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Articles tagged with: Kabul
Roshan Expands Afghanistan's Telemedicine Project to Bamyan Province
Afghanistan mobile network, Roshan has expanded its Telemedicine solution beyond kabul to include provincial hospitals. Bamyan Provincial Hospital will be the first provincial medical facility linked to the Telemedicine project, which uses broadband technology, wireless video conferencing and digital image transfer, to provide hospitals in Afghanistan with real-time access to specialist healthcare diagnosis, treatment and training expertise from abroad. more
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Taliban Order Daytime Shutdown of Mobile Phone Networks
Afghanistan based Taliban insurgents have ordered mobile operators in Ghazni province, southwest of kabul to shut down their networks during the daytime - claiming that they are being used to track the movements of Taliban fighters. 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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Taliban Threaten Afghan Mobile Phone Network
Afghanistan's Taliban are reported to be threatening to target the base station towers operated by Roshan Telecommunications, claiming that the company is collaborating with US and Afghan authorities. The Taliban have given the operator 20 days to end its "collaboration" otherwise they will start attacking the towers. They claim that Roshan is providing their phone numbers to the US coalition and blocking its mobile phones. more
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
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Improved mobile services in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Afghan Wireless has completed installation of a new 100,000-line Siemens mobile switch, which will significantly upgrade network capabilities as well as add capacity to Afghanistan's capital city network. The switch is currently being tested and is expected to be ready for commercial launch in the next few weeks. more
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Kabul to get increased cellphone capacity
Afghanistan's first GSM network, Afghan Wireless says that it has completed installation of a new 100,000-line Siemens mobile switch, which will significantly upgrade network capalities as well as add capacity to Afghanistan's capital city network. The switch is currently being tested and is expected to be ready for commercial launch early this month. more
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Third Afghan network nears its launch
..two most widely spoken languages."We hope to enable connections that will revive the trust, friendship and cooperation necessary to bring the country out of a troubled past into a bright future," said Mr. Karim Khoja, TDCA's Chief Executive Officer. more
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Afghanistan GSM license extended
Afghan Wireless has been formally awarded a national GSM Mobile Wireless Service License by the Ministry of Communications of the Transitional Islamic Government of Afghanistan. The license will be signed by officials from the Ministry and Afghan Wireless in a ceremony on July 10 at the Ministry Offices in downtown kabul. more
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Afghanistan's third GSM network starts trials
An international consortium lead by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development has begun testing its GSM network in kabul, Afghanistan. This is the country's second commercial GSM network, although a third license award has been claimed by Ariana Telecom which has yet to start building an infrastructure. There is also a GSM network in kabul operated by Ericsson for the UN forces in the city. Telecom Development Company Afghanistan (TDCA), is owned by a consortium in which the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development holds 51%, Monaco Telecom International 35% and MCT Corp. 9%. France's Alcatel holds 5% and is providing vendor loan financing of US$55 million for the network equipment. more
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