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Telkom Kenya to widen airtime distribution network
LANDLINE services provider, Telkom Kenya, says it aims to broaden airtime distribution networks in order to bring services closer to its growing number of customers.
Nigeria terminates sale of NITEL to Transcorp
Christopher Anyanwu the Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), has announced the withdrawal of the sale of 51 percent equity of Nigeria Telecommunications Plc (NITEL) to Transnational Corporation (TRANSCORP).
AFDB invests $66m in West African fibre optic cable
The African Development Bank (AFDB) board has approved an investment of $66 million for the development of the Main One submarine fiber optic cable project along the West African coast.
Telecom revenues to drop by 50% in African markets
Revenues in African markets will decrease for telecom firms as average revenue per user (Arpu) levels are expected to drop by half by 2013, according to a telecom consultancy firm.
Trade union tries to halt sale of Vodacom shares
Telkom, Vodacom, Vodafone and South Africa’s Department of Communication have been served with notices of an urgent court interdict application in a bid to halt the sale of Vodacom shares to the UK based mobile operator by Telkom.
Telkom implements new organisational structure
Telkom Group’s new organisational structure became operational yesterday, with the three major business units – Telkom SA, Telkom International and Telkom Data Centre Operations – coming into being.
Telkom gets shareholder approval for sale of Vodacom stake
Telkom’s strategic focus on growth in the area of mobile capability received a major boost at the Company’s Special General Meeting when Telkom shareholders gave unanimous approval for the sale of 15 percent of Telkom’s stake in Vodacom to the…
East Africa Com less than one week away
East Africa’s pre-eminent Information and Communication Technology (ICT) conference, East Africa Com, will commence on 01 April 2009 at the Safari Park hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.
Rwandatel lays of employees
Rwanda’s leading telecoms company, Rwandatel, this week laid of 120 employees as part of an initiative to restructure the company.
Zain posts strong results
Zain this week released its annual financial results for the year ending 31 December 2008, with strong growth numbers in total revenue, net profit and its total customer base. Zane has increased its mobile phone subscriber base by 50% to…
Nigeria overtakes S’Africa as Africa’s largest telecom market
Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as Africa’s largest telecom market with the highest subscriber base, Dr Ernest Ndukwe, Deputy Chairman, National Communication Commission, has said. Ndukwe stated this on Tuesday at the “Investment in Africa Telecom Conference” in Johannesburg.
Major Telecoms firms swoop in to make acquisitions in emerging markets
With valuations of emerging-market phone companies falling, some of the telecom industry’s big players are swooping in to make acquisitions.
Kenyan SMEs offered window for tapping into telcos growth
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) seeking to tap into the vast telecommunications industry should create rapport with large firms by offering support services.
Kenya set to digitalise villages
Kenya will soon be embarking on an ambitious plan to create digital centres in 210 constituents across the country which will help enhance development through ICT, the Deputy Minister of Communications in Kenya Dhadho Godhana revealed the plan in an…
Adenuga Jnr shines at Nigerian telecoms awards
ONE of Nigeria’s wealthiest entrepreneurs and Telecoms mogul, Mike Adenuga Jnr, has been voted the Pan-African Telecom Investor of the Year by the Nigerian Information Telecommunications Technology Awards (NITTA). Adenuga whose company Globacom made a surprise bid to Telkom in…
Nigeria: Allegations of extortion surface in awarding fixed licenses
ALLEGATIONS of extortion in awarding of fixed telecommunications licences are a major concern in Nigeria, as the west African country embarks on advanced telecommunication and mobile phone technology.
