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Articles tagged with: Mtn and Orange
Sixth Network to Launch in Uganda
Uganda's sixth mobile network is expecting to launch its network tomorrow (Tuesday) with coverage in 38 towns, reports Bloomberg News. The company, I-Tel has plans to invest US$150 million over the next three years expanding its network. more
Related Tags: i-tel, zain, uganda-telecom, warid--telecom, three, Uganda
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
Related Tags: , tim, lte, safaricom, telkom, celtel, econet-wireless, Kenya
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
Related Tags: lte, mobile-number-portability, iden, vas, number-portability, safaricom, telkom, essar, celtel, econet-wireless, partner, econet-wireless-kenya, essar-telecom-kenya, yu, Kenya
Orange Launches a GSM Network in Uganda
France Telecom, through its Orange brand has launched a new network in Uganda. Last October, France Telecom took over the national GSM license held by Hits Telecom Uganda after buying a 53% stake in the firm. more
Related Tags: 3g, sim, wimax, lte, zain, customer-care, france-telecom, gsm-license, gsm, Uganda
Positives for the African ICT Sector Despite the Global Crisis
The African ICT industry has been quite sheltered from the global economic downturn. Despite the disruptions in markets around the world, African ICT industries have remained fairly robust and should witness continued growth. more
Related Tags: ict, itu, lte, outsourcing, zain, vodacom, tigo
Report shows remarkable "mobile-phone market" growth in West, Central Africa
APA - London (United Kingdom) Economic reports released here this weekend on the telecommunications markets of West and Central Africa have shown remarkable ‘mobile market growth' forecasts for all seven of the countries surveyed. more
Related Tags: zain, london, seven, millicom
The Top-10 Fastest Growing Mobile Operators in Mid-East/Africa
The ten fastest growing operators in the MEA region added over 12m new customers in aggregate over the last three months, implying an average gain of over 1.25m. In fact, all but three of the ten managed seven figure gains. more
Related Tags: asiacell, etisalat-egypt, etisalat, vodafone, zain, ipo, irancell, telkom, seven, tci
France Telecom Hits it Off with Ugandan Discussions
France Telecom has taken over the national GSM license held by Hits Telecom Uganda and said that it plans to launch a new joint venture company operating under the Orange brand in the coming months. more
Related Tags: wi-fi, wimax, alcatel-lucent, reliance-communications, zain, cdma, reliance, landline, gsm-license, telkom, uganda-communications-commission, i-tel, Uganda
France Telecom Targets Africa for Aquisitions
France Telecom is turning away from acquisitions in Europe and plans to refocus on opportunities in Africa - mainly in Anglophone countries, according to its chief executive Didier Lombard. According to an interview with the Financial Times, he said that the company would not repeat its aborted $41bn takeover attempt for TeliaSonera and would focus on small to medium deals in emerging markets. more
Related Tags: teliasonera, orascom, France
First MVNO Launched in Cameroon
The first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Cameroon has been launched under the brand name, Yemba. At a press conference organised by Providence Technologique, the company behind Yemba, General Manger, Michel Nguetsop said that the company had secured an MVNO agreement with CDMA operator, Camtel. more
Related Tags: huawei, mvno, ev-do, Cameroon