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Articles tagged with: Afghan Wireless
Afghanistan Sees Record Quarterly Net Subscriber Growth
The Afghan market looks set to have reached 10m customers by the end of Q2 09, having finished Q1 with 9.29m. Quarterly net additions stood at an all-time record of 1.33m, more than double the 0.58m recorded in Q1 08. Annual net additions also a hit a record high of 3.89m. On a proportionate basis, annual growth stood at just under 72.0%, down from 95.9% in the prior twelve-month period. However, this was higher than the 66.7% and 65.1% recorded in Q3 08 and Q4 08 respectively, and it could therefore herald a resurgence in growth, which has fallen steeply since reaching a high of 139.8% in Q3 07. more
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Afghan Wireless in Shareholder Dispute
A lawsuit has been filed in London's High Court in a US$400 million shareholder dispute over the ownership of the Afghanistan based mobile phone network, Afghan Wireless Communications Company (AWCC). more
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Afghanistan - Total Market Grows to 6.7 Million Customers
The battle for market leadership in Afghanistan took another twist in Q3 08, with Roshan regaining first place from Afghan Wireless. The latter first took the lead in Q4 07, although it was ahead by just 3k customers; however, this advantage increased to 130k at the end of Q1 08. Roshan fought back in Q2 08, narrowing the deficit to 30k, and Q3 08 saw it surge ahead with 2.34m customers to 2.20m for Afghan Wireless. more
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Afghan Wireless Launches GPRS Services
Afghan Wireless has launched its GPRS upgrade, with coverage completion in 34 Provinces across Afghanistan along with the lowest denomination Af. 50/- Top Up card for its over 1.7 million subscribers. more
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Afghan Wireless Launches Per-Second Billing
Afghanistan's Afghan Wireless has launched per-second billing on its GSM network - the company announced today. more
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Afghan Wireless Completes 2,500km Microwave Ring for GSM Backhaul
Afghanistan's Afghan Wireless has announced the completion of its high
capacity digital Microwave Ring around the country. This is the first Microwave
Ring across the country in the history of Afghanistan covering a distance of
2,500 Kilometers and millions of dollars of investment. It passes through 18
provinces providing direct coverage and connectivity to the population residing
in surrounding areas.
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Who are the Fastest Growing Networks in Russia/Central Asia?
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Afghan Network Copes With Higher Subscriber Numbers
Afghanistan's first consumer mobile phone operator, Afghan Wireless has become a victim of its own success and has just announced that it is changing its dialing codes to cope with increased demand. As a result they have had to upgrade their network with an upgraded pre-fix dialing code from 070 to NOW 0700. more
Related Tags: microwave
GSM Handsets Donated to Afghanistan Police
Afghan Wireless says that it has provided 6,600 phones and SIM cards valued at over US$330,000 to the Afghan Police in a ceremony held at the Ministry of Interior. Afghan Wireless has previously been involved in many programs to equip various Departments with mobile phones and connections. more
Related Tags: sim-card, microwave, police
Siemens has been awarded a contract to set up a W-CDMA network in Kabul for Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC). In addition to 3G technology, Siemens will also supply 2G equipment to the mobile operator in Afghanistan. more
Related Tags: w-cdma, ministry-of-communications, kabul, chief-financial-officer