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February 26, 2015 •
East Africa, Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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Bharti Airtel has effectively invested Ksh. 2.5 billion to upgrade its network. The move is intended to enhance indoor coverage and 3G quality in Kenya. According to the company, the upgrades of all sites in Mombasa and Kitale townships have been completed....
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December 15, 2014 •
East Africa, Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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Bharti Airtel, through its subsidiary company Bharti Airtel International, and IHS Holding Limited (IHS) have revealed an agreement under in which IHS will acquire over 1100 telecoms towers across two countries. According to Airtel, the agreement will allow...
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November 21, 2014 •
People, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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Bharti Airtel has revealed the appointment of Dr. Titus Naikuni as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Airtel Kenya. Dr. Naikuni, holds a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nairobi. He is also a graduate...
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November 3, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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Bharti Airtel reported revenues for its fiscal second quarter are up 7.1 percent year-on-year to INR 228.4 billion. According to the company, growth was driven by a 66.7 percent increase in mobile data revenues to INR 25.4 billion, and a 8.4 percent rise in...
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October 13, 2014 •
People, Top Stories, West Africa •
Darryl Linington •
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Bharti Airtel has revealed the appointment of Alfa Belgore. Belgore will be taking up the position of chairman of the board of directors of Airtel’s Nigeria unit. Belgore is a former Chief Justice of the Republic of Nigeria. Christian de Faria, CEO ...
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September 29, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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Airtel Networks Zambia is upgrading its sites to improve the internet experience for customers across the country. According to Airtel, to date, 58 sites have been upgraded since July 2014 and the balance of the 242 remaining sites are expected to be...
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September 19, 2014 •
Company News, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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Bharti Airtel has announced the appointment of three key business leaders in The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Niger. The leadership roles, according to the company, will become effective as of October 1, 2014. According to Airtel Africa, Djibril...
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September 9, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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Bharti Airtel is set to sell over 3500 of its mobile towers, located in six African countries, to telecommunications tower firm – Eaton Towers. According to Bharti Airtel, the move has been put in place in order to reduce costs. Bharti Airtel revealed...
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August 20, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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Bharti Airtel and VeriFone Mobile Money have reached an agreement to offer VeriFone Mobile Money’s merchant enablement applications for mobile Tap n Pay across Airtel’s 17 operating countries in Africa. According to the company, VeriFone Mobile Money’s...
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July 30, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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Bharti Airtel, a telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has announced that it has crossed the 300 million customer mark across its operations. The milestone includes customers across mobile, fixed line and...
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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...
