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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, warid--telecom, orange, three, Uganda


Successful Liberalization Transforms Uganda's Mobile Market

Mobile penetration in Uganda is expected to increase from 39.0 percent in 2009 to 70.7 percent by 2014, prompted by the successful liberalization of the sector and increased competition, according to a new report from Pyramid Research.  more

Related Tags: pyramid-research, zain, Uganda


Rwandan Operator Signs up 120,000 Customers in Three Weeks

Rwandan mobile operator, Rwandatel says that it signed up 120,000 new subscribers in the three weeks since it switched on its 3G and GSM network. The firm already operated a CDMA network but decided to switch to a GSM based 3G service following its acquisition by Libya's LAP Green Networks last year.  more

Related Tags: sim-card, huawei, cdma, landline, gsm, rwandatel, millicom, Rwanda


Rwanda mobile operator launches GSM, 3G network

APA-Kigali (Rwanda) RwandaĆ's oldest telecommunication operator, Rwandatel, Friday launched the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and 3G network for its mobile telephone, replacing its CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) platform, as it prepares for a cut-throat competition with mtn Rwanda, its main challenger.  more

Related Tags: roaming, huawei, cdma, landline, gsm, rwandatel, lapgreen-networks, Rwanda


First 3G Video Call Made in Rwanda

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame made the inaugural 3G video call on Rwandatel new network last week, while at a local trade fair. The mobile operator is currently testing its 3G network prior to a commercial launch.  more

Related Tags: base-station, roaming, base-stations, rwandatel, Rwanda


Lap Green Denies Reports of Sale to Vodacom

Libyan backed telco, Lap Green has denied media reports that it was considering a sale of its Ugandan and Rwandan operations to South Africa's Vodacom. Speaking on phone to The New Times newspaper, Lap Green Managing Director Abdulbaset Elazzabi expressed surprise at the media reports.  more

Related Tags: roaming, rwandatel, Rwanda


Rwanda Government Sells Telco to Libyan Based Investors

A Libyan company, Lap Green Networks has won the tender to buy 80% of Rwanda's Rwandatel after agreeing to pay US$100 million and invest a minimum of US$87 million in the network within one year of completing the transaction. The government's Social Security Fund will retain its 20% stake.  more

Related Tags: rwandatel, Rwanda


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