Telecoms, Page 37
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Wed, January 8th, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Nigeria denies involvement in hike in prices of recharge cards
Nigeria’s largest telecoms network MTN has told HumanIPO it is not responsible for the hike in the prices of the various denominations of its recharge cards. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s telecoms subscribers urge operators to set up more BTS
The umbrella body of Nigeria’s telecoms subscribers, the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS), has called upon telecoms companies operating in the country to set up more Base Transceiver Stations (BTS). → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 17:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zimbabwe operators subject to mobile money tax
A new Zimbabwean government tax on mobile money has taken effect, meaning operators and consumers are now subject to a US$0.05 tax on every transaction. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 16:20 · Nick Sato
Uganda telecoms industry braces for tough competition in 2014
Competition in Uganda’s communication industry is set to increase in 2014 following a surge in demographics and a rise in disposable incomes. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 15:40 · Nick Sato
All Kenyan operators fail to meet minimum quality of service
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has released a Quality of Service (Qos) report showing Kenya’s four mobile operators all failed to meet their compliance target for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for 2012-13. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 10:30 · Nick Sato
Safaricom takes on CCK over licence renewal terms
Kenya’s largest mobile service provider Safaricom has aired its displeasure at the terms laid down by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) ahead of its licence renewal in June 2014. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom CEO sells shares
Vodacom chief executive officer (CEO) Shameel Joosub has sold over ZAR6 million (US$560,735) in ordinary shares in South Africa’s largest telecoms company. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju
Government agency demands to blame for poor service – Nigerian operators
Telecoms companies in Nigeria have blamed excessive demands by various government agencies for the poor quality of service (QOS) in the sector. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Telkom sells iWayAfrica
South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom has sold its loss-making pan-African business, iWayAfrica and Africa Online Mauritius, to internet service provider (ISP) Gondwana International Networks as part of its turnaround efforts. → Read more
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Fri, January 3rd, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
FEATURE: Nigerian telecom travails rumble on
Last year ended pretty badly for the Nigerian telecoms industry, with loss of earnings due to downtime compounded by a row with state governments over taxation. But in 2013 the operators did little to improve things for themselves, seeming to wage war on three fronts against government, subscribers and Boko Haram. → Read more
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Mon, December 30th, 08:00 · Guest Post
Guest Post: Vodacom’s Richard Boorman looks back on telecoms in 2013
In an exclusive guest post for HumanIPO, Richard Boorman, executive head: media relations and social media at South Africa’s largest operator Vodacom, takes a look back at how the country’s mobile industry fared in 2013 and what it needs to do to progress in 2014. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 06:00 · Tom Jackson
MTN introduces MTN Prestige Plus
MTN has introduced its new Prestige Plus contract package, looking to give customers more value by bundling more anytime minutes, SMSs and more data value for a single monthly subscription fee. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 18:00 · Nick Sato
East African countries to share data on SIM card registration
ICT leaders from East African countries meeting in Nairobi to discuss ICT integration in the region have announced they are in the process of harmonising SIM registration to enable prompt sharing of subscribers’ data. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan resolve to reduce roaming charges
Information Communication and Technology (ICT) ministers from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan have met in Nairobi to discuss the integration of ICT infrastructure in the East African region, resolving to jointly find ways of reducing the cost of roaming voice and data charges. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom to spend $870m on fixed line business
South Africa’s biggest operator Vodacom is to spend ZAR9 billion (US$870 million) on infrastructure development in 2014, with expanding its fixed line business the main focus for the operator in the coming year. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 15:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Rwanda, Congo sign MoU on ICT development
The government of Rwanda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Congo which will see the two countries cooperate in promoting trade relations through information exchange on ICT products. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 14:20 · Nick Sato
MTN Uganda launches pay-as-you-go solar power system
MTN Uganda and Fenix International have launched a pay-as-you-go solar power energy solution designed to improve lighting, phone charging and access to energy and telecommunications for Ugandans who lack reliable electricity. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telecash launch delayed
Zimbabwe’s second mobile operator Telecel has delayed the launch of its mobile money service Telecash, due to too few banks having been integrated in the system to date. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Uchumi shoppers in Tanzania to pay via M-Pesa
Vodacom Tanzania has entered into a partnership with the Uchumi supermarket chain that will give its customers an opportunity to pay for goods using its mobile money service M-Pesa. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 17:30 · Nick Sato
Airtel Nigeria, Google partner to launch free web search on mobile
Airtel Nigeria and Google have announced an internet service partnership that allows customers to access mobile web search and other feature-phone-friendly versions of Gmail and Google without getting billed. → Read more
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