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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.
Safaricom share price drops by 30%
Safaricom’s share price has dropped 30%, the highest since issued in June. The Chief Executive of the mobile operator said its recovery depends on stable world markets. According to Reuters, Kenya’s most profitable firm first saw its share price soar…
Orascom Telecom agrees to resell Nokia’s Ovi Platform
Orascom Telecom and Nokia have announced a cooperation to make Nokia’s mobile content platform, Ovi available to Orascom Telecom customers in its countries of operation. Orascom Telecom operates GSM networks in Algeria (Djezzy), Pakistan (Mobilink), Egypt (Mobinil), Tunisia (Tunisiana), Bangladesh…
RTGs: Wise technology put to wrong use in Zimbabwe
THE introduction of the Real Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS) a few years ago further enhanced the country’s reputation for having one of the most advanced banking systems on the African continent,
WiMax remains the next-generation solution for Africa
It may be five or more years into the future, but the prospect of next-generation, ultra-fast 4G services has certainly piqued the interest of experts and operators.
Telecoms sector growing despite global financial turmoil
Despite perturbations in global financial markets, worldwide telecommunication industry revenues are predicted to continue growing at a healthy eight percent over the next five years, according to a new market analysis study from INSIGHT Research Corporation.
Globecomm Systems Awarded Contract from Atlantique Telecom
Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM), a leading provider of satellite-based communications infrastructure solutions and services on a global basis, announced today that the Company has received a contract from Atlantique Telecom to develop a VSAT network connecting seven GSM mobile…
Zain announces 7% increase in profits
The Zain Group has increased its third quarter profitability by 7%, the company announced in a statement released yesterday. The Kuwaiti phone company with operations in 22 Middle Eastern and African countries with subscriber base of more than 56 million.
Safaricom: Kenya’s highest tax payer
Safaricom has been named the highest tax payer in Kenya after contributing 19.9 billion Kenyan shillings (US$256,000) to the Treasury in the last financial year.
