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Articles tagged with: Rwandatel
Rwandatel Misses Subscriber Growth Target
Rwandan mobile operator, rwandatel says that it missed its subscriber target for the first half of this year by 30%, but said that its market share had risen by 15%. According to company officials, rwandatel had set a first half subscription target of 600,000 clients but managed only slightly above 420,000 active subscribers on June 30. more
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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
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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
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Rwanda Awards 3rd Mobile License to Millicom
Millicom International Cellular says that it has won the license to operate Rwanda's third mobile phone network. Millicom will hold 87.5% of the equity in a newly created joint venture company in partnership with Marathon Corporation, an established local company with numerous business interests in Rwanda. The joint venture will pay US$60 million for the 15 year license. more
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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
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Four Companies Interested in Rwanda's 3rd Mobile License
Rwanda's government is moving closer to inviting bids for the country's third mobile network. Speaking at his regular presidential press conference last week, President Paul Kagame said that four companies have already expressed preliminary interest in the license. The four companies were named as Zain, Korea Telecom, Orascom and an unidentified Israel company. more
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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
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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
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