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Kenya’s AccessKenya stuck on ‘hold’

Renaissance Capital has maintained its rating on AccessKenya at "hold" after the service provider hit losses in 2010. “Following the release of weak FY10 results, which showed revenue declining by 17 percent year-on-year, we do not expect a major recovery for...

African telecom sector targets fake medicines

An African business daily newspaper has reported that mobile phone service providers and IT companies are looking to increase their profile through health. In an effort to win over more customers and retain their existing clients, the newspaper reported...

Report: Algerian politics could determine telecom sector

Algeria’s telecom sector could be at the whim of the political situation of the country, reported Pyramid Research in a recent statement. They said that the restructured l-Aurorite de Regulation des Posteset des Telecummuncations (ARPT) and the removal of many government...

Orascom Telecom Signs Up to Link2One Roaming Hub

Orascom Telecom Holding (“Orascom Telecom”), has signed an agreement with Link2One to provide Orascom Telecom access to its roaming hub. The deal sees Orascom Telecom, with extensive operations in North Africa and the Middle East, reduce the need for bilateral roaming...

Nigeria: State-owned telecom bidder plays waiting game

Nigeria will have to wait until after the county’s upcoming vote before a company offering $956.9 million for the country’s lowly state-run telecom company revalidates its bid. Managing Director of Omen International Ltd. Mike Nwachukwu said on Wednesday that company...

Globitel to join Algeria services fair

Globitel has announced it will participate in the Algeria Services Trade Fair to open on April 6. The effort is part of its plans of expanding into North Africa. Analysts said that the move will be an important step in...

East Africa Com: day 1 round-up

The 7th annual East Africa Com conference opened yesterday in Nairobi, bringing together more than 700 thought leaders in the telecommunications industry from the East African region. The opening keynote session covered strategies for true triple play, and included presentations...

Teledom Group CEO says Nigerian exploitative schemes failing

In comments published by The Sun News On-line on Tuesday, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and CEO of Teledom Group Emmanual Ekuwem said that exploitative schemes in the country have failed as a whole to improve the...

Kenya’s 3G services spur IT growth

A recent report on the state of Kenya’s IT sector revealed that the introduction of 3G services by the country’s telecommunications operators has given support to a fast growing industry. According to RNCOS, a market research consultancy based in...

Algeria sees rise in mobile subscribers

Algeria’s Regulatory Authority for Post and Telecommunications (ARPT) said on Sunday that the number of mobile subscribers in Algeria rose to around 33 million compared to only three million fixed telephone users. The APS quoted communications manager of the ARPT...
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