Telecoms, Page 68
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Mon, July 1st, 12:39 · Paul Adepoju
Confusion reigns over Nigerian SIM card disconnections
Unregistered SIM cards in Nigeria appear to still be operating as normal despite the Nigerian Communication Commission’s (NCC) deadline passing with the threat of disconnection from the networks. → Read more
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Mon, July 1st, 07:28 · Richard Cutcher
Neotel sale rumoured again
Dimension Data, MTN and Vodacom are all reported to be in the frame to secure Tata Communications’ stake in telecommunications operator Neotel. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 15:29 · Nanine Steenkamp
OPINION: Telecoms future a choice between sharing or slacking
As telecommunication operators are no longer the only communication channels available to consumers, their role in the industry is under question. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 15:18 · Kamau Mbote
Orange Kenya launches street dance competition
Orange Kenya has unveiled a new dance competition aimed at recognising and celebrating talent as well as attracting new data users to its network. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 15:10 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom limit price increases
Telkom’s increase in new voice and data prices, to come into effect on August 1, has been set almost at almost one fifth of the guiding South African Consumer Price Index. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 14:25 · Paul Adepoju
More than five million new active lines added in four months in Nigeria
Nigeria currently has more than 119 million active lines, including 116 million GSM and 2.6 million mobile CDMA, demonstrating the growth of the country’s telecommunications sector. → Read more
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Fri, June 28th, 12:10 · Paul Adepoju
No going back on SIM card registration deadline – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has rejected a plea from the National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) to extend SIM card registration beyond this month. → Read more
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Thu, June 27th, 13:38 · Richard Cutcher
MTN misses chance to enter Myanmar
The MTN Group has missed out in its bid to become one of two new operators in the state of Myanmar, losing out to Norway’s Telenor and the Qatari Ooredoo. → Read more
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Thu, June 27th, 12:49 · Mercy Makumi
SK Telecom launches first LTE-Advanced network
South Korea’s SK Telecom has launched a new generation mobile network that offers speeds twice that of its existing LTE network and 10 times that of 3G services. → Read more
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Thu, June 27th, 09:37 · Paul Adepoju
I only gave legal advice on the sale of Ghana Telecom to Vodafone – Joe Ghartey
Joe Ghartey, Ghana’s second deputy speaker of parliament, has told the Accra Fast Track High Court that when he was attorney general, he only advised the government on the agreement signed in 2008 by Vodafone International, Ghana Telecom and the government. → Read more
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Wed, June 26th, 14:40 · Tom Jackson
MTN SA appoints new enterprise business division head
MTN South Africa has appointed its chief technical officer Lambo Kanagaratnam to head up its enterprise business division, with Eben Albertyn leaving Airtel Africa to replace him. → Read more
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Wed, June 26th, 12:55 · Nanine Steenkamp
Orange to provide more open, local services to Africa
Orange is planning to provide more democratised services through local partnerships to African countries within the next few years. → Read more
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Wed, June 26th, 12:31 · Nanine Steenkamp
Digitisation of Africa will drive democracy
The digitisation of processes across Africa should not be driven by financial gains, but promote employment on the continent, Nigeria-based Anabel Leadership Academy believes. → Read more
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Wed, June 26th, 12:23 · Martin Cheruiyot
Safaricom launches iCow application for farmers
Kenyan telecom Safaricom in partnership with Green Dreams Limited has officially launched mobile application platform iCow, an SMS-based programme aimed at promoting smart dairy farming. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 16:43 · Nanine Steenkamp
Operators and banks a marriage made in hell, expert says
The possibility of collaborations between banks and network operators is highly contested amongst industry players as the success of mobile money grows across Africa. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 15:32 · Richard Cutcher
Zain looking to expand, not reduce, its African presence
Kuwait’s leading telecommunications provider, Zain, has indicated it has no intentions of withdrawing from Sudan and remains interested in launching in Libya → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 14:44 · Susan Mwenesi
EA telecoms urge regulators to stay away from roaming service
East African telecoms are urging regulators in the region not to regulate the roaming service, following concerns over the lack of transparency over the high cost to customers. → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 13:06 · Mercy Makumi
Safaricom announces promotion grand winner
Safaricom has announced hairdresser Damaris Kariuki is the grand winner of the “Tetemesha na Safaricom” promotion jackpot, presenting her with a cheque for KSh10 million ($ 116,104.72) → Read more
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Tue, June 25th, 09:34 · Susan Mwenesi
20th EACO Congress kicks off in Kenya
The 20th East African Communications Organisation (EACO) Congress kicked off in Nairobi today, expected to bring together postal, telecommunications, broadcasters and ICT regulatory bodies within the region to seek avenues for harmonisation of ICT policies and regulatory frameworks. → Read more
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Mon, June 24th, 14:41 · Mercy Makumi
Safaricom targeting 100,000 SMEs for payment services in 10 months
M-Pesa has launched Lipa Na M-Pesa, a campaign aimed at entrenching the use of its payment services as the primary tool of transactions. → Read more
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