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Articles tagged with: Vodacom and Mtn
South African Operators Investigated for Collusion
South Africa's Competition Commission has confirmed it is again investigating the country's mobile operators for collusion, although it had cleared them of the accusation only a month ago. The company has subpoenaed documents from the companies and is now studying them. more
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Nokia Losing Mobile Internet Traffic Market Share in South Africa
Mobile ad agency, mKhoj has reported that the market share of mobile internet traffic from Nokia handsets in South Africa has dropped from 46% in January to 39% last month. Samsung currently holds 33% of the market, and rose from 20% in January. The iPhone made its entrée into the market, but only contributes 0.06% of the total network traffic, making it a relatively small but growing player. more
Related Tags: mkhoj, mobile-advertising, nokia, samsung, cell-c, South Africa
South African Regulator Investigates Network Call Quality and SMS Delays
South Africa's three mobile network operators were called in for a meeting by the country's telecoms regulator yesterday following an increase in complaints about network quality. The issue came to a head when a reality TV show had to delay the announcement of a winner following delays in receiving SMS based votes from viewers. more
Related Tags: cell-c, icasa, backhaul, 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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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, 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, 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, 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, cdma, cell-c, South Africa
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
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Vodafone Confirms Increasing Vodacom Investment - Takes 65% Stake
Vodafone has confirmed a comment from Telkom South Africa that it has made a non-binding proposal to acquire a 15% stake in their jointly owned mobile subsidiary, vodacom. The company has offered ZAR 22.5 billion (US$2.47 billion) less the attributable net debt of vodacom at the date of signing subject to, inter alia, the listing and unbundling of Telkom's remaining stake of 35% in vodacom to Telkom shareholders. more
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