Africa & Middle East Telecom weekly news

9th of August to 16th of August 2007

AFRICA:
EMC to provide DVB-S2 IP trunking platform
PT merges interest in all sub-Saharan African telecom companies into Africa Holding 

BENIN:
Globacom to provide GSM services in Benin 

CONGO BRAZZAVILLE:
MTC plans USD 480 million investment in Congo Republic 

EGYPT:
Astellia assists Mobinil in enhancing roaming services 

GAMBIA:
Spectrum acquires 50% stake in GAMTEL 

IRAQ:
Iraq to auction mobile network licences 

ISRAEL:
Bezeq Telecom releases 2Q and 1H ’07 results
Cellcom Israel reports improved 2Q ’07 results
Government of Israel cancels WiMAX auction 

JORDAN:
Jordan Telecom Group completes rebranding 

KENYA:
Celtel launches another reduced tariff plan
Celtel raises KES 10 billion internally to fund expansion project
Deadline set for Econet to pay licence fee and find partners
PIC recommends to postpone Safaricom IPO 

MIDDLE EAST:
Andrew to complete third phase USD 30 million contract 

NIGERIA:
iO global to provide content solutions to MTN Nigeria
MTN Nigeria to form part of SABI initiative
MTN to acquire XS Broadband 

OMAN:
Omantel posts improved 1H ’07 results
Omantel to acquire Worldcall by end-August 

QATAR:
Etisalat to expand in Qatar 

SENEGAL:
Senegalese state council imposes USD 6.7 million fine on Sonatel 

SOUTH AFRICA:
FIFA selects Telkom to be the ‘National Supporter of 2010 FIFA World Cup’
Telkom plans to attract new pre-paid customers
Telkom to expand broadband base 

TURKEY:
Turkcell posts 215 percent increase in 2Q net profit 

UGANDA:
MTN subscribers to get 50% airtime bonus 

ZIMBABWE:
POTRAZ cancels licence of Telecel Zimbabwe