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MTN, Bharti deal in jeopardy?

Johannesburg ( IT News Africa) MTN’s merger with Bharti Airtel maybe in jeopardy after a group of Indian investors has approached the country’s regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), to investigate the deal, Times of India said...

Egyptian University connects Africa to India

EGYPT’S Ministry of Communications and IT (MCIT) and Alexandria University have signed a cooperation agreement that implements the African Electronic Network project at the education institution. The agreement aims at putting into force the role of information and communication technology...

Another Indian firm targets African operator

Another Indian firm has expressed its interest in entering the lucrative African telecoms market. According to Cellular News, Essar Group is set to invest into Abu Dhabi Group's telecoms business, which would give it access to the firm's African...

Indian tigers descend on Africa

Indian telecom companies have intensified their efforts to get a share of the African market with four firms already in negotiations to establish their presence on the continent, The telco giants have acknowledged the positive developmental changes in Africa, stimulating...

MTN, Bharti resume merger talks

Indian mobile network operator, Bharti Airtel Limited, has announced that it has “renewed its effort” to negotiate a possible merger with South African incumbent MTN Group Limited. Under the terms of the proposed deal, Bharti would acquire a 49% shareholding...

Nokia announces new handset models for emerging markets

Global mobile phone manufacturing giant Nokia has announced three new reasonably priced handset models, that the company says could bring the goal of having Internet in emerging markets closer to reality. The Nokia 2730 Classic, Nokia 2720 Fold and...

Vodafone to launch ring back tones in emerging markets

UK based network services provider Vodafone said it would introduce its “ring back tone” service to customers in emerging markets, a service only available to the company’s customers in India until now. Ring back tones lets a caller listen to...

Nokia “Life Tools” service for emerging markets a success

Nokia has concluded the pilot phase of its pioneering “Life Tools” service, providing mobile users in emerging markets with agricultural information, educational tools, and entertainment services that are easily accessible and user friendly. The company said the results showed...

Somali pirates target India’s satellite

SOMALI Islamist pirates operating on the Gulf of Aden are reportedly threatening to destabilize the world's communication centre in India if the European Union (EU) marines continue to wreak havoc, sources told ITNewsAfrica on Monday. The threats come as the...

India’s HCL begins export to Africa

HCL Infosystems said on Thursday that it had began export of its hardware products and has bagged an IT infrastructure project in Africa. "We are looking at selling HCL range of computers and laptops to African, South East Asian...
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