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.

The Mozambican government has signed an agreement with the Southern Africa Telecommunication Association (SATA) to host SATA’s headquarters, making the country the center of telecommunication in the region.

Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (TRANSCORP), core investor in the Nigeria Telecommunications PLC (NITEL) said its decision to send NITEL management staff on administrative leave is part of its critical initiative to return the company to profitability.

Vodafone and MySpace team up to create an online global interactive platform allowing music fans in Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK to experience music in the social networking space. Music fans can enter a competition demonstrating their reporting skills…

The Senate has endorsed the transformation strategy initiated by the Transnational Corporation (Transcorp) to revitalise the Nigerian Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) and its subsidiary,

Rwanda’s telecommunication regulator Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) has finally invited bids for a third unified licence to provide fixed and mobile phone services. RURA’s acting director-general Diogene Mudenge said it expected telephony penetration to rise to 50 percent in two…

Three banks have concluded deals that will see the re-emergence of networks where up to 1,500 middle and top level personnel will be employed within the first six months of operation.

Glo Gateway, a subsidiary of Globacom Limited, has declared an expansion of its roaming services to more than 140 countries globally, along with the interconnectivity of 235 networks.