Telecoms, Page 45
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Mon, November 11th, 14:00 · Nick Sato
Orange dominates AfricaCom 2013 nominations
Nominees for the AfricaCom Awards 2013, which will be presented during the three day conference in Cape Town on Wednesday, have been announced, with telecommunications giant Orange in the running for 18 awards. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 13:30 · Richard Cutcher
Vodacom sees data reward from smartphone sales push in SA
Vodacom’s South Africa operations witnessed a 41.2 per cent growth in its smartphone and hardware sales during the six month period ending September 2013, resulting in huge data bundle growth. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju
SMS introduced to Nigerian MNP scheme
World Telecom Labs (WTL) has developed Text To Change, a vital component of the mobile number portability (MNP) in Nigeria. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
VimpelCom sees earnings drop in Africa
VimpelCom, the telecommunications group with operations around the world, has reported a disappointing set of third quarter results including a drop in earnings in Africa. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 10:01 · Winfred Kuria
Entrepreneurs see us as “easy target” for court action – Collymore
Bob Collymore, chief executive officer of Safaricom, has said innovators and entrepreneurs see Kenya’s leading mobile mobile network as an “easy target” for accusations of intellectual property theft. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 09:32 · Richard Cutcher
Vodacom doubles international data revenue, M-Pesa takes off
Vodacom Group, which operates networks in four African countries outside of South Africa, has reported more than 100 per cent data revenue growth in those markets, another indication of the continent’s rapidly increasing mobile data usage. → Read more
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Sat, November 9th, 08:00 · Nick Sato
Liquid Telecom Zambia appoints former Airtel chief
Liquid Telecom Group has appointed Chabuka Kawesha its new managing director of CEC Liquid Telecom in Zambia. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 20:00 · Kamau Mbote
Essar Kenya decreases market share in key segments
Essar Kenya, which owns Yu network, has lost market share in key segments during the third quarter of 2013, according to figures released by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 19:00 · Brandon Gregory
Telephones are generation Y’s third choice for communication – Dimension Data
Dimension Data has released it 2013/14 Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report, which reveals generation Y has placed the telephone as the third preferred method of communication. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
South African white space pilot a success
The TV white spaces (TVWS) project with 10 schools in and around Cape Town has been hailed a success by Google and its partners in the initiative which is seeking to boost internet access. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom Mobile, Cell C to offer iPhone 5s next week, Vodacom release prices
The iPhone 5s will be available to South Africans with Telkom Mobile from November 15, with the network opening pre-registration for the device today (Friday). → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher
Mobilis to float on Algerian exchange
Algerian network operator Mobilis is one of eight state firms to be listed on the Algiers stock exchange, as the government looks to diversify its economy. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 09:00 · Nick Sato
Vodafone receives $15.2 m from Safaricom profits
Vodafone, the UK-based telecommunications group which holds the controlling stake in Safaricom, made KSh1.3 billion (US$15.2 million) from Kenya’s leading mobile operator, following the company’s impressive performance announced at its half year results. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi
MTN Rwanda to offer 24 hour services
MTN Rwanda is now providing 24 hour services for mobile money withdrawal at its Union Trade Centre service point. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 18:00 · Richard Cutcher
Cell C launch 65c per minute international calls
Cell C, South Africa’s third mobile network, has launched a three month international calling promotion allowing 65c per minute calls to selected countries in North America, Asia and Europe. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 17:30 · Kamau Mbote
Internet users reaches 19.6m in Kenya
Internet penetration has increased 61.2 per cent year-on-year in Kenya, boosted primarily by an increase in mobile data subscriptions as well as of internet subscriptions resulting to a surge of 61.2 percent compared to the previous year according to the just released. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom Mobile giving away 2.4GB for $5
Telkom Mobile has launched a ‘SIM Only Internet Starter Pack’ priced at ZAR49 (US$4.78), giving away 200MB per month of data for a year. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 11:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyan mobile voice traffic down, SMS use up
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) released the ICT Sector Quarterly Statistical Report for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2012/13 yesterday (Wednesday), providing an overview of performance and development trends in the country’s ICT sector. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher
No legs in KT Corp deal for iWayAfrica
South African part state-owned telecommunications provider Telkom has confirmed it has ended negotiations with KT Corp over the sale of iWayAfrica. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
CCK agrees to renew Safaricom operational license for 10 years
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has officially agreed to renew Safaricom’s operational license for the next 10 years at a fee of KSh2.36 billion (US$27.6 million). → Read more
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