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News as it appeared in 'Africa & Middle Telecom-Week'...
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Africa and Middle East telecommunications news, data and market research service
Telecom News & Operator Data from issue 523 dated 17 May 2012:
A & ME SUBSCRIBER STATISTICS:
Gulf Mobile Network Subscriber Statistics: 4Q 2011
A & ME THOUGHTPIECE:
Middle East: High tech - but not pervasive
AFRICA:
Africa shows the way for mobile money
Millicom man for Helios
Submarine cable successfully launched
ANGOLA:
ZTE to install Movicel 4G network
BAHRAIN:
Batelco backs away from tower sell-off
EGYPT:
Normalised environment reflected in TE quarterlies
Organic growth and currency fluctations help OT
GHANA:
Revenue reconciliation to be undertaken by Regulator
Tigo appoints experienced staffer to mount turnaround
IRAN:
Net access tightened by Ministry
ISRAEL:
Bezeq holds its own in competitive market
Mirs to use Bezeq gateway for international
JORDAN:
Promotion activity propels JTG numbers
KENYA:
Rate revision pays off for Safaricom
Safaricom seeks repayment from rivals
KUWAIT:
VIVA grabs a fifth of market in first three years
MALAWI:
Macra readies to continue legal fight
MAURITIUS:
ICTA fights its corner on numbering plan
NIGERIA:
Airtel best GSM operator, but still fined by NCC
New Airtel data centre focuses on service provision
SAUDI ARABIA:
Mobily makes ready for MVNO partners
STC selects Huawei WDM solution
SIERRA LEONE:
Ericsson combating congestion on Airtel network
SOMALIA:
Telesom team meets Web guru
SOUTH AFRICA:
Advertising u-turn announced by Cell C
Cell C appoints C-grade executives
Vodacom readies insurance offering
SWAZILAND:
Sales stopped to smooth talks says SPTC
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Mobile growth propels du in competitive market
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15 May 2012:
Ghana: Software success - Rancard Solutions has been named as ‘Software Company of the Year’ at the 2nd Annual Ghana Telecom Awards held on 20 April. Founded in 2001, Rancard Solutions is a software company focusing on delivery software of services and content to mobile users. In 2007 it launched the rancardmobility.com platform as a high performance mobile service delivery platform (HPSDP), enabling service providers and mobile operators to deliver services and applications to mobile users.
9 April 2012:
Ghana: Aggressive Airtel - Airtel Ghana has introduced a 50 percent bonus on all pre-paid data bundle rates between 12.00 midnight and 5 a.m., Ghana Business News has reported. It already offers the lowest pay-as-you-go rates.
4 April 2012:
Nigeria: Eltek established - Power system provider Eltek has opened an office in Lagos, to provide sales and after-sales technical services in western Africa.Younis Shan is now Regional Sales Director for Nigeria and West Africa and Chibuzor Okwudili joins as sales and technical support manager. Eltek is a provider of telecom DC power systems in Africa.
2 March 2012:
Iran: Double Standards - MTN Group has denied allegations made by a US-based lobbying group that it bought technology that allowed the Iranian government to track mobile users, saying in a letter to a US lobbying group, that its Iranian unit is compliant with all laws, Dow Jones Newswires has reported. The claim was made in a letter to MTN's CEO in January. Similar claims have been made of Huawei and Nokia. However the Lawful Interception Management System is a feature of mobile network architecture, mandated by the US Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). Ho hum.
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