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Rwandan Operator Signs up 120,000 Customers in Three Weeks Rwandan mobile operator, Rwandatel says that it signed up 120,000 new subscribers in the three weeks since it switched on its 3G and GSM network....Rwanda mobile operator launches GSM, 3G network Rwanda's oldest telecommunication operator, Rwandatel, Friday launched the GSM and 3G network for its mobile telephone, replacing its CDMA platform, as it prepares for a cut-throat competition with MTN Rwanda, its main challenger....Rwanda Awards 3rd Mobile License to Millicom Millicom will hold 87.5% of the equity in a newly created joint venture company in partnership with Marathon Corporation, an established local company with numerous business interests in Rwanda....Four Firms Bidding for Rwanda's 3rd GSM License Four companies have been shortlisted to bid for Rwanda's third mobile license, the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) has announced. Thirteen companies had purchased tender documents from the regulator, but most chose not to submit a formal bid....First 3G Video Call Made in Rwanda Rwanda's President Paul Kagame made the inaugural 3G video call on Rwandatel new network last week, while at a local trade fair. The mobile operator is currently testing its 3G network prior to a commercial launch....Rwanda's First Domestic Mobile Phone Factory The first mobile phone to be manufactured in Rwanda has been shown off to the public by the company. The Alira handset will sell locally for RWF19,900 (US$37) before any deals from the local operators....Four Companies Interested in Rwanda's 3rd Mobile License Rwanda's government is moving closer to inviting bids for the country's third mobile network. Speaking at his regular presidential press conference last week, President Paul Kagame said that four companies have already expressed preliminary interest in the license....Rwanda plans to launch a tender for the country's third telco license for mobile and fixed-line operations within four months, the country's telecommunications minister said Tuesday.... MTG Group Reports 53% Increase in Subscriber Base During 2007 South Africa based MTN Group says that it has recorded 61.4 million subscribers across its 21 operations as at 31 December 2007. This is an increase of 53% from 40.1 million subscribers as at the end of 2006....Libyan backed telco, Lap Green has denied media reports that it was considering a sale of its Ugandan and Rwandan operations to South Africa's Vodacom.... |