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Thu, November 15th, 13:39 · Elly Okutoyi

Zambia to allow entry of fourth mobile operator

Zambia could soon get a fourth mobile operator after the government announced plans to repeal the statutory Instrument (SI) of 2010 that barred the entry of additional mobile operators. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 10:43 · Robin Okuthe

Receive free incoming calls on roaming through South Asia, Airtel nods to Africa

Global leader in integrated telecommunication services Airtel has today unveiled the world's first ever free intercontinental incoming roaming service for its African subscribers, following the addition of India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to its existing bouquet of “One Network” service. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 08:43 · Kamau Mbote

Slow but sure death of postal services in Kenya

After a long period at the top, monopoly, rigidity and overconfidence, normal attitudes pose the greatest threat to a business. New competitors don’t have to reinvent the wheel; they just fill in the gaps you have left open. This is the story of the downfall of postal services in Kenya. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 08:41 · Tom Jackson

Vodacom signs contract with The Now Factory in South Africa

South Africa-based mobile operator Vodacom has signed a deal with data services firm The Now Factory to use its Mobile Moments Vantage solution, enabling the operator to accurately measure the performance of its data network in real time and optimise the customer experience for its 31 million subscribers. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 07:03 · Tefo Mohapi

New mobile head for Telkom South Africa named

South Africa’s Telkom has appointed Attila Vitai as its new mobile division head. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 10:10 · Elly Okutoyi

Somalia to get fibre-optic connection through the air

Somalia is set to get a high-speed broadband access after Somcable struck a deal worth over US$3 million to offer the services via the fibre-through-the-air (FTTA) technology. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 09:02 · Gabriella Mulligan

Knott-Craig Snr: SA telecoms must change

A unified, well-regulated telecoms network with affordable pricing is the only way to achieve full coverage for South Africa and boost the education and health sectors, according to Cell C’s Alan Knott-Craig Snr. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 05:47 · Paul Adepoju

MTN Cameroon celebrates 12th year anniversary, inaugurates 1000th network pillar

Cameroon’s major telecommunications company MTN has inaugurated the company’s 1000th pillar in the country. The inauguration marks the telecoms company’s 12 years of operating in the country. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 13:08 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s Bauchi state to spend US$1.9M on digitalization of media houses

Media houses across Nigeria are upping their ante to ensure they meet the digitalization standard set by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the industry’s regulatory body, requiring new and old media houses to digitalize their services with special emphasis on the signals they transmit. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 09:31 · Tom Jackson

Liquid Telecom takes fibre to DRC

Network operator Liquid Telecom has announced it has extended its fibre network to the city of Lumumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reducing the country’s dependence on satellite and increasing capacity and availability. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 14:04 · Nanine Steenkamp

Telkom ADSL speeds up slowly

Telkom’s data speed upgrades to ADSL lines since August have been progressing rather slowly due to lack of customer support. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 12:31 · Nanine Steenkamp

South African government pledges involvement in broadband networking

The South African government has announced intended participation in broadband networking to promote more Internet penetration in the country. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 12:09 · Kamau Mbote

Is Safaricom finally winning the price war?

Intergrated telecommunications giant Safaricom posted a 113 percent growth in its pre-tax profit largely attributed to the company’s upward revision on its calling charges. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 10:07 · Tefo Mohapi

SA’s Vodacom reports positive results for half-year, active customers up to 50.1 million

South African telco Vodacom has reported that its international operations have delivered “very strong operational performance”, with revenue from international operations increasing by 36.5 percent for the half-year financial period ending September 30 2012. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 09:10 · Vincent Matinde

ABI Research boss joins advisory board of ITU-IMPACT

Tim Archdeacon, ABI Research’s president and CEO, is set to join the International Advisory Board (IAB) of International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT), an agency concerned with cyber security at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 07:20 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel records revenue growth, profit slide

Global mobile services provider Bharti Airtel has disclosed a 17 percent growth in its second fiscal quarter revenue, the company has revealed. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 07:13 · Nanine Steenkamp

MTN Group’s market value soars above homegrown record

Leading mobile services provider MTN last week hit a new record in rising market value. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 11:47 · Tefo Mohapi

Vodafone in the pound seats as Safaricom reports half-year results, M-PESA the crown jewel

Kenya’s integrated telecoms operator Safaricom yesterday reported its financial results for the half-year as of end of September 2012, showing M-Pesa, the Vodafone mobile money transfer service, as the crown jewel across all its offerings. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 09:26 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel touches lives in Ghana through CSR

To transforming lives across the Ghana, Airtel has, through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative dubbed “Touching Lives”, awarded gifts to Rebecca Kwapong and Emmanuel Martey, both residents from Asesewa in the Manyo Krobo District of the Eastern Region. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 07:56 · Vincent Matinde

Ballard and Anglo American Platinum partner to light up rural Africa

Africa’s rural areas are to benefit from a partnership that will see Ballard Power Systems and Anglo American Platinum, both world leaders in energy solutions, develop fuel cell home generator for the African market. → Read more