Telecoms, Page 62
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Fri, August 2nd, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
MTN Group expects huge profits rise
MTN Group is forecasting its first half profits will rise by 25 per cent, thanks to currency fluctuations in its non-South Africa operations. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 07:00 · Nick Sato
Vodafone and Safaricom partner to provide business enterprise solutions
Multinational companies in Kenya will be able to take advantage of business enterprise solutions across the continent following collaboration between Vodafone and Safaricom, creating an East African hub. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 17:22 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telkom proposal accepted but disputed
South African unions opposing Telkom’s proposal to solve wage disparities have decided to accept an agreement, although remain in disagreement. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 16:01 · Nanine Steenkamp
MPs diagnose ICASA with cancer
Capetonian members of parliament (MPs) have accused the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) of being unfair to poor citizens. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 15:15 · Kamau Mbote
COFEK and ICPC criticise Kenyatta’s private Safaricom and Airtel case
A suit by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s International Criminal Court (ICC) lawyer Steven Kay has sparked reactions from various lobby groups including the International Center for Policy and Conflict (ICPC) believe the attempt to lock out the media and public of proceedings is a bid to discredit the ICC and victims. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 15:08 · Nick Sato
CCK slashes mobile termination call rates
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has slashed the mobile calling tariff by 20 per cent after a gruesome price war among the Kenyan network operators. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 14:14 · Nanine Steenkamp
ICASA to gather stats
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will be gathering ICT information to compile a statistical report on the country’s tech industry. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 13:25 · Mercy Makumi
Orange Uganda launches LTE network
Orange Uganda has launched its 4G LTE network, making it the third operator to do so in the East African country. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 12:36 · Paul Adepoju
Mobile services in Borno state could jeopardise safety
The government of Borno State has said the region is not ready for the restoration of telecommunications services. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 09:18 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom named among world’s top 10 Facebook brands
Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom has been ranked to have the sixth best Facebook brand in the world by Social Bakers. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 08:51 · Richard Cutcher
MTN Group’s BBBEE scheme sees financial improvements
Shareholders in the South Africa’s largest telecommunications black economic empowerment scheme, MTN Zakhele, will be able to begin trading shares in November. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 08:21 · Nanine Steenkamp
Solidarity will not strike
Members of South African union Solidarity will not be striking at Telkom, though negotiations are still underway to come with terms with part state-owned fixed line provider. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 07:25 · Richard Cutcher
Alcatel-Lucent records small revenue increase, announce Qualcomm partnership
Global telecommunications vendor Alcatel-Lucent has increased its revenue by 1.9 per cent in the second quarter, compared to the same period last year. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 12:42 · Richard Cutcher
Cell C adds one million subscribers in one month
South Africa’s third network operator Cell C has claimed to have signed up one million customers in July, although net additions are below 350,000 for the month. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 11:44 · Paul Adepoju
Globacom Nigeria celebrates 10 year anniversary with NGN500 million promotion
Globacom Nigeria has announced its Recharge to Stardom promotion including cash prizes between NGN10,000 (US$62) and NGN25 million (US$155,000) over a period of 100 days. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 10:19 · Brandon Gregory
Zimbabwe authorities block award winning SMS service for “political reasons”
Kubatana, a media and information project seeking to provide the citizens of Zimbabwe with access to information through media including SMS, has been blocked on the eve of tomorrow’s elections. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 10:05 · Nick Sato
Airtel Money joins forces with Kenya’s Equity Bank
Equity Bank and Airtel Kenya have partnered to offer m-commerce solutions to their customers through Airtel Money. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 10:01 · Nick Sato
Safaricom launches KSh10 daily subscription product for social networking
Kenya’s Safaricom has launched a new subscription internet bundle allowing subscribers access to Twitter, WhatsApp and Facebook for KSh10 a day. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 08:36 · Richard Cutcher
Vimpelcom to trade Africa for Pakistan
United States-based telecommunications company Vimpelcom is set to sell its Burundi and Central African Republic business interests to emerging markets specialists Neil Telecom. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 07:57 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyatta lawyers want confidential Safaricom and Airtel hearing
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s legal representative at the International Criminal Court, Steven Kay, has gone to Kenya’s high court seeking a confidential hearing in a case concerning information on Kenyan networks Safaricom and Airtel. → Read more
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