Telecoms, Page 31
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Tue, February 11th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
NCC expresses readiness to implement National Broadband Policy
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed its readiness to implement the nation’s recently approved broadband policy, which includes the open auction of the 2.3GHz spectrum next week. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 10:20 · Tom Jackson
Zambian operators ordered to set up toll-free lines over SIM registration
The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has had a technical team monitoring MTN, Airtel and Zamtel in their compliance with the new SIM card regulations, and has instructed the operators to establish dedicated toll-free lines at attend to queries. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN XtraTime launched in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has introduced XtraTime, a service that allows subscribers to use airtime on credit and pay later, following its launch in other African countries including Ghana, Uganda and Zambia. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telecom Egypt to receive $12.5m damages over cut cables
Telecom Egypt has signed a US$12.535 million deal in full and final settlement for the damage to two submarine cables last year by the ship known as “B-Elephant”. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 14:20 · Tom Jackson
Weak rand hurting Vodacom – report
The weakness of the South African rand is damaging the country’s leading operator Vodacom, according to a Reuters report, because the bulk of its expenditure is denominated in foreign currencies. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
MTN Rwanda to invest $20m following towers sale
MTN Rwanda has said it will invest at least US$20 million to consolidate its position as the leading operator in the country, following the sale of its mobile network towers in the country in December. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 09:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s telecoms subscribers should assert their rights – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged telecoms subscribers in Nigeria to begin to assert their rights and not expect the regulatory body to do everything in the industry. → Read more
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Fri, February 7th, 11:40 · Tom Jackson
Orange introduces permanent SMS bundles
Orange Kenya has introduced permanent SMS offerings allowing prepaid subscribers to purchase daily, weekly and monthly bundles for both on-net and off-net messaging on local networks. → Read more
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Fri, February 7th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Econet awarded US$455k in damages
Zimbabwean operator Econet Wireless has been awarded US$455,000 by an international arbitrator to be paid by Namibian software company TrustCo, in the finale of a three-year legal battle. → Read more
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Fri, February 7th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Alcatel-Lucent profits grow
Alcatel-Lucent has announced its end of year performance, highlighting a 12 per cent increase in net profit in the fourth quarter compared to 2012. → Read more
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Thu, February 6th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Bharti Airtel to restructure African operations
Bharti Airtel is to restructure its management across its African operations into clusters spanning multiple countries, as it seeks to accelerate its growth on the continent. → Read more
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Thu, February 6th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria records increase in teledensity and active lines
Latest figures released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) revealed Nigeria’s teledensity rose to 87.06 per cent at the end of October 2013 from 86.62 per cent in September. → Read more
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Thu, February 6th, 13:40 · Chris Udemans
50% of Africans will have LTE by 2018 – study
Fifty per cent of Africans will be covered by long term evolution (LTE) networks by 2018, rapidly increasing the continent’s access to high speed mobile data, according to a study. → Read more
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Wed, February 5th, 18:20 · Paul Adepoju
Vodafone Ghana market share up to 14%
Latest figures released by Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) have revealed Vodafone now has 14 per cent market share. → Read more
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Wed, February 5th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom’s strong quarterly results driven by international operations
South Africa’s leading mobile operator Vodacom has revealed further strong quarterly results, featuring 10.5 per cent revenue growth and a 12.3 per cent growth in active subscribers. → Read more
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Wed, February 5th, 11:40 · Paul Adepoju
Smile Communications set to provide fastest internet in Nigeria
Smile Communications Nigeria has announced it is ready to provide Nigeria’s fastest internet service in Nigeria, with the company piloting its 4G LTE network in Lagos. → Read more
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Wed, February 5th, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom CMO, CPO take up positions
South African part state-owned operator Telkom’s freshly appointed chief marketing officer (CMO) and chief procurement officer (CPO) have taken up their positions, pledging to revive the Telkom brand and push forward with turnaround strategies. → Read more
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Wed, February 5th, 09:40 · Paul Adepoju
Transfer of tower assets to create expert employment – Airtel Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria has said the company’s decision to transfer its tower assets to tower management companies will lead to the creation of job opportunities for telecoms engineers and tower management professionals. → Read more
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Wed, February 5th, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
Africell Sierra Leone subscribers pass 2m
Mobile operator Africell Sierra Leone has announced its subscriber base has exceeded two million. → Read more
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Tue, February 4th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
$50m Rlg technology city commissioned in Nigeria
Phone manufacturing company Rlg Communications has commissioned the Rlg/Adulawo Technology City in Ilesha, Osun state, Nigeria, valued at US$50 million. → Read more
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