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Africa’s biggest mobile cellular company records US$1. 887 billion profit
ZAIN Group, a leading mobile telecommunications operator doing business in 22 African countries and the Middle East, has recorded a 25 percent growth in revenue in the third quarter of 2008, compared to the same period last year.
Vodacom SA intensifies mobile preparations ahead of 2010 World Cup
DESPITE South Africa boasting of exceptional infrastructure in the region, huge concerns have been raised over its capacity to meet the technological advances on mobile communications, especially with the country hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, Vodacom South Africa,…
Altech prevails in court battle against SA Minister
Altech announced today that it has been successful in opposing the Minister of Communications, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, in her application for Leave to Appeal against the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) / Value Added Network Services (VANS) judgment, which…
MTN subscribers increase by 9%
MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s largest mobile phone company, said subscriber numbers grew 9 percent in the quarter ended September from the preceding three months.
Neotel lands VOX Telecom deal
Vox Telecom has signed Neotel as its preferred supplier of telecommunications infrastructure for enterprise customers, the company announced yesterday.
Dell intensifies after sale services in Kenya
Dell, a global systems and services company is investing Sh40 million in Kenya to enable it offer after sales services for its range of products locally.
Motorola expected to announce “Google Phone” plans this week
The new head of Motorola’s mobile phone division, Sanjay Jha has decided that the company should focus the bulk of its efforts on developing phones based on the Google backed Android system.
Mobile device demand increases as PCs are dumped- IBM
IBM has released the results of a survey which points to the fact that over 50 percent of consumers would substitute their Internet usage on a PC for a mobile device.
Zain takes cheaper call crusade into Uganda
Zain has taken its cheaper calls crusade to Uganda by offering customers free in-network calling between 6am and 6pm.
Former Zain chief takes charge in Ghana
David Venn, the man who led the rebranding of Celtel in Zambia has now taken over as the new CEO of Ghana Telecommunications Company (GTC).
Vodacom South Africa And RIM Launch The New BlackBerry Bold Smartphone
Vodacom South Africa and Research In Motion (RIM) launched the new BlackBerry Bold smartphone in South Africa.
Etisalat Nigeria plans free calls to win market
Barring intervention from the country’s telecom regulator, Etisalat Nigeria will offer subscribers free network-to-network calling for no less than six months to win over mobile subscribers. The operator joined the competition last week with the launch of GSM
African broadband market positioned to quadruple by 2012
Africa’s high-speed internet market is set to experience dramatic growth over the next few years, according to AfricaNext Investment Research, which expects the number of subscribers to more than quadruple from 3 million in 2007 to 13 million in 2012.
Telenity ready to conquer African telecoms market
Telenity ( www.telenity.com), a leading provider of next generation converged services platforms and applications for communications networks and CIS Group, a leading consulting and system integration provider, announced today that they have joined forces and signed a partnership agreement to…
ZTE wins exclusive WiMAX deal in Africa
ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced that it has clinched an exclusive contract from Chinguitel, a telecom carrier under Expresso Telecom Group (ETG) to help Mauritania build its first 2.5GHz Mobile WiMAX…
Spectre of ‘load shedding’ return?
The spectre of ‘load shedding’ and power blackouts could return to South Africa before year-end [2008] if rumours that Eskom is set to pull two power stations off the national grid for repairs and maintenance are true.
