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Fri, May 3rd, 07:58 · Susan Mwenesi

Apple announces $17bn bond deal

Apple has sent markets scrambling with the biggest non-bank bond deal in history, priced at US$17 billion, as it looks to placate shareholders in the wake of a fall in earnings. → Read more
Fri, May 3rd, 07:52 · Richard Cutcher

MTN moving on to better things – Dabengwa

MTN Group president Sifiso Dabengwa says the company will deliver a “bold new digital world” after Turkcell dropped their US$4.2 billion lawsuit against them. → Read more
Fri, May 3rd, 07:15 · Richard Cutcher

Poor service results for operators in ICASA report

South Africa’s three leading mobile operators have failed the first Independent Communications of South Africa’s (ICASA) quality report in two years. → Read more
Thu, May 2nd, 14:25 · Susan Mwenesi

Safaricom and KQ partnership allows customers to buy flights with Bonga

Safaricom has partnered with Kenya Airways (KQ) to allow customers to buy tickets to local destinations through Bonga Points, the telecom’s loyalty scheme. → Read more
Thu, May 2nd, 08:59 · Tom Jackson

MTN Uganda considering domestic acquisitions

MTN Uganda is evaluating deals for rival telecom firms after the second and third largest operators in the country agreed a merger. → Read more
Thu, May 2nd, 07:31 · Richard Cutcher

Turkcell drops US$4.2 billion case against MTN

Turkish mobile operator Turkcell has told a United States court it is dropping its US$4.2 billion lawsuit against MTN Group after a Supreme Court ruling last week. → Read more
Thu, May 2nd, 07:21 · Paul Adepoju

MTN ordered to collapse on-net and off-net call rates

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered MTN Nigeria to collapse its on-net and off-net voice services in a bid to manage competition in the mobile market. → Read more
Tue, April 30th, 14:11 · Susan Mwenesi

SA’s Conduct Telecoms appoints new COO

Conduct Telecom has named Dimitri Moussa as its new chief operating officer (COO), with the change of guard taking effect immediately. → Read more
Tue, April 30th, 12:04 · Richard Cutcher

8ta warned by ASASA after Cell C complaint

The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASASA) has upheld a complaint by operator Cell C that rival network 8ta had included “untrue and misleading” claims in their marketing. → Read more
Tue, April 30th, 12:03 · Kamau Mbote

Orange to launch tele-presence centre in Kenya

Orange Kenya is to launch a tele-presence suite in Nairobi, providing a video conferencing facility for local businesses and making communication more efficient. → Read more
Tue, April 30th, 08:20 · Mercy Makumi

Telkom Mobile targets higher end market

Telkom Mobile has unveiled Smart and Smart Saver postpaid voice plans, offering voice-centric consumers unlimited calls to Telkom Mobile and 8ta numbers. → Read more
Mon, April 29th, 09:04 · Richard Cutcher

Etisalat open to total Maroc Telecom buyout

United Arab Emirates-based operator Etisalat is open to completing a full buyout of Maroc Telecom as negotiations continue. → Read more
Fri, April 26th, 13:24 · Tom Jackson

Glo, Huawei sign network expansion deal

Nigerian telecommunications operator Globacom and Chinese firm Huawei have signed a NGN116.25 billion (US$750 million) agreement to expand Globacom’s network capacity. → Read more
Fri, April 26th, 12:53 · Richard Cutcher

Maroc Telecom sale decision expected next week

Vivendi is expected to choose a preferred bidder for its 53 per cent stake in Moroccan part state-owned operator Maroc Telecom next week. → Read more
Fri, April 26th, 11:29 · Richard Cutcher

Do not privatise Telkom – Numsa

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has said Telkom should not be privatised in any way, adding the death of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher should signal the end of such policies. → Read more
Fri, April 26th, 10:04 · Tom Jackson

MTN rolls out LTE network in Uganda

MTN has launched its LTE network in Uganda, becoming the first in the country and one if the first in the region to successfully roll out a 4G network. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 14:33 · Gabriella Mulligan

Cell C formally threatens ICASA with legal action

Cell C has informed the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) it may take legal action if the regulator does not implement an urgent market review examining the effect of mobile call termination rates (MTRs) on the cost of communication in South Africa. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 14:02 · Paul Adepoju

Consumers give NCC and operators quality ultimatum

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the country’s network operators have been given 11 days to come up with ways to improve service quality before being taken to court by consumer organisations. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 10:08 · Nanine Steenkamp

Free Wi-Fi for SA through Telkom Mobile

South African telecommunications operator Telkom has made free, unlimited Wi-Fi access available to Telkom Mobile subscribers to cater for data-hunting customers on selected plans. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 09:12 · Richard Cutcher

MTN Group increases subscribers, but loses out in SA

MTN Group, which operates mobile networks in 22 countries across Africa and the Middle East, has lost 1.9 per cent of its South African subscribers despite an increase of 3.2 per cent globally. → Read more