ZIMBABWE’S leading cellular mobile company, Econet Wireless has secured a $60 million (about R444 million) loan from the Swedish export credit agency (EKN) to upgrade its network.
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe’s chief executive officer, Douglas Mboweni, said the $60 million facility was the largest ever that a European bank has approved for a Zimbabwean company since the [...]
MTN South Africa today announced that it has perfected its network capabilities in order to avoid network congestion and absorb additional demands during the World Cup.
MTN Rwanda today announced a 55% decrease in annual investment this year, compared to 2009, writes national publication The New Times.
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) said it will for now not review the interconnection amendment agreements as submitted by the country’s network operators.
Zain Nigeria today signed a multimillion dollar deal with Motorola to expand its coverage, capacity and improve the service quality of its existing GSM network. The project aims to expand coverage of mobile services to rural Nigeria.
Cell C announced a R2,9 billion deal with Chinese company ZTE Corporation, to develop a 4G network in South Africa by the end of the year, writes Business Day.
Gateway Communications and European carrier Longphone have agreed to partner in the call termination market to the African continent, with Longphone benefiting from Gateway’s extensive African network and voice connectivity offerings.
Zain Nigeria and Huawei, today announced the deployment of a next-generation blade mobile softswitch in Nigeria, that will see improved operation capacity for the Nigerian telecom operator, supporting up to 12 million subscribers.
Motorola today announced a new Wireless LAN Cost Calculation Service that enables customers to calculate the costs of their investment in wireless LAN infrastructure and wireless services on a per-square-foot basis.
The Emirates’ telecommunication service provider, Etisalat signed a multi-million Euro deal with Alcatel-Lucent to enhance the deployment of its nationwide fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network nationwide.
The Kenya Education Network Trust (KENET) has revealed an ambitious technological plan to interconnect more than 70 educational institutions in the East African country.