Telecoms, Page 42
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Wed, November 27th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom named most socially responsible on JSE
South Africa’s largest operator Vodacom has been recognised as a best performer on the socially responsible investment (SRI) index of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), acknowledging the operator’s low environmental impact status. → Read more
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Wed, November 27th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
BB Z30 now available on Cell C
Cell C, South Africa’s third largest mobile network, is now providing the BlackBerry Z30 to customers through a range of packages. → Read more
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Wed, November 27th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
Turkcell reignites MTN battle with SA lawsuit
Turkish mobile operator Turkcell has filed its latest lawsuit against MTN Group, this time in South Africa, claiming damages over a long running dispute in Iran. → Read more
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Wed, November 27th, 09:30 · Selipha Kihagi
MTN Nigeria, LG partner to offer high-speed internet
MTN Nigeria, through MTN Business, has partnered with LG Electronics to bring broadband internet service to LG Smart TVs being sold across the country. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 17:30 · Tom Jackson
Vodacom to acquire additional share in Tanzanian operations
Vodacom has signed an agreement with private investment firm Cavalry Holdings to acquire an additional indirect 17.2 per cent stake in Vodacom Tanzania for ZAR2.5 billion (US$247 million), taking its total share in the company to 82.2 per cent. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 15:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Liberians to pay cab fares using mobile money
Liberian network operator Lonestar Cell MTN has partnered with 10 taxi drivers in the country to begin piloting paying fares with mobile money. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 11:30 · Selipha Kihagi
EcoCash to offer customers new lending service
Econet Wireless, a Zimbabwean network operator, will offer its customers an opportunity to borrow money using their EcoCashSave accounts similar to traditional banks through a new service beginning next year. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi
MTN Foundation sets up ICT centre in Ghana
MTN Ghana, through its foundation, has constructed a 20 person capacity ICT centre to serve as a computer training centre for more than 500 visually impaired students of a local school in the country. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 05:00 · Winfred Kuria
Airtel launches IT lessons for Tanzanian pupils
Airtel Tanzania has rolled out basic computer training through its project dubbed ‘Shule Yetu’, in a bid to support education in the country. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
Airtel partners Zambian bank to launch free account
Airtel Money has partnered with the Zambia National Commercial Bank (Zanaco) to launch the Cultiv8 account, aimed particularly at people in rural areas such as farmers. → Read more
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Mon, November 25th, 15:00 · Selipha Kihagi
MTN Zambia, MTN Business merge as company launches cloud services
MTN Zambia has merged with internet service provider MTN Business in the country, making it a complete telecommunications solutions provider for voice, data and other services such as fibre connectivity and cloud services. → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 18:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom in $40m project to connect buildings with fibre optic grid
Kenya’s leading telecommunications service provider Safaricom has announced its high quality fibre Digital City project will connect public and commercial buildings with the grid for free in a bid to net more customers for its broadband services. → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 07:00 · Nick Sato
Airtel launches Opera Web Pass in Africa
Opera Software and Airtel have launched Opera Web Pass in Africa, a service allowing subscribers to choose a data package that is time-based, content-based or a combination of the two. → Read more
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Thu, November 21st, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Africa techpreneurs present to ITU Telecom World 2013
Four young African tech entrepreneurs are presenting their ideas to the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Telecom World 2013 with the possibility of winning up to US$10,000, having been selected as businesses most capable of effecting change and achieving success. → Read more
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Thu, November 21st, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom to launch FTTH within one year
South African part state-owned operator Telkom hopes to launch fibre to the home (FTTH) services by the end of 2014, with current trials of the service are returning positive results. → Read more
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Thu, November 21st, 09:30 · Nick Sato
Liquid Telecom scoops Best African Wholesale Carrier Award
Liquid Telecom has been named the Best African Wholesale Carrier for the second time at the Global Carrier Awards. → Read more
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Thu, November 21st, 05:00 · Winfred Kuria
Airtel Tanzania partners Manchester United
Airtel Tanzania has partnered with Manchester United in a promotion called ‘Mimi Ni Bingwa’ (I'm a champion) that will enable its customers to watch live matches at the club’s stadium, Old Trafford. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 18:30 · Tom Jackson
DoC seeks legal advice on USAASA probe findings
Communications minister Yunus Carrim has said the findings of an investigation into Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) chief executive officer (CEO) Zam Nkosi will not be made public until after his department has conferred with the Chief State Lawyer’s Office. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
Independent tower ownership in Africa to double in a year – Helios
Independent telecommunications tower companies are expected to double their portfolios in the next 12 months, as mobile operators become comfortable handing over their management, according to Kevin Koch, chief operating officer of Helios Towers Africa (HTA). → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
Bharti Airtel to sell African towers for $1.8bn
Bharti Airtel is reportedly considering the sale of its telecom tower business in Africa for US$1.8 billion to third party tower companies, going against a previously stated ambition to transfer them to its Indian towers arm Bharti Infratel. → Read more
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