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Articles tagged with: Vodacom
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, landline, telkom, vodafone-group, competition-commission, South Africa
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: orange, ict, itu, lte, mtn, outsourcing, zain, tigo
Microwave Backhaul Firm Raises Extra Funding
Cambridge Broadband Networks, which provides microwave backhaul kit says that it has secured a further US$7.5 million from its existing investors, which include Accel Partners, Adara, Amadeus Capital Partners and TVM more
Related Tags: intel, mtn, microwave, backhaul, maxis
Nigeria's Second Best Quarter for Subscriber Growth
Nigeria's Q3 08 growth could not match the record-breaking levels seen in the previous quarter, when 7.38m new connections were added - more than double the best figure recorded in any other African nation. However, its third-quarter boost of 4.11m was the second best figure ever recorded in the market, which is particularly impressive given that one of the top three operators, Glo, suffered a loss of 0.6m customers in the quarter. At the end of Q3, there were 55.8m connections in Nigeria, up 51% year on year with annual net additions of 18.8m. more
Related Tags: mms, w-cdma, lte, mtn, rcom, cdma, gsm, celtel, ncc, visafone, Nigeria
South Africa Mobile Penetration Level Breaks the 100% Mark
The South African market broke through the 100% penetration barrier during Q3 08 to finish the quarter on 101.8%. The total market reached 44.51m customers. Annual growth slowed from 24.2% for the 12 months ending 30th September 2007 to 10.7% for the subsequent 12 months, the lowest rate since Q2 02. However, this rate was the same as that recorded in Q2 08, and in real terms annual growth rose quarter-on-quarter, from 4.18m to 4.30m. more
Related Tags: roaming, arpu, mtn, cdma, cell-c, South Africa
Phones Donated to Tanzanian Albino Community
Police in Tanzania have handed out 350 free mobile phones to the albino population - to help them call for help if attacked. There has been a spate of killings of albinos over the past year following a fashion for using the body-parts in local witchcraft. There has also been long running discrimination as some people consider albinos to be cursed. more
Related Tags: sms, zain, police, free-mobile, Tanzania
Vodacom Expands HSDPA Coverage in South Africa
..around a 50% market share. On the web: Vodacom - Mobile World more
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Network Optimisation Leads to Lower Tariffs for Vodacom Customers
vodacom Tanzania is to launch a range of lower tariffs after it was able to identify superfluous cell sites in under-utilised areas of its network - following network optimisation from Aircom International. more
Related Tags: rcom, network-optimisation, vodacom-tanzania, Tanzania
Vodafone Announces Details of Vodacom Investment
Vodafone has confirmed the details of its long anticipated plan to acquire an additional 15% stake in South Africa based vodacom from Telkom SA for a cash consideration of ZAR22.5 billion (US$2.47 billion) less the pro rata consolidated attributable net debt of vodacom Group of approximately ZAR1.55 billion (c.£0.1 billion). The transaction will increase Vodafone's shareholding in vodacom Group from 50% to 65%. more
Related Tags: vodafone, mtn, telkom, presence, South Africa
Vodacom Tanzania Shareholders Looking to Sell Stake
The local shareholder in vodacom Tanzania are reportedly looking to sell their stake - just a few months after buying out the previous shareholders. In April, a local firm, Mirambo brought out the stakes in vodacom owned by Caspian Construction (19%) and Planetel Communications (16%). more
Related Tags: ministry-of-communications, vodacom-tanzania, Tanzania