Telecoms, Page 59
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Tue, August 20th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
Equatorial Commercial Bank partners Airtel to offer m-solutions to customers
Airtel Kenya, in partnership with Equatorial Commercial Bank (ECB), will offer m-commerce services for Airtel Money subscribers as it looks to increase user numbers. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
Altron completes Altech acquisition
Allied Electronics (Altron) has announced the completion of its total acquisition of Allied Technologies (Altech), which will see Altech delist from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 13:00 · HumanIPO
HumanIPO Debate: Is Nigeria right to enforce local ownership rules on mobile operators?
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has suggested the country’s mobile networks, such as MTN, Airtel, Etisalat and Globacom, should be locally owned to ensure better services. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Prepaid electricity boosts Blue Label Telecoms revenue
Blue Label Telecoms, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), has increased its headline earning by 9 per cent to ZAR425 million (US$42 million) over the last 12 months. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 10:40 · Paul Adepoju
Outrage trails MTN BIS outage in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria Blackberry Internet Service (BIS) subscribers experienced a service outage over the weekend lasting more than 12 hours. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 08:30 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel offers Nokia Asha users in Nigeria free internet for six months
Airtel Nigeria is offering its Nokia 501 and 210 users free access to Facebook and WhatsApp for six months. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
MTN spectrum application goes to public hearing
The Independent Communications of South Africa (ICASA) has set up a public hearing to decide whether the country’s largest mobile operator MTN should be allocated spectrum in the 2010MHz to 2015MHz band. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 17:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telkom admit to staff payment slip-ups
Telkom, South Africa’s part state-owned fixed-line provider, has admitted its promised payments to workers are behind schedule, placing the signed union agreement under question. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 15:00 · Kamau Mbote
Ericsson tops Gartner’s LTE infrastructure providers
Ericsson has been named a leader in the 2013 Magic Quadrant for LTE Infrastructure report by analysts Gartner for the fourth time. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 13:30 · Jack Barton
ZTE completes Ethiopian government’s $1.5 billion broadband deal
Chinese telecommunications company ZTE has completed the second half of a US$1.5 billion deal with the Ethiopian government to expand mobile internet infrastructure. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 12:30 · Richard Cutcher
Mugabe family bails out Telecel Zimbabwe
President Robert Mugabe’s nephew Patrick Zhuwao has been revealed as the man behind the deal to ensure Telecel Zimbabwe complies with the country’s local ownership rules. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 12:00 · Kamau Mbote
Orange Kenya introduces wireless device for desktops
Orange Kenya has launched a wireless device for desktop computers, costing KSh5,000 (US$57). → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 11:30 · Richard Cutcher
MTN embroiled in indaba sponsorship corruption
A senior MTN figure has been suspended by the company over his alleged part in misappropriated sponsorship money meant for the Cape Town ICT indaba last year. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Telecoms contributes 8.3% to Nigeria’s GDP
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has revealed the contribution of the Nigerian telecommunications sector to the country’s GDP was 8.3 per cent at the end of the second quarter of 2013. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 12:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
EIT to sell Tunisie Telecom stake
Dubai-based Emirates International Telecommunications (EIT) is looking to sell its 35 per cent stake in Tunisia-based Tunisie Telecom in order to sell its debt. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 06:00 · Nick Sato
Airtel Kenya offers low rates to calls on all networks
Airtel Kenya has announced a new offer for its Airtel Money subscribers that will allow calls to any network at KSh2 per minute. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 18:00 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom Telecommunications Lab opened at JKUAT
Kenyan operator Safaricom has equipped a US$1 million state of the art GSM suite at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, which aims to train students in engineering. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 17:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telkom staff are unhappy – Solidarity
South African union Solidarity has told HumanIPO part state-owned operator Telkom is not keeping to its proposed implementations, resulting in disgruntled employees. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 14:30 · Richard Cutcher
MTN Ghana takes mobile money to ATMs
MTN Ghana has launched its ATM Cash Out innovation for mobile money subscribers, allowing customers to withdraw money without a card. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Neotel put date on LTE launch
Neotel has set the date for the launch of its LTE network in South Africa, meaning it will finally start making use of its spectrum at the end of the month. → Read more
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