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Vodacom dismisses claims over tariff reduction
VODACOM has refuted claims that it reduced its new prepaid AllDay per minute tariff due to the entrance of Telkom’s mobile wing – 8ta, insisting it was aimed at offering a better service to customers. In an interview with our…
Bharti Airtel’s BPO deal to create Nigerian jobs
The Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of Zain Nigeria, Rajan Swaroop has described the company’s recent partnership with world class companies in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) as a move that will create more job opportunities for Nigerian youths. Bharti Airtel, a…
Embattled NITEL finally finds a buyer
A consortium led by Dubai’s Minerva Group has finally acquired a 75% stake in Nigeria’s state-owned telecom operator, Nitel. According to the Middle East technology news provider itp.net, the Nigerian government has approved the $2,5 billion sale to New Generation…
Telkom launches South Africa’s fourth mobile network
SOUTH Africa’s fixed line telecoms service provider, Telkom has launched 8ta, the country’s fourth mobile cellular network operator. Telkom’s Managing Executive of the newly launched Telkom Mobile (branded 8ta), Amith Maharaj, said this was the start of a new era.…
Kenya’s mobile telephony war takes new twist
THE mobile telephony war in Kenya has taken a different twist with advertising agencies wading into the fray. Safaricom’s creative and media buying agency, Redsky, is now involved in the battle between Zain and Safaricom and is in the process…
Kenya’s service providers insist internet costs are falling
INTERNET users in Kenya insist that the cost of data is still exorbitant despite the availability of 3 new fibre optic cables; and the news that a fourth cable is set to land in Mombasa is unlikely to be cause…
ITU Secretary-General re-elected
Member States of the International Telecommunication Union have elected Dr Hamadoun Touré of Mali as Secretary-General of ITU for a second four-year term. The election took place on the 7th of October in Guadalajara, Mexico during the morning Plenary session…
Essar Telecom seeks to double investment in Kenya
ESSAR Telecom Kenya (YU) is looking to double its investments to gain an edge in the highly competitive mobile market. Media reports last week quoted the Country Manager Atul Chaturvedi as saying that the operator had already invested $300 million…
Econet upgrades money transfer service in Burundi
Mobile operator Econet wireless, has launched a money wire transfer service, Ecocash, that will make it possible to transfer money between the different telephone networks in Burundi. “We are continuing to fulfill the promise we made at our launch in…
Etisalat bids $10.5bn for 46% stake in Zain
Middle Eastern telecom giant Etisalat, has put in a preliminary conditional offer of $10bln for a 46% stake in rival, Zain. Etisalat already operates in 18 countries while Zain only operates in eight countries after selling majority of its African…
Few opportunities for Etisalat in Morocco
Etisalat sees fewer investement opportunities for the Telco giant after its bid for Morocco’s Meditel did not come to fruition. According to TMCnet.com, Etisalat had said it was interested in acquiring a stake in Meditel, Morocco’s second-biggest telecoms operator, but…
Safaricom set to test 4G services
Safaricom is set for the long-awaited technical trials of its fourth generation (4G) services this month according to outgoing Chief Executive Officer, Michael Joseph. At the same time, Joseph said Safaricom – Kenya’s leading mobile network – had plans to…
MTN, Union, clash over fired workers
THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) of South Africa is embroiled in a labour dispute with Africa’s cellular mobile network giant, MTN, over the dismissal of workers on Wednesday allegedly without following procedures. The CWU is threatening to take MTN to…
Bail out struggling telecom operators, Nigerian govt urged
THE president of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria has called on the federal government to bail out the Code Division Multiple Access telecoms operators in the country. Gbenga Adebayo, who spoke against the huge decline in the…
Gateway Communications launches CellDirect
Gateway Communications, the largest provider of carrier solutions in Africa, is launching CellDirect, a new addition to its Africa Direct product line. CellDirect will improve satellite utilisation for mobile network operators (MNOs), increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Satellite tests for…
Zim’s leading cellular network changes prefix numbers
ZIMBABWE’S leading cellular mobile company, Econet, will be changing its prefix number and switching to new ones before December, the company’s spokesperson told our reporter on Monday. The spokesperson, Rangarirai Mberi, said the prefix number would be changed from 091…
