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Giants vie for Rwanda ‘s telecom market
Four telecommunications companies have emerged as serious contenders for the third national telecommunications operator license after presenting their bids to Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) on Tuesday.
MTN acquires two major operators in Ivory Coast
The MTN Group has boosted its assets and subscriber base in Africa with the acquisitions of Ivory Coast’s second fixed-line operator, Arobase Telecom, and Afnet, an ISP (Internet service provider).
VoIP now legal in Zimbabwe?
HAS the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) finally seen the light? If developments at Econet Wireless are anything to go by, VoIP is now legal in Zimbabwe. Or is it?
Samsung Aims to Double Market Share by Mid 2009
Samsung Mobile expects to double its market share in India by the end of this year, and aims to raise it to 15% by the middle of next year. Country Head, Samsung Mobile, Sunil Dutt, said that the company would…
Mobile phone brands not cool
The latest league table of international cool brands has been announced, leaving all the specialist mobile companies out of the top twenty.
Kenya bans use of mobile phones in schools
KENYA has banned use of cell phones in schools as one way to contain scholars’ rioting, which hit the country over second weekend of July. Kenyan scholars went on rampage over alleged maladministration, incompetent staff and poor supervision, which students…
African regulators to impose fines for poor mobile service
African communications regulators are moving to combat poor services by mobile service providers by imposing heavy fines.
SA’s iPhone launch exploited by “pharming” attack
A Trojan purporting to be a video of the iPhone is at the centre of a new pharming attack.
Altech’s African adventure progresses, profits up by 34%
Allied Technologies Limited (Altech) today announced remarkable half-year results for the period ended 31 August 2008. Revenue increased by 13% to R4.5 billion, the company’s operating profit increased by 34% to R409 million and headline earnings per share was up…
World Bank, AfDB announce $55b investment in Africa
The Connect Africa Summit ended yesterday in Rwanda with World Bank, European Commission and African Development Bank (AfDB) announcing investment commitments amounting to over $55 billion, with the information and communication technology (ICT) sector taking the lead.
Workforce mobility challenges SME IT security
Increasing workforce mobility may be a strategic imperative but companies must be aware that it also poses one of the greatest security risks to company information, says Derek Wiggill, 3Com’s regional sales director for Africa.
MTN Negotiates Renewal of Kigali Telecom Licence
Despite having infrastructural challenges MTN Rwanda is due to renew its licence to operate as a communication service provider in Rwanda, according to the MTN Group Integrated Report of the year 2007.
Cellphone firms under scrutiny over tax planning in Tanzania
Mobile phone operators in Tanzania are among large taxpayers that have come under the spotlight as the Tanzania Revenue Authority moves to plug loopholes in the regulations in order to reduce the room for “tax planning.”
Kenya’s Safaricom reduces call rates for night calls
Mobile phone service provider, Safaricom, has unveiled lower calling rates for its subscribers that take effect from Monday. Both PrePay and PostPay subscribers will enjoy new lower calling rates at Sh5 from 10 pm to midnight, and Sh2.50 from midnight…
Rwanda scores a first in East Africa with $0.5m phone assembly plant
Link Technologies from China has set up a $500,000 phone assembling plant in Rwanda that is producing 200 mobile phones a day.
IBM India to play key role in MTN deal
South African phone firm MTN Group Ltd has approached International Business Machines Corp., or IBM, to provide information technology support and services in a deal estimated to cost $2 billion and modelled on the work the US company has done…
