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Articles tagged with: Reliance and Etisalat
Nigeria - Total Market Grows to 63m as Penetration Hits 45%
The Nigerian mobile market's bullish growth showed no signs of abating in Q4 08. Quarterly net additions of 7.15m took the total number of customers over 60m, with a year-end figure of 62.99m, while the annual gain stood at 22.59m. By comparison, Q4 07 saw an increase of 3.39m and the 2007 boost was 11.92m. Meanwhile, the latest figures from Nigerian regulator the NCC show that at the end of January the total had risen to 64.16m. more
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Nigeria's Bullish Growth Continues in Fourth Quarter
Nigeria's telecoms regulator the NCC has reported customer numbers for the fourth quarter of 2008. The total customer base reached 62.99m at the end of the year having increased by 55.9% annually. On a quarterly basis, net additions stood at 7.15m, only just short of the national and continental record of 7.38m, set in Q2 08. more
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Etisalat in Talks for Tower Sharing with India's Reliance
UAE based Etisalat - which recently took a 45% stake in Indian operator, Swan Telecom - is reported to be in talks with reliance over a network infrastructure sharing agreement for the company's towers. reliance's tower business is managed by a separate company, reliance Infratel. more
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Eleven Bid for Egyptian GSM License
Egypt's National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has confirmed that eleven companies have submitted bids for the country's 3rd GSM operating license. A high-level committee was formed by the NTRA to undertake the technical evaluation of the bids. This committee is composed of experts from the Ministries of Investment and Finance, Administrative Control agencies, academia, State Council in addition to experts from NTRA. more