Cell phones in Senegal
Latest Telecoms News from Senegal |
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Millicom Sues to Restore Senegalese Phone Network After the Senegal Government cancelled the operating license for Millicom International's local mobile phone network last month - the company says that it has instituted arbitration proceedings with the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) against the Republic of Senegal under provisions of Sentel's license and international law....Orange Installs 200th Solar Powered Base Station Orange has set up a new mobile relay station 250 km from Dakar, Senegal that is 100% powered by a solar generator. This represents the 200th such station deployed by Orange in the Africa-Middle East-Asia (AMEA) region....Senegal Government Threatens to Cut-Off 1.8 Million Mobile Phone Users Senegal's government has announced that it is to terminate the mobile license of the Tigo mobile phone network - potentially cutting off some 1.8 million customers - at the end of this month....Buongiorno Upgrades Agreement With Orange in Africa Mobile content distributor, Buongiorno says that it has signed a larger agreement with Orange for the management of the operator's WAP portals in Africa. The new contract supersedes a previous agreement that saw Buongiorno providing Orange with interactive mobile services and CRM....Orange Trials HSDPA in Senegal's Dakar Senegal's Sonatel, which trades as Orange has launched a trial HSDPA network in the capital city, Dakar. The trial is limited to 200 Orange subscribers and selected journalists covering the technology sector...Alcatel-Lucent Commissions 200th Solar Powered Base Station The site - including base station, microwave and all other electrical components - is completely powered by the sun, providing telecom services to remote communities on the island of Bettenty and surrounding Saloum islands - in Senegal that previously had no access to wireless communications services....Following the loss of 58k customers in Q2 as a result of the customer registration programme, the Senegalese mobile market recovered somewhat in Q3, posting a net gain of 115k customers.... |
