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July 21, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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Bharti Airtel is planning to spend $300 million on expanding its network this year as it targets growth in its Nigerian customers. Segun Ogunsanya, head of the Nigeria unit stated that: “We plan to spend about $300 million expanding Airtel’s network and...
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July 14, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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Bharti Airtel has signed an agreement with Helios Towers Africa (HTA) to sell its telecom towers. The deal was made for an undisclosed amount. The New Delhi-based company will divest the towers across four countries in Africa, a move that will help it reduce...
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April 8, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Charlie Fripp •
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MTN Group and Bharti Airtel today announced a cross-border remittance partnership that seeks to remove the hassles of transferring money between Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso for the operators’ Mobile Money customers on either side of the border. The...
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April 3, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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Bharti Airtel, a global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Africa and Asia, has further consolidated its market position in Nigeria, demonstrating return on investment for the company in Africa’s largest operation....
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March 28, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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Pan-African mobile operator MTN, Bharti Airtel and Orange are in talks to sell off more mobile network towers across the continent. According to media reports, MTN plans to sell towers valued at $1 billion in Nigeria, and Bharti of India is selling about...
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March 18, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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As a result of high-level meetings at this year’s Mobile World Congress, seven major mobile operators across Africa and the Middle East have developed a roadmap to cooperate on network infrastructure sharing initiatives. “We are greatly encouraged by the...
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March 11, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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Mobile operator Bharti Airtel and popular English football club, Manchester United, have announced details of a new mobile application designed to get its energetic fans in Africa closer to the club. Manchester United’s new Club application offers...
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February 21, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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Mobile operator Bharti Airtel could be forced to payout $3-billion over a five per cent stake claimed by Econet Wireless in the country. The judgment in the suit was handed down by the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal, which determined that Econet...
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January 23, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories, West Africa •
Chris Tredger •
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Speculation is rife among international media as to whether or not global telecommunications service provider Bharti Airtel plans to sell its mobile towers in the country in a move that will reportedly generate $550 million. This Day referred to an Economic...
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December 9, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Chris Tredger •
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Telecommunications service provider Bharti Airtel, with operations in 20 countries across South Asia and Africa, has been recognised as the African Operator of the Year at the CommsMEA Awards 2013. Executives including telecoms CEOs, vendors, ministers and...
