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Articles tagged with: Telkom
Vodacom Seeking Expansion Opportunities in Africa
Vodafone is expected to use Vodacom as its vehicle to expand into developing markets in Africa now that it has secured control of the company. Vodacom CEO, Pieter Uys said that the company is looking to take advantage of falling prices to increase its footprint. more
Related Tags: vodafone, vodacom, satellite, landline, gateway-communications, South Africa
Vodacom Shares Soar on South African Stock Listing
A court in South Africa ruled late last night that Vodacom could proceed with its planned stock-market listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange that was in jeperdy following a regulator decision at the last minute. more
Related Tags: vodacom, vodafone, cosatu, South Africa
Telkom Refutes MTN Claims of Network Problems
South Africa's dominant landline operator, telkom has rejected the claims made last week by MTN's Managing Director, Tim Lowry, where he blamed telkom - in part - for the mobile network operators quality of service difficulties. more
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Vodafone's Vodacom Investment Thrown Into Doubt
South Africa's telecoms regulator has unexpectedly reversed an earlier decision and will no long wave through Vodafone's acquisition of a majority stake in Vodacom. The regulator cited court action by the Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU) as the main reason for its decision to delay approval. more
Related Tags: vodacom, vodafone, cosatu, landline, South Africa
Competition Brings Big Changes to South Africa's Telecom Sector
South Africa's telecom market is in the midst of a dramatic change, as incumbent fixed-network operator telkom SA faces increasing competition not only from mobile voice and data services but also from competitive fiber network buildouts, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. more
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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: orange, tim, lte, mtn, safaricom, 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
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Econet Kenya Signs Up 200,000 Customers in 3 Months
Econet Wireless's newest network, in Kenya is reported to have signed up 200,000 subscribers since it launched last November - and is aiming for one million customers by the middle of the year. Econet Wireless trades under the Yu brand in the country. more
Related Tags: orange, eu, lte, mobile-number-portability, number-portability, safaricom, essar, celtel, econet-wireless, econet-wireless-kenya, yu, Kenya
Competition Commission approves Vodacom/Vodafone merger
South Africa's Competition Commission has recommended the approval of the proposed merger between Vodafone Group and local mobile operator, Vodacom Group and has referred the transaction to the Competition Tribunal for approval. more
Related Tags: vodafone, compete, vodacom, landline, vodafone-group, competition-commission, South Africa
Econet Wireless Secures Kenyan Network Rollout Funding
New entrant into the Kenyan mobile market, Econet Wireless (trading as Yu) has secured the Sh 35 billion (US$450 million) loan necessary to fund its network rollout. The deal had been delayed by two months after Econet reported difficulties finding credit during the current global economic downturn. more
Related Tags: orange, lte, mobile-number-portability, number-portability, safaricom, essar, celtel, econet-wireless, econet-wireless-kenya, Kenya