guest Post
Guest post: SA mobile operators fighting wrong war
“The mobile operators are fighting the wrong war”, says Marius Burger, managing director (MD) of Indian Atlantic, “and they’re squaring up to the wrong enemy. They should be fundamentally revising their business models to prepare for Google, Facebook and Microsoft, who are aiming at their voice markets.” → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 14:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
“Blind support” of one operator will not lower SA call costs – MTN
Lowering the cost of mobile communications in South Africa will not be achieved by “blind support” for a single operator by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), according to Zunaid Bulbulia, chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN South Africa. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 10:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom reveals Gauteng mobile network investment plans
South Africa’s leading operator Vodacom has revealed plans for significant investment in Gauteng province’s mobile network over the coming year, with plans to launch 975 new mobile sites around the province. → Read more
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Wed, March 19th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
“We’re Guilty” ad necessary to dispel Cell C “fallacies” – MTN
South Africa’s second operator MTN launched its “We’re Guilty” advertising campaign in response to the “virulent attack” on its reputation by rival Cell C, with MTN saying it needed to “dispel fallacies” being spread its rival operator. → Read more
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Wed, March 19th, 12:20 · Chris Udemans
SA mobile operators “fighting the wrong war”
South African mobile operators should be preparing for voice competition from Google, Facebook and Microsoft instead of fighting each other and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), according to Marius Burger, managing director (MD) of business consulting and software services provider Indian Atlantic. → Read more
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Wed, March 19th, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
NSN appoints new Southern Africa head
Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) appointed of Deon Geyser as head of NSN Southern Africa, with Geyser returning to the company after joining Millicom International Cellular (Tigo). → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
ISPA calls for quick resolution to MTRs row
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has called upon mobile operators MTN and Vodacom, and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), to quickly resolve the legal dispute regarding the new mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations, given the “politically inconvenient” timing of the quarrel. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
GSMA partners MEA operators for infrastructure sharing
The GSM Association (GSMA) and mobile operators across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) have announced infrastructure sharing initiatives to provide mobile broadband services to unserved portions of the regions’ populations. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 11:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Cell C hits back at MTN in ad battle
South African operator Cell C has hit back at rival MTN in the latest blow in their public advertising battle, altering MTN’s advertisement published on Sunday resulting to form a scathing text about MTN. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
New operator launches in Uganda
Smart Telecom has launched to become the seventh operator in Uganda, promising the cheapest calling rates in the country as it seeks to provide competition for the likes of Airtel and MTN. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 10:30 · Agatha Nduku
Airtel pledges commitment to Nigerian broadband
Airtel Nigeria has pledged its commitment to the Nigerian Federal Government’s plan to address the penetration and utilisation of broadband. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 09:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
TeleKom Networks Malawi customers to buy airtime on credit
South Africa’s Net1 Mobile Solutions and Supa Pesa have expanded their “Advance Airtime” offering into Malawi, allowing TeleKom Networks Malawi (TNM) customers to buy prepaid airtime on credit and pay for the voucher at a later stage. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN, Ecobank extend mobile money services
MTN has announced a partnership with Ecobank for the expansion of services to MTN Mobile Money users who are also Ecobank customers in 12 African countries. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Safaricom exploring NFC-enabled SIM cards
Kenya’s leading mobile operator Safaricom is investigating the possibility of rolling out near field communication (NFC)-enabled SIM cards, chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore has said. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Laikipia county seeks payments partnership with Safaricom
Kenya’s Laikipia county will soon start buying maize and other cereals through a warehouse receipting system, and is looking to partner Safaricom in order to make payment for deliveries through M-Pesa. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN advertising campaign hits back at Cell C
South Africa’s second operator MTN has launched an advertising campaign hitting back at rival Cell C, admitting to being “guilty” of making high profits which it says it reinvests in the country in a bid to improve communications. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel partners Chad for youth ICT training
Telecommunications services provider Airtel has partnered with Chad’s Ministry of Secondary Education to train 6,000 youth in the country with the main objective being nurturing young talent to improve them in the field of ICT. → Read more
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Sat, March 15th, 12:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
MTN Nigeria signs expanded services deal with Aviat
MTN Nigeria has signed an expanded managed services agreement Aviat, building on a long-established relationship between the two companies. → Read more
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Fri, March 14th, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Uganda Telecom appoints new chairman
Stephen Kaboyo is the new chairman of the board of directors of Uganda Telecom (UTL) following the resignation of his predecessor Dr Ben Mbonye. → Read more
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Fri, March 14th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju
Smile partners Ericsson in Nigeria for 4G on 800MHz spectrum
Smile Communications in Nigeria has announced the launch of a 4G/LTE network on 800MHz spectrum in Ibadan and Lagos, with Ericsson as the primary vendor. → Read more
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