Telecoms, Page 48
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Mon, October 28th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
MTN records increase in data revenue, reduction in voice telephony
MTN Group has recorded a reduction in voice revenue, but continues to increase that generated from data subscription. → Read more
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Mon, October 28th, 13:20 · Nick Sato
Court grants $38m payment to former Telkom Kenya staff
Orange Kenya, formerly Telkom Kenya, will have to pay KSh3.2 billion (US$38 million) to its former employees after Kenya’s Court of Appeal upheld the golden handshake and severance package of the 996 former workers who were laid off in 2006. → Read more
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Mon, October 28th, 11:00 · Nick Sato
Airtel Kenya to reward subscribers in a new promotion
Airtel Kenya has launched a promotion to reward subscribers who recharge their phones using normal airtime or its money services, with prizes totalling KSh10 million (US$118,000) and more than KSh1 million (US$11,800) weekly. → Read more
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Mon, October 28th, 10:20 · Richard Cutcher
ICASA confirms Pongwana appointment
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has confirmed the appointment of former Vodacom executive Pakamile Pongwana as its new chief executive officer (CEO) from November 1. → Read more
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Mon, October 28th, 08:30 · Paul Adepoju
Diamond Bank and MTN sign MoU for Diamond Y’ello Account
Nigeria’s Diamond Bank and the nation’s largest telecommunications company MTN have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to launch the Diamond Y'ello Account, a hybrid bank account. → Read more
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Fri, October 25th, 20:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Telecom Namibia begins rolling out new services
Telecom Namibia has begun rolling out new services and solutions to its customers following the implementation of a partnership with the Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange (De-CIX) to establish international access points. → Read more
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Fri, October 25th, 18:00 · Nick Sato
Airtel Africa subscribers get free access to Wikipedia
Airtel and the Wikimedia Foundation have announced a strategic partnership to provide Airtel’s customers with access to the knowledge and information available on Wikipedia through their mobile phones free of data charges. → Read more
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Fri, October 25th, 13:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom denies CFO suspended due to stock ownership issues
South African part state-owned operator Telkom has said the suspension of the company’s chief financial officer (CFO) relates to alleged personal misconduct, not the finances of the operator or stock ownership issues. → Read more
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Fri, October 25th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian telecoms accuse states of threatening operations
Gbenga Adebayo, chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has accused state governments in the country of posing a threat to telecoms operations and slowing the development on the sector. → Read more
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Thu, October 24th, 13:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom suspends CFO
The board of directors of South African part state-owned operator Telkom has suspended the company’s chief financial officer (CFO) Jacques Schindehütte pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation. → Read more
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Thu, October 24th, 11:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Former Vodacom executive new ICASA CEO
Former Vodacom managing executive Pakamile Pongwane is to be appointed the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), sources have told HumanIPO. → Read more
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Wed, October 23rd, 19:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
EIT sale of Tunisie Telecom stake imminent
Emirates International Telecommunications (EIT) is in the process of selling its 35 per cent stake in Tunisie Telecom, and expects the sale to conclude within a matter of months. → Read more
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Wed, October 23rd, 15:00 · Kamau Mbote
Gilat Satcom establishes new PoP in Ghana
Gilat Satcom has announced that it has established a new point of presence (PoP) in Ghana aimed at providing reliable, high-speed, cost effective broadband connectivity over fibre to network operators, internet service providers (ISPs) and businesses in the country. → Read more
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Wed, October 23rd, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Orange sees strong growth in Africa
The Orange Group has announced a year-on-year growth in customers in the Africa and Middle East region of 6.8 per cent in its third quarter results, far above the global average increase of 2.1 per cent. → Read more
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Wed, October 23rd, 10:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom named Kenya’s top taxpayer
Kenya’s leading mobile service provider Safaricom has been named the country’s top taxpayer by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) for the sixth year in a row. → Read more
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Wed, October 23rd, 08:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Ugandan telecoms to share infrastructure
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) intends to table infrastructure sharing guidelines geared towards telecom development in the country and to prevent duplication of infrastructure. → Read more
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Tue, October 22nd, 13:20 · Paul Adepoju
Growth opportunity in telecoms sector through broadband deployment – NCC
The Nigerian telecoms sector can record growth through the deployment of broadband, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which wants to ensure universal access to online services. → Read more
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Tue, October 22nd, 12:40 · Tom Jackson
Telecoms slow down development of Ethiopian tech scene – iceaddis
The underperformance of the Ethiopian telecoms sector and the resultant low bandwidth available in the country is holding back the development of the local tech scene, according to Markos Lemma, co-founder of innovation hub iceaddis. → Read more
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Tue, October 22nd, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian lawmakers set to pass Critical National Infrastructure Bill into law
Abiodun Awoleye, member of the Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Communications, has said the National Assembly will soon pass the Critical National Infrastructure Bill, which confers critical national infrastructure status on telecoms facilities, into law. → Read more
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Tue, October 22nd, 10:40 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom increases calling rates to regional countries
Leading Kenyan mobile operator Safaricom has increased its international calling rates to East African Community (EAC) countries following new taxes on international calls from Kenya. → Read more
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