Africa & Middle East Telecom weekly news

AFRICA:
Silicon21 inks distribution agreement with Nokia Enterprise Solutions
Vodafone unveils highly affordable handsets in Africa
EGYPT:
Etisalat Misr, Mobinil and Vodafone Egypt ink interconnection agreement
GAMBIA:
Comium inaugurates network in Gambia
GHANA:
MTN to rev up its network
GUINEA BISSAU:
Orange launches mobile services in Africa
ISRAEL:
Atias to initiate number portability plan
Kan accuses Bezeq of misusing its monopoly position
JORDAN:
Umniah network reaches 99% of Jordanian population
KENYA:
AccessKenya raises KES 2.9 billion in IPO
KUWAIT:
Wataniya Telecom rolls out live mobile TV service
MOROCCO:
Wana awards IMS solutions contract to Comptel
NIGERIA:
BT signs USD 20 billion deal with Nigerian firm to tap domestic market
Glo Mobile’s Classic Plus package enhances its pre-paid network
Nahuce selected by Transcorp as third CEO for NITEL in seven months
Nigeria allies with Globacom for Rural Telephony
NITEL renews its business strategies and targets
RWANDA:
MTN Rwandacell plans free roaming tie up with Safaricom
SAUDI ARABIA:
Mobily reduces domestic and international voice and video call rates by 50 percent
Saudi Telecom foresees rise in overseas revenue through acquisitions
SOUTH AFRICA:
Telkom competitors may be able to access its infrastructure by 2008
SUDAN:
MTC secures USD 362 million loan to expand its Sudan network
UGANDA:
Uganda secures USD 106 million loan from China for fibre optic network
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
du launches 3.5G mobile broadband service
Etisalat Selects Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade its GSM network
ZIMBABWE:
Econet to supply 150,000 additional cellular lines to upgrade network