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For African telecoms news, AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST TELECOM WEEK is your weekly news service in this fast-moving telecoms market! Never before has Africa and the Middle East offered such a remarkable business opportunity for telecom manufacturers, operators and suppliers. africantelecomsnews Click here for immediate online Archive access. Telecom News & Operator Data from issue 412 dated 18 February 2010: A & ME SUBSCRIBER STATISTICS: Africa Mobile Penetration 3Q 2009 AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST: MTN partners for financial services MTN Middle-East and North Africa (MTN MENA) has partnered with French digital security... < more > SingTel seeks new opportunities Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has expressed interest in investing in the... < more > ALGERIA: Djezzy counts cost of success The government may like Orascom Telecom to sell its Djezzy mobile operation. Reuters have quoted... < more > BAHRAIN: Spam canned by Batelco To combat the rising tide of spam Batelco has opted to block port 25 - the default port used by ... < more > BENIN: 50% growth for MTN in 2009 MTN’s CEO Eric Tronel has claimed that: "Nobody covers Benin better than MTN." Last month MTN... < more > CAPE VERDE: Spectrum management elevated Last week regulator ANAC (The National Communications Regulatory Authority) laid the foundation ... < more > EGYPT: Mobinil announces improved annual 2009 results Mobinil has announced financial results for the year ending 31 December 2009. The company reported an 8 percent...< more > GHANA: Bob Norris resigns from Kasapa Bob Norris Palitz, the Managing Director of Kasapa Telecom (mobile carrier in Ghana), has announced he is... < more > IRAQ: Asiacell to offer mobile banking services Iraq’s mobile telecommunication company, Asiacell has partnered with AMWAL, a group of Iraqi...< more > JORDAN: Umniah to use Vodafone roaming services Umniah, a Jordan-based communications service provider, has signed a contract with Vodafone Roaming....< more > KENYA: Comviva completes e-top-up for Safaricom Comviva, Indian value-added services (VAS) provider, announced that it has completed a new...< more > Telkom takes Alepo fixed mobile solution Telkom Kenya has signed a deal with Alepo Technologies, an OSS/BSS solutions provider for NGN ...< more > Zain extends roaming with 45 more operators Zain Kenya has signed roaming partnerships with 45 other telecom carriers. The move will enable it to offer...< more > KUWAIT: Airtel in talks for African properties Bharti Airtel is in talks with Kuwait-based mobile telecom major Zain to acquire the latter's telecom operations...< more > Zain appoints former minister as new CEO Zain Kuwait has announced the appointment of Nabil Bin Salama as its new CEO. Bin Salama, who replaced...< more > LEBANON: Co-ordinated effort for approvals The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a Memorandum...< more > MAURITIUS: Mauritius Telecom to deploy mobile multimedia services Alcatel-Lucent has recently announced that Mauritius’s telecommunications and Internet service...< more > NIGERIA: MultiLinks sign Helios Towers to manage network The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has announced that it has shortlisted six consortia for the final...< more > New Generations Telecommunications named winner for NITEL bid New Generations Telecommunications Consortium has been announced as the winner of the bid to acquire ...< more > OMAN: Omantel announces improved profits in 2009 Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) announced financial results for the year ending...< more > Spectrum management unit certified The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has said that its Frequency Management Unit...< more > QATAR: Qtel Group signs FPA with Huawei The Qtel Group has signed a Frame Purchasing Agreement (FPA) with Huawei, under which Huawei ...< more > SAUDI ARABIA: Mobily extends WiMAX network coverage Mobily has expanded the coverage of its WiMAX network, through its data unit Bayanat Al-Oula, to three...< more > Mobily looks to Bridgewater to manage mobile data growth Mobily is partnering with Canadian company Bridgewater Systems for procuring subscriber, service and...< more > No free roaming says CITC The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), Saudi Arabia, has instructed...< more > Zain signs for LTE Motorola is about to roll-out the largest LTE network in Riyadh and with an end-to-end...< more > SOUTH AFRICA: ICASA refuses reduction in interconnection rates The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has denied endorsing the ...< more > Small not beautiful says Vodacom South Africa-based Vodacom Group is seeking to buy back shares of the company’s small shareholders...< more > TUNISIA: Tunisiana upgrades unified charging and billing solution Tunisia’s private telecommunications player - Tunisiana - will soon offer a range of...< more > TURKEY: Regulator slashes interconnect fee The Information and Communication Technologies Authority in Ankara has ordered the Turkish ...< more > Turk Telekom reports increase in revenues Turkish telecommunications company Turk Telecom has reported a 4.6 percent y-o-y increase in annual...< more > UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: GBI signs cable landing deal with du Middle East submarine cable operator Gulf Bridge International (GBI) has partnered with...< more > Subscriber milestone for Etisalat Etisalat has issued a press release claiming that it has exceeded 100 million subscribers across its ...< more > ZIMBABWE: Telecel MD told to go Aimable Mpore, Managing Director of Telecel Zimbabwe who assumed the position recently, has been...< more > Issue index: 411 - 11 Feb 2010 | 410 - 04 Feb 2010 | 409 - 28 Jan 2010 | 408 - 21 Jan 2010 | 407 - 14 Jan 2010 | 406 - 07 Jan 2010 | 405 - 31 Dec 2009 |404 - 24 Dec 2009 |403 - 17 Dec 2009 | 402 - 10 Dec 2009 | 401 - 3 Dec 2009 | 400 - 26 Nov 2009 | 399 - 19 Nov 2009 Why Africa? "...Africa remains Millicom's fastest growing region and an increasing proportion of total Group capex has been invested in the region in 2008 and we expect that this will continue in 2009. The slightly lower growth in new subscribers, 611 thousand in Q4, reflects the more challenging economic conditions across Africa, but we expect to continue to achieve high growth in Africa as, with around 160 million people under license, Africa represents 55% of Millicom's potential market and with the penetration still low in all our markets, there is potential for high growth for many years to come." Millicom 4Q 2008 Financial Report Why 'Africa & Middle East Telecom-Week'? developing-telecoms.blogspot.com - 14 April 2009 "I have, of late, been taking advantage of an excellent newsletter from Blycroft Publishing - Africa & Middle East Telecoms Week." Acision "I like your magazine a lot! Very up-to-date and interesting info." Saudi Telecom "...it was my pleasure to receive your Africa & Middle east Telecom week, I believe it’s one of the highest standard reports I have seen in terms of coverage to the big news especially in Saudi Arabia where I work." Globitel "The title is meaningful, I like it mostly, nothing was bad so far.... It is great news." Neugroups "It is an excellent source of information, well compiled and concise. I am indeed interested to continue. Thank You." listerus & partners "I think that A & ME is very good. We are a consulting company and recommend it to our clients." September 2009 Country Report - Democratic Republic of Congo Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics The DRC is a mineral-rich country that is recovering from civil strife and many years of pillage by its former leaders which has accounted for the low level of development of its telecommunications and other infrastructure. While there has been little success with revitalising the fixed-line network infrastructure, the mobile networks have experienced strong growth and provide a replacement for fixed telephony and public payphones. Following the launch of mobile data services, they are also set to become major players in the underdeveloped Internet and broadband sector. Overall, market penetration is still well below the African average, leaving enormous potential for future growth. Check out the African Telecoms News' resource area for mobile telecoms market information and data. Click here for market research reports, studies and research services covering other telecom markets.

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