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Wed, April 17th, 07:55 · Gabriella Mulligan

Telkom to pay US$49 million fine

Telkom has agreed to pay a ZAR449 million (US$49.2 million) fine imposed by the Competition Tribunal and withdrawn its appeal to a decision finding Telkom guilty of anti-competitive behaviour. → Read more
Mon, April 15th, 13:14 · Paul Adepoju

NCC unveils five-year strategic management plan, revises mission statement

Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has unveiled a five-year strategic management plan (SMP) for 2013-2017 in a bid to keep up with the fast-evolving telecoms sector. → Read more
Mon, April 15th, 08:26 · Tom Jackson

Altech expects full-year losses

Altech has advised shareholders its expects headline earnings and headline earnings per share to drop by between 20 and 27 per cent for the financial year ended February 28, with the underperformance of its now disposed of East and West African operations. → Read more
Mon, April 15th, 07:29 · Paul Adepoju

Stakeholders in Gambia’s telecoms sector validate Internet Exchange Point report

The Internet Exchange Point (IXP) draft report, which puts an emphasis on connectivity rather than profit generation in Gambia, has been approved by the country’s government and telecoms stakeholders. → Read more
Fri, April 12th, 12:30 · Richard Cutcher

Egypt’s Etisalat Misr network to be boosted by Chinese technology

Huawei and Etisalat Misr have signed a deal which will give the Egyptian operator access to the latest BTS3900 radio base station technology and improve network quality. → Read more
Fri, April 12th, 11:24 · Paul Adepoju

Etisalat Nigeria seeks US$500 million loan for expansion

Etisalat Nigeria has announced plans to borrow US$500 million from Nigerian banks to embark on network expansion projects. → Read more
Fri, April 12th, 08:59 · Gabriella Mulligan

Safaricom praises Tana Delta rebuilding progress

The Safaricom Foundation is pleased with the progress being made in the Tana Delta region in rebuilding homes using their KSh10 million (US$119,000) donation, although not enough is being done to provide access to healthcare. → Read more
Thu, April 11th, 09:41 · Richard Cutcher

MTN eyeing up US$8 billion acquisitions, on Myanmar shortlist

The MTN Group, on the shortlist of 15 bidders to take one of Myanmar’s telecoms licences, is looking to spend up to US$8 billion on acquisitions. → Read more
Thu, April 11th, 08:53 · Paul Adepoju

MTN clears air on BIS data usage confusion

MTN Nigeria has told HumanIPO it does not have fixed data sizes for its BlackBerry packages but is constantly reviewing its data offerings as it looks to clear up confusion around the Blackberry Internet Service (BIS). → Read more
Thu, April 11th, 07:13 · Nanine Steenkamp

Telecoms better chance for African investment than startups

Telecoms, rather than tech startups, are prioritised for investments in Africa because of the concrete factor, Gunnar Stork, director of equity and mezzanine in African and Latin America at Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG), believes. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 14:17 · Nanine Steenkamp

Lack of venture capital the obstacle to more tech investments in Africa

Graham Stokoe, of Ernst & Young South Africa, has highlighted a lack of venture capital to support tech startups as a hurdle to entering the African investment market. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 09:59 · Tom Jackson

Mondo launches with SIM-only offering

Online cellular store Mondo has launched in partnership with Vodacom, offering customers the chance to save on their monthly bills with a SIM-only contract. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 09:38 · Igor Hobotov

Nokia Siemens to demonstrate latest innovations to African mobile operators

Nokia Siemens Networks have arranged a roadshow named “Mobile World Congress – Revisited” to showcase new innovations to operators in Middle East and Africa. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 09:07 · Nanine Steenkamp

Tech investment makes up 6% of African investment exits

Leading accounting firm Ernst & Young have revealed six per cent of African investment exits over the past five years were in technology, while almost a quarter of investment exists came from the financial sector. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 15:10 · Brandon Gregory

Africa private equity funds beat US venture capital, telecoms big factor

Cambridge Associates and the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) have disclosed data indicating African private equity funds outperformed United States (US) venture capital, with IT and telecommunications strong performers. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 12:34 · Brandon Gregory

Airtel partners with Samsung for Rising Stars tournament

Bharti Airtel and Samsung have announced a partnership in support of the Airtel Rising Stars (ARS), the African under-17 grassroots soccer tournament. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 12:22 · Richard Cutcher

Telkom’s ambitious plan to connect SA’s business world

Telkom Business has launched an aggressive package offering colleagues unlimited calls, unlimited SMS and access to a nationwide network of Wi-Fi hotspots. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 08:48 · Richard Cutcher

Cell C drops mobile data prices for contract customers

Contract subscribers on South African mobile network Cell C can now purchase 1GB of data for ZAR69 (US$7.70) per month. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 11:47 · Nanine Steenkamp

Telecoms Academy to launch online training

International telecommunication education institution Telecoms Academy will present web-based training in Long Term Evolution (LTE), Cloud and Operator systems from the end of the month to replace personal lectures. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 11:18 · Richard Cutcher

Telkom warn shareholders of expected 20% earnings drop

Telkom are expecting to report a year-on-year fall of at least 20 per cent in headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the year ending March 31, 2013. → Read more