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Mon, April 8th, 07:53 · Richard Cutcher

‘MTN stole my IP’ – MobiRes entrepreneur

MTN has been accused of stealing the intellectual property of MobiRes, a company the African operator has worked closely with for more than two years. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 14:28 · Richard Cutcher

Vodafone joins Myanmar mobile race

Vodafone have joined forces with China Mobile to launch the latest bid for a mobile licence in the Southeast Asian state of Myanmar. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 10:58 · Richard Cutcher

ICASA sets annual licence fee, increase effective immediately

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) appears to have met telecommunications companies halfway in the setting of the annual licence fee payable to the regulator. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 07:54 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian security agencies secured the release of abducted employee – MTN Nigeria

Nigeria’s largest telecoms network, MTN, has confirmed to HumanIPO the release of a staff member abducted in Lagos, though it refused to confirm or deny whether or not it had paid the demanded ransom. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian former vice president and minister trade blame for failure of NITEL privatisation

The failed privatisation of Nigeria’s national carrier, the Nigerian Telecommunications Company (NITEL), has become embroiled in corruption allegations after the former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, and former minister of Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, accused each other of foul play. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 08:10 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel Nigeria wins best telecoms company and CEO awards

Airtel has bagged the 2012 Nigerian telecommunications company of the year award from City People Magazine. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel repositions itself for MNP launch with new campaign

Airtel has launched a new advertising campaign through which it is seeking to take advantage of the forthcoming Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in Nigeria. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 16:09 · Tefo Mohapi

Vodacom SA to provide unemployed youth with ICT skills

Vodacom South Africa has partnered with Cisco and MICT-Seta as it looks to alleviate skills development and job creation problems in South Africa within the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 13:49 · Paul Adepoju

Glo celebrates tenth birthday with network expansion and upgrade

Globacom Nigeria is expanding its coverage across Nigeria and upgrading its network, in celebration of its tenth birthday. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 12:13 · Elly Okutoyi

Airtel subscribers to enjoy Nokia’s cheaper value added services

Nokia has partnered with Airtel in a deal that will see its the latter's subscribers across the continent access cheaper value added services from the phone maker. → Read more
Mon, April 1st, 14:41 · Paul Adepoju

Liberians to experience 5 days of minimum internet services

The Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA) has revealed internet users in the West African nation will be unable to enjoy maximum internet service for five days after the authority began preparations to tackle technical problems on Liberia’s ACE fibre cable. → Read more
Mon, April 1st, 14:06 · Paul Adepoju

MTN staff abducted in Lagos, kidnappers demand NGN70 million ransom

Nigeria’s largest telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria, has disclosed a member of its staff has been kidnapped in Lagos, with the kidnappers having already demanded a ransom of NGN70 million (US$441,000). → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 12:11 · Richard Cutcher

Telkom makes CEO appointment

Former Vodacom managing director Sipho Maseko has been appointed Telkom Group’s long-awaited new chief executive and will take charge from Monday. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Vodacom cuts data costs by 84%

Vodacom has launched a further promotion which will see prepaid data costs cut by up to 84 per cent, in a bid to promote social media activity on smartphones. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 14:25 · Richard Cutcher

Zambian operators could be banned from sending promotions

Zambia’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is set to begin talks to stop network operators sending promotional messages to customers. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 10:12 · Paul Adepoju

NCC nabs three telecoms agents for pre-registering SIM cards in southern Nigeria

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has arrested three agents companies for flouting the commission’s guidelines on the registration of SIM cards in Nigeria. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 09:25 · Paul Adepoju

NCC call for greater protection of telecoms masts after latest brutal attack

Masts belonging to MTN Nigeria and Globacom were set ablaze by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect in Bara, 160km south of Damuturu, Yobe State capital in northern Nigeria, yesterday. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 07:57 · Richard Cutcher

Altron returns to Altech buyout

Telecommunications group Altron appears to have have relaunched its bid to buy out Altech, almost six years after failing with an initial approach. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 16:17 · Tefo Mohapi

Vodacom SA introduces offer for hearing impaired customers

Vodacom South Africa is doubling SMS bundles for hearing impaired customers at no extra cost in a new promotional offer. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 15:23 · Nanine Steenkamp

Telkom forced to face fine, second complaint

South African telecommunications operator Telkom is expected to pay its full ZAR449 million (US$48 million) fine after the company withdrew its appeal from Competition Appeal Court and faces a second hearing. → Read more