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Articles tagged with: Celtel and Telkom
Kenya's Subscriber Growth Reaches 40% in 2008
The Kenyan market saw some major developments in the second half of 2008: in Q3, fixed operator Telkom Kenya launched a mobile network, and in the last quarter of the year, Econet Wireless finally managed to get up and running, more than five years after it was first awarded a licence. At the end of 2008, there were 15.90m mobile customers in Kenya. Annual net additions stood at 4.55m, up from 4.08m a year earlier, but proportionate growth fell from 56.0% to 40.1%. Fourth-quarter net additions increased from 0.65m in Q4 07 to 1.37 in Q4 08. more
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Econet Denies MTN Interest in Kenyan Network
Econet Wireless Kenya, which trades under the Yu brandname, has refuted local media reports that South Africa's MTN has offered US$450 for a stake in the company. The reports are "rumors," Chief Executive Officer Srinivasa Iyengar told reporters in Nairobi. The story emerged in Kenya's Standard newspaper. more
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Econet Kenya Signs Up 200,000 Customers in 3 Months
Econet Wireless's newest network, in Kenya is reported to have signed up 200,000 subscribers since it launched last November - and is aiming for one million customers by the middle of the year. Econet Wireless trades under the Yu brand in the country. more
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Econet Wireless Secures Kenyan Network Rollout Funding
New entrant into the Kenyan mobile market, Econet Wireless (trading as Yu) has secured the Sh 35 billion (US$450 million) loan necessary to fund its network rollout. The deal had been delayed by two months after Econet reported difficulties finding credit during the current global economic downturn. more
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Kenya's Safaricom Boosting Indoor Mobile Coverage
Kenyan mobile operator, Safaricom is boosting indoor coverage at forty sites around the country - based on InterReach Fusion from ADC. The installation was carried out by AlanDick East Africa, ADCÃ's distributor in Kenya. more
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Econet Finally Launches its Network in Kenya
Kenya gained a fourth mobile network as Econet Wireless Kenya (EWK) said that it will finally launch its network today - after five years of delays caused by legal problems and financial woes. more
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Kenya Makes Second Attempt at Offer Mobile Number Portability
Kenya's long delayed plans for mobile number portability (MNP) seem to be back on track again after the regulator confirmed that the service would be launched next year. The plans, originally announced in 2004 were put on hold last year after the regulator cited the high costs of implementing the system. more
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Improving Rural Telecoms Connectivity in Africa
A report dealing with the broader issues of rural connectivity in Africa to be launched next week by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) reveals that a number of novel and multi-stakeholder partnerships, unique business models and innovative technologies are, for the first time, paving the way to connect many of AfricaÃ's rural communities, on a sustainable, profitable basis. more
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Kenya's telecom giant attracts criticisms from competitors
APA-Nairobi (Kenya) Less than a month after its launch, Telkom Kenya's wireless service mobile phone service has attracted 150,000 subscribers and by the end of this year, company officials say, it will have signed at least one million subscribers to the service, which is the maximum capacity the exchange is currently designed to handle more
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Telkom Kenya Awarded a Mobile Operator License
Kenya's telecoms regulator, the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has awarded a mobile operator license to Telkom Kenya, which has legalised its existing CDMA based fixed wireless network. The incumbent GSM operators had complained that Telkom Kenya's CDMA network was illegal as the company hadn't paid for an operating license that the regulator had considered to be a fixed wireless service. Since the launch though, Telkom Kenya has marketed the service as a mobile phone network in some areas. more
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