France Telecom (FT) was looking into a potential acquisition in Ghana following its decision to walk away from a possible takeover of Scandinavian telecoms group TeliaSonera, says Thomson Financial citing a report in La Tribune newspaper.

The 45-day exclusivity period for negotiations between Anil Ambani group company Reliance Communications and Africa’s mobile firm MTN, which comenced on 26 May, expires on 8 July.

International industry consortium opens its first African conference on low cost, high quality service operations.

Celtel Kenya has launched a new service that will enable its subscribers to talk free of charge between 6am to 6pm everyday.

In keeping with the latest technology trends in global marketing and public relations services, local service provider MicroZone Public Relations proudly announces the establishment of a virtual office to compliment its existing offering to clients.

Wahl Industries, one of the largest aluminium gravity die casting companies in South Africa, has outsourced the integration of a complete IT infrastructure solution to Integr8 IT, South Africa’s largest privately owned national BEE ICT network integration and infrastructure management…

Vodafone announced today that it has agreed to acquire a 70% stake in Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited (“Ghana Telecom”), a leading telecommunications operator in Ghana, from the Government of Ghana for a total consideration of US$900 million (£452 million), on…

The fight between the Ambani siblings flared up, with Mukesh Ambani-led RIL on Thursday shooting off another letter to RCOM and MTN, who are negotiating a $70 billion merger deal, invoking non-compete agreement.

The cost of the broadband in Nigeria is among the highest in the world, a World Bank representative said in Abuja yesterday.

Software upgrade includes skills-based dialing, increased scalability, integration with Ontario Systems collection software, and enhancements designed to help organisations better adhere to telemarketing regulations.

Despite an opening in Zimbabwe’s telecom sector for foreign investment, the country’s struggling economy is making it impossible to attract new investors, according to one telecom official. Zimbabwe is facing a serious foreign currency shortage that has blocked investment in…

Some 12 companies have announced intentions to bid for the licence by the 29 July deadline. The winner will offer new fixed-line services, enhanced internet capabilities and WiMax technology.

When it comes to laptops, ultrathin is in — particularly since the launch of Apple’s MacBook Air earlier this year. As might be expected, though, the Air isn’t the only game in town — skinny laptops are available from a…

Econet, TelOne and Telecel – yesterday hiked tariffs by slightly over 100 percent. Econet Buddie intra-network now costs $143 million on average per minute during peak periods, while off-peak calls have been pegged at $136 million on average.

Vodafone is expected to be confirmed the new owner of Ghana Telecom (GT) today according to Ghana’s newspaper the Daily Guide citing the ministry of finance sources.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is to wade into the high tariffs charged for SMS by communication networks operating in the country, executive vice chairman of the Commission, Dr. Ernest Ndukwe has said.