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Articles tagged with: Econet Wireless
Zimbabwean Operator Expands Network to Support Additional 2 Million Subscribers
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe says that it has concluded agreements with ZTE and Ericsson to supply and install equipment valued at over US$170 million for the expansion of its network from the current subscriber capacity of 3 million to just over 5 million. more
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Econet Zimbabwe Surprised by Demand for 3G Services
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe reports that it has been overwhelmed by demand for its new data services, and has virtually exhausted all its initial capacity. This has prompted its parent company to authorise a US$30 million roll-out to speed up the expansion of the 3G service countrywide. more
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India's Essar Group Takes Majority Stake in Kenyan Operator
India's Essar Group has reportedly taken control of the Kenyan mobile network, yu, after buying out Econet Wireless's holding in the company. Essar Telecom Kenya now has an 80% stake in the company. more
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Econet Wireless Relaunches Mobile Payphone Service
Zimbabwe's Econet Wireless says that it is to relaunch its mobile payphone service. Until hyper inflation destroyed the economy, Econet had a vibrant payphone service which was supported by thousands of self-employed operators. Now the company has re-launched the service through its YourFone payphone brand, with the roll-out of 25,000 units over the next six months. more
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Econet Launches 3G Network in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean operator, Econet Wireless has formally launched its 3G network. The 3G service is initially be available in Harare, and is being extended to all the country's major cities by the end of the year. Douglas Mboweni, Econet CEO said for business users, the most important application "will not only be what you can do with your cellphone but what you can now do with your computer or laptop". more
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Econet Wireless to Double Network Capacity
Zimbabwe's Econet Wireless has secured the funding to expand its capacity from 2.5 million to 5 million by the end of next year, CEO Douglas Mboweni has said. Making the announcement at the company's annual results presentation, Mr. Mboweni said: "I am pleased to announce that we have secured the resources, through our parent company, Econet Wireless Group (EWG), to expand capacity further, from the current 2,5m expansion program, to go to 5 million." more
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New Zealand Operator Criticised Over Tower Sharing Delays
New Zealand's Commerce Commission has written to the country's 3rd mobile network operator, 2Degrees warning the firm that it has to take its regulatory obligations seriously and provide required documents when asked. more
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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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