Telecoms, Page 56
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Mon, September 9th, 17:30 · Winfred Kuria
Tanzania’s legislation for mobile money coming soon
The Bank of Tanzania has said new legislation to govern money transfers through mobile phones is being put together. → Read more
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Mon, September 9th, 15:30 · Nick Sato
AMN in $550m African network upgrade
Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) has announced it is to invest US$550 million in building mobile network infrastructure for operators throughout Sub-Saharan Africa over the next three years. → Read more
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Mon, September 9th, 13:30 · Tom Jackson
Two arrested over Madzonga extortion attempt – reports
Two men have been arrested over attempts to extort ZAR300,000 (US$30,000) from MTN’s suspended chief corporate services officer Robert Madzonga. → Read more
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Mon, September 9th, 12:30 · Nick Sato
Airtel Kenya makes tariff related to Airtel Money permanent
Airtel Kenya has made permanent its initial tariff offer that allowed subscribers who use mobile money to call all networks for KSh2. → Read more
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Fri, September 6th, 18:30 · Winfred Kuria
Bharti will not buy back Vodafone stake – Mittal
Bharti Airtel has no intention of buying back Vodafone’s four per cent stake in the India-based operator, according to Sunil Mittal, Bharti’s group chairman. → Read more
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Fri, September 6th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom executive resigns
Bashier Sallie has resigned as managing director of Telkom's wholesale and networks division after 27 years at the South African fixed-line provider. → Read more
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Fri, September 6th, 15:40 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta’s lawyer in suit against “secret” Safaricom and Airtel proceedings
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s legal representative at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Steven Kay has successfully applied to participate in a case asking for information about a court cases filed by Kenyatta against Safaricom and Airtel to be released publicly. → Read more
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Thu, September 5th, 17:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telkom refuses further wage talks
South African union Solidarity has re-approached part state-owned operator Telkom about employee salaries, with continued disgruntlement amongst workers. → Read more
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Thu, September 5th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA spectrum only for those who can use it
Spectrum in South Africa will only be allocated to operators who are able to use it, according to Dr Tracy Cohen, chief corporate services officer for Neotel. → Read more
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Thu, September 5th, 11:40 · Nick Sato
Call charges on Airtel Kenya now most expensive in country
Airtel Kenya has announced a review of its calling rates, making it the most expensive operator in Kenya in terms of call charges. → Read more
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Wed, September 4th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Shortening last mile key to SA connectivity – Huawei
The key to enhanced connectivity in South Africa is shortening the last mile, according to Lu Liang Ji, principal consultant of the convergence and ICT consulting practice, business consulting department at Huawei Technologies, while companies should focus on selling services not technologies. → Read more
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Wed, September 4th, 15:40 · Kamau Mbote
Ericsson deploys flexible data charging for Vodafone Egypt
Ericsson has chosen Vodafone Egypt as a beneficiary of its Mobile Broadband Charging (MBC) product, providing 10 million users with personalised data and on-demand subscriptions. → Read more
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Wed, September 4th, 12:40 · Tom Jackson
Drive demand for broadband – Kwele
Making South Africans aware of the benefits of broadband will benefit the country economically, says Puleng Kwele, chief technical officer (CTO) of Broadband Infraco. → Read more
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Wed, September 4th, 12:20 · Brandon Gregory
Subscribers of MTN in Ghana threaten to sue
MTN Ghana subscribers have threatened to sue the mobile operator while others might quit after it did not compensate them as directed by Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA). → Read more
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Wed, September 4th, 11:00 · Jack Barton
Innovation expert calls for greater “cross-pollination” between research and industry
Technical innovation will only rise to the required levels if there is greater collaboration between research institutes and industry heavyweights to make research profitable, according to Willem Clarke, chief executive officer (CEO) of Resolution Circle. → Read more
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Tue, September 3rd, 20:00 · Tom Jackson
Collaboration vital on SA infrastructure
Telecoms industry players have urged all stakeholders to collaborate on the roll out of network infrastructure across South Africa, with a coherent government broadband policy central to this goal. → Read more
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Tue, September 3rd, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
4G for the “haves” not the “have nots” – Kwele
4G internet is for the “haves” rather than the “have nots”, as it is generally rolled out in areas where people already have access, according to Puleng Kwele, chief technical officer (CTO) at South Africa’s state-owned Broadband Infraco. → Read more
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Tue, September 3rd, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
2 LTE networks ideal – MTN
Two LTE networks is the optimum number for South Africa, according to Lambo Kanagaratnam, chief enterprise business officer of MTN. → Read more
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Tue, September 3rd, 08:30 · Richard Cutcher
MTN Guinea granted 3G licence
Africa’s MTN Group has secured a licence to roll out 3G services in Guinea, with sites expected to be up and running by March, 2014. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 18:20 · Paul Adepoju
OPINION: Why I ported back to MTN Nigeria
MTN is by far the most taunted network operator in Nigeria, yet it is the network with the largest number of subscribers. → Read more
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