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Headlines from issue 291 dated 25 October 2007:
A & ME SUBSCRIBER STATISTICS:
Middle East Mobile Markets by Teledensity 2Q 2007
AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST:
Orascom awards submarine network deployment contract to Alcatel-Lucent
AFRICA:
LG launches CD 3000 in Sudan; signs contract with Telkom Kenya
ANGOLA:
European Investment Bank grants USD 21 million loan to TVCabo
BAHRAIN:
Batelco secures USD 16 million for final phase of NGN project
BENIN:
Benin government revokes Telecel Benin’s licence
CAMEROON:
CAMTEL selects FTS to deploy billing solution
EGYPT:
NTRA awards 3G licence to Mobinil
ETHIOPIA:
ETC to invest ETB 10.6 billion to expand telecom services
GHANA:
Celtel acquires 75 percent stake in Westel for USD 120 million
ISRAEL:
Ceragon posts 46 percent rise in revenue
Latroun to compete with Bezeq; Communication ministry grants VoB licence
KENYA:
Safaricom granted 3G licence
Safaricom proposes postponement of IPO to 1Q 2007
MALAWI:
Celtel to introduce GPRS services
Malawi directs telecom carriers to provide services in rural areas
MIDDLE EAST:
MobiComp to provide mobile backup solution to two Middle East countries
NAMIBIA:
Telecom companies to award wage hikes to employees
NIGERIA:
Celtel selects John Earley as the CTO
Dangote in talks to acquire Intercellular
Globacom’s subscriber base expands to reach 15 million
OMAN:
Etisalat proposes to purchase stake in Omantel
SOUTH AFRICA:
Kaushik Patel resigns as Telkom CFO
Telsima to provide TelsiNex DCME solution to Vodacom
TANZANIA:
Etisalat enhances stake in Zantel to 51 percent
UGANDA:
UCC orders telecom companies to suspend free airtime promotions
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Apple denied permission to sign exclusivity deals with UAE network operators
ZIMBABWE:
Econet Wireless contracts Subex Azure for deployment of fraud management solutions
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Headlines from issue 290 dated 18 October 2007:
A & ME SUBSCRIBER STATISTICS:
African Mobile Markets by Teledensity 2Q 2007
ALGERIA:
Fitel interested in LACOM’s acquisition
BAHRAIN:
International calls to GCC made cheaper with Batelco pre-paid cards
BOTSWANA:
BTC reduces Internet tariffs
EGYPT:
Orascom Telecom buys back 6.93 million shares
GHANA:
SingTel eyes expansion in Ghana
IRAN:
Interest in privatisation warms-up
ISRAEL:
Airtel selects Optibase to roll out IPTV services
Bezeq executives resign
Deutsche Telekom seeking expansion in Israel
Number portability starting 1 December ‘07
KENYA:
Kenya selects Alcatel-Lucent for submarine cable deployment
Telkom accuses Safaricom of following anti-competitive practices
NAMIBIA:
MWeb awarded VSAT licence
Telecom Namibia joins Cisco Powered Program
NIGER:
Niger to issue two mobile operator licences
NIGERIA:
3G services soon to be operational in Nigeria
OMAN:
Omantel restructures board
RWANDA:
Lap Green Networks wins government’s stake in Rwandatel
SOUTH AFRICA:
CCC to hold hearings on Telkom’s cases
Vodacom commences fibre roll out in Johannesburg; collaborates with SpinVox
Vox Telecom acquires Storm for ZAR 360 million
TUNISIA:
Comptel to provide provisioning and activation solution to Tunisiana
TURKEY:
Shacolas in acquisition talks with MTN
UGANDA:
Hits Telecom ready for launch in November
UCC takes initiative to provide more payphones in rural areas
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Etisalat posts net profits of AED 5.53 Billion
ZIMBABWE:
Econet secures funding for expansion programme
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Headlines from issue 289 dated 11 October 2007:
A & ME SUBSCRIBER STATISTICS:
Middle East Top 40 Operators by Subscribers: 2Q 2007
ALGERIA:
Algerie Telecom privatisation likely to lead to fixed-line sector progress
BAHRAIN:
Batelco introduces promotional offer on international calls
Batelco invests USD 13.5 million in 3.5 G mobile network
TRA to grant third mobile phone licence in December
EGYPT:
Orascom Telecom awards mobile solution contract to Comptel
GAMBIA:
Jobs of Gamtel, Gamcel executives terminated following Spectrum partnership
GHANA:
Six companies shortlisted to bid for Ghana Telecom
ISRAEL:
IBI releases report on number portability
JORDAN:
Umniah selects Eskadenia software for content delivery platform
KENYA:
Court approves sale of Safaricom shares
LEBANON:
Cellular networks auction to be held in February 2008
LIBYA:
Libyana Mobile Phone commences DVB-H trial in Tripoli
NIGERIA:
Celtel awards NGN 16.38 billion contract to NSN
Celtel introduces new mobile access code
Transcorp restructures board
OMAN:
Ministerial committee to restructure Omantel
Nawras extends the coverage of international MMS service
QATAR:
Qtel’s USD 2.5 billion loan oversubscribed
RWANDA:
MTN Rwanda orders backhaul platform
MTN, Rwandatel rectify Caller Line Identification
SAUDI ARABIA:
Mobily acquires majority stake in Bayanat
STC signs Zhone for EFM
SOUTH AFRICA:
Cell C slashes data tariffs
Standard Bank funds MTN’s expansion plans
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Etisalat introduces calling options at zero credit
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Headlines from issue 288 dated 4 October 2007:
A & ME SUBSCRIBER STATISTICS:
African Top 50 Mobile Operators by Subscribers 2Q 2007
AFRICA:
Four more African countries get connected to One Network Service
Togo connects with Benin via telecom link
Tunisie Telecom, Cell C and Azercell Telecom ink mutual roaming pacts
BAHRAIN:
Zain Bahrain introduces WiMAX network in Bahrain
EGYPT:
MobiNil selects VoluBill’s ‘Charge it’ solution
Orascom shows interest in Egypt’s second fixed-line licence
GAMBIA:
Gamtel, Gamcel ink strategic partnership agreement with Spectrum Group
ISRAEL:
Debenture sale generates ILS 423 million for Internet Gold
Government formulates WiMAX tender policy
JORDAN:
MVNOs allowed service provision in Jordanian telecom market
KENYA:
Safaricom expands Kama Kawaida service in Rwanda
Strategic investor to pay for Telkom’s mobile licence fee
KUWAIT:
Government to offer IPO shares of third mobile carrier to citizens
LEBANON:
Alfa to use Intec’s mobile business solutions
MOROCCO:
Wana’s subscriber-base touches one million
NAMIBIA:
Telecom Namibia to reduce call rates
NIGERIA:
Globacom pays NGN 5 million to the NCC
OMAN:
Omantel gains board’s approval for World Call acquisition
Omantel to expand broadband network nationwide
QATAR:
Qtel rolls out new 3G service
SAUDI ARABIA:
Al Jawal’s LRN service simplifies mobile connectivity for Qatar visitors
SOUTH AFRICA:
Fixed-line number portability to be implemented in South Africa
Telkom Media to offer pay-TV services
Vodacom to use Experian Decision Analytics
SUDAN:
Etisalat plans to venture into local mobile services market
UGANDA:
Motorola to deploy WiMAX network in Uganda
UTL to provide BlackBerry service for CHOGM
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
UAE’s telecom sector not open for foreign firms
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