Telecoms, Page 69
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Mon, June 24th, 12:42 · Richard Cutcher
Nilesat 201 to add to broadband and broadcasting capacity in North Africa
Egypt’s Nilesat 201 satellite was successfully launched last week, boosting broadband services in North Africa and the Middle East. → Read more
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Mon, June 24th, 10:36 · Richard Cutcher
EIT seeking Tunisian exit
Dubai Holdings’ Emirates International Telecommunications (EIT) is looking to sell off stakes in two mobile businesses, including its 35 per cent holding in Tunisie Telecom. → Read more
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Mon, June 24th, 10:35 · Mercy Makumi
Orange launches the third edition of Orange African Social Venture Prize
Global telecommunications company Orange has launched the third Orange African Social Venture Prize (OASVP), promoting social innovations in support of development using ICT. → Read more
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Mon, June 24th, 09:14 · Nanine Steenkamp
Vimpelcom to sell African assets
United Kingdom-based Vimpelcom Group is on the verge of concluding a deal to sell its Sub-Saharan units, including its stakes in Orascom Telecom. → Read more
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Mon, June 24th, 08:48 · Paul Adepoju
Poor network coverage responsible for armed robberies in Ghana – communications minister
Ghana’s minister of communications Edward Omane-Boamah has said cases of armed robbery are more prominent in areas with poor network coverage. → Read more
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Fri, June 21st, 09:06 · Tom Jackson
Fitch assigns MTN ‘BBB’ rating for foreign investors
Fitch Ratings has assigned South Africa’s MTN Group a long term foreign currency issuer default rating of ‘BBB’, saying the rating reflected the company’s leading market position in most of its markets. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 15:10 · Nanine Steenkamp
Ghana ready to face cable theft
Ghana’s Ministry of Communications has revealed its National Security Agency plans to combat recurring cable theft incidents which frequently disrupt telecom services countrywide. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 13:25 · Richard Cutcher
Latest cable theft brings down some Telkom services
Telkom services in an area of Johannesburg have been disrupted after the theft of several main cables. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 13:21 · Martin Cheruiyot
Airtel Kenya partners with Total for mobile payments
Airtel Kenya has partnered with oil marketing firm Total to enable its customers to pay for fuel, lubricants, car wash, car service and goods through Airtel Money. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 11:42 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telecel to comply with Zim laws
Telecel has revealed its shareholders’ agreement to comply with the indigenisation laws of Zimbabwe, following the country’s policy revisions. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 08:06 · Richard Cutcher
MTN and Etisalat halve BIS cost in Nigeria
Data prices on two of Nigeria’s biggest networks have been slashed as the mobile operators continue to battle for new subscribers in the advent of mobile number portability. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 14:15 · Richard Cutcher
Canonical’s CAG contains no African presence
South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth’s Isle of Man-based Canonical has set up a Carrier Advisory Group (CAG) to influence the development of its smartphone operating system Ubuntu. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 10:40 · Igor Hobotov
Etisalat Nigeria claims to have taken 50 per cent of ported numbers
Chief operating officer of Etisalat Nigeria, Wael Ammar, has claimed the network has been the recipient of around half the subscribers who have switched networks in the six weeks since mobile number portability (MNP) was launched. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 09:22 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom sues Msimango for $6 million
South Africa’s Telkom has accused its former chief of global operations Thami Msimango of recklessness and breach of contract in separate courts actions amounting to ZAR60.3 million (US$6 million). → Read more
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Tue, June 18th, 15:08 · Richard Cutcher
Orange contemplating late bid for Maroc Telecom
Orange are reported to be pondering a late bid for fellow French company Vivendi’s 53 per cent stake in Maroc Telecom, just as Etisalat were expected to be given a clear run. → Read more
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Tue, June 18th, 14:05 · Richard Cutcher
Telecom Ghana case put on hold again
Ghana’s former minister of justice and attorney general Joe Ghartey has failed to appear in court for a second time, further delaying the case concerning the sale of Ghana Telecom to Vodafone in 2008. → Read more
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Tue, June 18th, 11:29 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom to give ICT support to five small businesses
Telkom Business has awarded a total of ZAR750,000 (US$75,000) to five South African companies to give them an ICT “makeover”, which will include access to business coaches. → Read more
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Tue, June 18th, 11:25 · Igor Hobotov
Nigeria records increase in inactive lines and teledensity
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed there are more than 44 million inactive telephone lines, up from around 38.5 million in the last quarter of 2012. → Read more
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Tue, June 18th, 11:07 · Mercy Makumi
Orange Kenya launches Facebook for non-data handsets
Orange Kenya has launched a Facebook dial service, offering mobile access to Facebook to entry level customers not previously mobile data users. → Read more
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Tue, June 18th, 08:40 · Tom Jackson
Telkom job cuts and asset disposal imminent – report
South African part state-owned operator Telkom is set to cut staff numbers and dispose of non-profitable assets as it as it looks to cuts costs, according to a new report. → Read more
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