Telecoms | HumanIPO

Telecoms, Page 77

Thu, April 25th, 06:36 · Nanine Steenkamp

Orange subscribers hit 82m in Africa, Middle East

French telecommunications operator Orange has reached a subscriber base of 82 million in the Middle East and Africa region, an 8.2 per cent increase since 2012 with 6.2 million new subscribers. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 11:26 · Nanine Steenkamp

Etisalat to bid $6bn for Maroc shares

UAE network operator Etisalat will today (Tuesday) offer US$6 billion to buy shares in Morocco’s Maroc Telecom, planning to fund the deal externally. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 08:29 · Gabriella Mulligan

Vodacom expects strong financial results

Vodacom expects its annual results for the recently concluded financial year to be more than 20 per cent stronger than last year, as operating performance and taxation changes boosted the company’s results. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 11:59 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom pioneers in use of Durathon batteries by General Electric

Safaricom has become the first telecommunication company in the world to procure General Electric’s Durathon batteries to provide backup power to its transmission sites. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 05:40 · Paul Adepoju

MNP launched in Nigeria

After a series of postponements, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has officially launched Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 13:29 · Richard Cutcher

M-Pesa arrives in India

M-Pesa, the mobile money service that has taken Kenya by storm since launching in 2007, is being rolled out by Vodafone in India aimed at the country’s 700 million unbanked. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 09:50 · Richard Cutcher

Alan Knott-Craig Sr drops merger hint

Cell C’s chief executive officer (CEO) Alan Knott-Craig has repeated the suggestion he made last year that the South African operator’s future may be reliant on joining forces with another major telecom. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 08:04 · Paul Adepoju

Authority bans internet dating services, VoIP in Gambia

Internet dating services and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) have been outlawed in Gambia by the nation’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) because they believe they are detrimental to the economy. → Read more
Fri, April 19th, 14:17 · Richard Cutcher

IHS appoints CCO

Telecommunications infrastructure provider IHS has appointed Rhys Phillip as its new chief commercial officer (CCO) as it looks to expand across Africa and Middle East. → Read more
Fri, April 19th, 14:12 · Tom Jackson

MTN Anytime launched

MTN has launched its Anytime contract contract packages, offering more talk time, texts and browsing, in the latest installment in South Africa’s price war. → Read more
Fri, April 19th, 13:54 · Richard Cutcher

Telkom shares drop in response to fine

Telkom’s share value on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has dropped after the part state-owned operator was fined ZAR449 million (US$49 million) by the Competition Tribunal. → Read more
Fri, April 19th, 13:42 · Igor Hobotov

Liberia launches international gateway measuring project

The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has launched an international gateway measuring project to monitor telecommunications traffic, in a bid to more accurately tax telecom companies. → Read more
Fri, April 19th, 12:48 · Richard Cutcher

Qatari operator increasing pace in Maroc Telecom race

Qatar’s Ooredoo, formerly Qatar Telecom, has reportedly stepped up its bid for the majority stake in Maroc Telecom by approaching 10 banks for support. → Read more
Fri, April 19th, 11:38 · Richard Cutcher

Cable theft hits Telkom customers

Thieves last night (Thursday) cut and removed several main Telkom cables, meaning more than 1,500 South African homes and businesses could be without their landline connections for a week. → Read more
Fri, April 19th, 09:20 · Tom Jackson

Knott-Craig Sr threatens ICASA with legal action

Cell C chief executive officer (CEO) Alan Knott-Craig has threatened legal action against the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) unless it lowers mobile termination rates (MTRs) by the end of the year. → Read more
Fri, April 19th, 07:21 · Richard Cutcher

MTN boosted by US Supreme Court ruling

MTN Group has taken a positive step in its fight against accusations of bribery and using political influence in its bid to secure a telecoms licence in Iran. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 14:35 · Richard Cutcher

Airtel Ghana upsets local contractors

Airtel Ghana is allegedly in the process of ending its contracts with local suppliers so it can use overseas companies. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 13:54 · Richard Cutcher

Vodafone Ghana CEO trades Africa for Qatar

Vodafone Ghana is losing its chief executive of three years, Kyle Whitehill, to affiliate company Vodafone Qatar. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 13:50 · Richard Cutcher

KT exit race for majority stake in Maroc Telecom

“Big differences” have forced South Korean telecommunications company KT Corp to drop out of the bidding Vivendi’s 53 per cent stake in Maroc Telecom. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 10:05 · Tom Jackson

Zambian minister accuses regulator of operator collusion

A Zambian minister has accused staff at the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) of colluding with operators, resulting in high tariffs and poor service delivery. → Read more