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Airtel inks deal with China telecom
Leading telecom operators, Airtel and China Telecom are set to establish a high capacity direct link between the world’s two fastest growing economies, India and China The direct underground terrestrial link will offer seamless connectivity to customers transiting India or…
Africa shows substantial growth
African telecoms are the fastest growing telecommunications sector in the world, with a total investment of $18 billion since 2001. Between 2002 and 2007, according to Ernst & Young, the industry grew by 49.3 percent as opposed to Asia which…
Telecoms outlook for Kenya and Sudan
Updates for the fourth quarter of 2010 are now available for the telecommunications sectors in
NITEL bidder given more time to pay up
The Nigerian government has granted another extension to
ECONET subscribers hit 5 million
ECONET Wireless, Zimbabwe’s leading telecoms firm has signed up over five million subscribers in the country, an official announced on Tuesday. Announcing the latest development, Econet Wireless Chief Executive Officer, Douglas Mboweni, said the total number of subscribers stood at…
Starcomms Nigeria, Swap Tech Sign $81m deal
STARCOMMS has announced the completion of a sale and leaseback agreement with Swap Technologies for the management of 407 of its 557 Base Station Towers. The deal is valued at $81.4 million (about R570.5million) and is for an initial period…
Nigeria commits to Number Portability
Nigeria’s minister for Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili, has underlined the commitment of the Federal government to the introduction of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in its bid to increase competition and expand the horizon for excellence in customer service.…
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Globacom unveils new tariff packages
GLOBACOM, one of the leading GSM operators in Nigeria, has rolled out four new tariff packages which the company says are aimed at reducing call costs for its subscribers based on its “Expect More” campaign platform. The four packages include…
Zain Nigeria rebranded as Airtel Nigeria
Bharti Airtel, the giant global telecommunications company which has operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa at the weekend unveiled Airtel brand in Nigeria and around the continent, finally laying to rest the Zain brand. The new and more…
Kenyan cable vandals face jail, stiff fines
Cable vandalism could attract a sentence of five years in jail in Kenya if found guilty, the Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act reads in part. This could sound a strong warning to people who have resorted to vandalizing cables across the…
Interview: MTN Uganda turns to data
ITNewsAfrica.com caught up with Themba Khumalo, CEO MTN Uganda, at AfricaCom 2010. Here Themba talks about the growth of data services, the need for 3G connectivity and launching new and exciting ventures. ITNewsAfrica.com: Can you give us a quick overview…
Digital divide represents major growth opportunity
Connecting rural communities has become a major issue for the telecommunications industry in Africa, according to a recent survey conducted by Informa Telecoms & Media. 75% of respondents* surveyed said that the improvement of access to and adoption of telecommunications…
Ministers pledge support to the CTO’s fund
At least thirty ICT ministers and departmental heads from over twenty two Commonwealth nations participated in a meeting organised by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) at the recent ITU’s Plenipotentiary Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico, to adopt CTO’s Commonwealth Telecom Development…
Telecoms taskforce formed as poor service riles Nigerians
NIGERIA’S apex telecom regulatory agency, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has formed a taskforce to look into the quality of service offered by telecommunications companies in the country. The setting up of the task force is as a result of…
Safaricom CEO- Joseph winds up his tenure
OUTGOING Safaricom chief executive officer Michael Joseph wound up his tenure at Safaricom by hosting business and IT reporters who have worked with him for the past 10years. Safaricom is the leading provider of converged communication solutions in Kenya. Joseph…
