Africa & Middle East Telecom weekly news
June 19th to June 26th 2008
AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST:
Celtel Kenya, Orange offer in-flight roaming services
AFRICA:
Vodacom considering expansion in more African nations
ALGERIA:
FT seeks entry in Algerian telecom market
BAHRAIN:
Mena Telecom launches WiMAX operation centre
BURKINO FASO:
Celtel contributes to State coffers
FT targetting regional satellite congestion
EGYPT:
Vodafone Egypt introduces ADSL service
GHANA:
Globacom outlines USD 2 billion investment
IRAQ:
Asiacell contract NSN for network expansion
Zain obtains financing for Iraqna purchase deal
ISRAEL:
012 Smile.Communications plans to acquire cellular brand for provision of mobile phone services
Bharti Airtel chooses Alvarion’s BreezeMAX solution
JORDAN:
wi-tribe rolls out first WiMAX network in Jordan
KENYA:
CDMA carriers to raise tariffs
MALDIVES:
Harris to upgrade Wataniya Telecom Maldives’ Capacity
MAURITIUS:
Sujana Towers acquires majority stake in Telesuprecon
MIDDLE EAST:
NTT DoCoMo vies investment opportunities in the Middle East telecom market
MOZAMBIQUE:
Government seeks investors for fixed-line market
Government to sell 20 percent stake in mCel through IPO
NAMIBIA:
Telkom Ericsson renamed as Orion Telecom Namibia
NIGERIA:
Etisalat invests NGN 118 billion in Nigerian telecom sector
Government to find new investor for NITEL by end-2008
MTN looks at rural regions for subscriber growth
Collocation way forward for WiMAX
PALESTINE:
Paltel added to Intracom’s list of clients
QATAR:
Qtel acquires stake in Indosat
Telkomsel in talks with Qtel for expansion of mobile payment service
RWANDA:
Rwandatel in final stages of switch to GSM network
SAUDI ARABIA:
Intel WiMAX lab for Riyadh
SENEGAL:
Telcos excluded from Economic Zone
SOUTH AFRICA:
Fixed wireless for Telkom
ICASA to introduce six-month contracts
Telkom applies for 2.4 percent tariff hike
Vodacom’s fibre optic rings go live in two cities
Neotel to deploy Telsima’s WiMAX technology
AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST:
Celtel Kenya, Orange offer in-flight roaming services
AFRICA:
Vodacom considering expansion in more African nations
ALGERIA:
FT seeks entry in Algerian telecom market
BAHRAIN:
Mena Telecom launches WiMAX operation centre
BURKINO FASO:
Celtel contributes to State coffers
FT targetting regional satellite congestion
EGYPT:
Vodafone Egypt introduces ADSL service
GHANA:
Globacom outlines USD 2 billion investment
IRAQ:
Asiacell contract NSN for network expansion
Zain obtains financing for Iraqna purchase deal
ISRAEL:
012 Smile.Communications plans to acquire cellular brand for provision of mobile phone services
Bharti Airtel chooses Alvarion’s BreezeMAX solution
JORDAN:
wi-tribe rolls out first WiMAX network in Jordan
KENYA:
CDMA carriers to raise tariffs
MALDIVES:
Harris to upgrade Wataniya Telecom Maldives’ Capacity
MAURITIUS:
Sujana Towers acquires majority stake in Telesuprecon
MIDDLE EAST:
NTT DoCoMo vies investment opportunities in the Middle East telecom market
MOZAMBIQUE:
Government seeks investors for fixed-line market
Government to sell 20 percent stake in mCel through IPO
NAMIBIA:
Telkom Ericsson renamed as Orion Telecom Namibia
NIGERIA:
Etisalat invests NGN 118 billion in Nigerian telecom sector
Government to find new investor for NITEL by end-2008
MTN looks at rural regions for subscriber growth
Collocation way forward for WiMAX
PALESTINE:
Paltel added to Intracom’s list of clients
QATAR:
Qtel acquires stake in Indosat
Telkomsel in talks with Qtel for expansion of mobile payment service
RWANDA:
Rwandatel in final stages of switch to GSM network
SAUDI ARABIA:
Intel WiMAX lab for Riyadh
SENEGAL:
Telcos excluded from Economic Zone
SOUTH AFRICA:
Fixed wireless for Telkom
ICASA to introduce six-month contracts
Telkom applies for 2.4 percent tariff hike
Vodacom’s fibre optic rings go live in two cities
Neotel to deploy Telsima’s WiMAX technology
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