Africa & Middle East Telecom weekly news
April 24th to May 1st 2008
AFRICA:
Sonatel increases Gamtel’s bandwidth capacity
BAHRAIN:
Batelco posts 10.7 percent profit growth in 1Q 2008
BOTSWANA:
BTC launches mobile operations
BURKINO FASO:
Government plans Onatel IPO
COMOROS:
Second mobile network licence awarded in Comoros
EGYPT:
Egypt’s second fixed-line licence auction attracts more participants
Weather Investments to support Orascom Telecom’s share buyback plan
GUINEA:
Audit highlights shortcomings in Ministry
Sotelgui seeks payphone system
ISRAEL:
Ceragon Networks to provide wireless backhaul solution to Codetel
KENYA:
Celtel offers reduced tariffs for pre-paid subscribers
Kenya plans award of infrastructure licences
KUWAIT:
Government may launch IPO for third telecom operator in June
Zain posts 1Q 2008 results
LEBANON:
Mobile network auction postponed again
MIDDLE EAST:
Datacom attracts Middle East telecom players
Zain, Etisalat join others to bid for Unitech stake
MOROCCO:
Vivendi considers increase of stake in Maroc Telecom
NIGERIA:
Motorola to provide optimisation services to MTN
NITEL workers resume operations
OMAN:
Omantel posts 60 percent increase in 1Q profit
Omantel to invest in Worldcall expansion
QATAR:
Vodafone Qatar prepares for IPO; appoints HSBC, Qatar National Bank as joint advisors
SOUTH AFRICA:
Bharti considering MTN stake buyout
SUDAN:
Zain launches network in South Sudan; plans to invest USD 100-150 million
TURKEY:
Turkcell shareholder to sell 4.1 percent stake
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Etisalat explores investment options in Bangladesh
MVNO for Etisalat network?
ZAMBIA:
Celtel Zambia postpones IPO
ZIMBABWE:
Telcos increase tariffs yet again!!
Toaz studies network infrastructure sharing option