Africa & Middle East Telecom weekly news
October 23rd to October 30th 2008
AFRICA:
Atlantique Telecom selects Globecomm Systems for VSAT network contract
BAHRAIN:
Batelco posts nine-month net profit of BHD 78.3 million
Extended horizons for Batelco
BENIN:
Glo offers free trial of new services
ETHIOPIA:
ETC awards USD 400 million wireless network contract to ZTE
ISRAEL:
Bezeq deploys Comverse Netcentrex IP-Based voice solutions
Bezeq’s NGN project cost increases due to market crisis
Partner to link Jawwal’s network to Jordan
Pelephone selects TTI Telecom's fault management solution for its UMTS network
JORDAN:
Zain plans to spend JOD 110 million in Jordan
KENYA:
Telkom Kenya reduces call tariff by 57 percent
KUWAIT:
Wataniya posts 64 percent increase in 3Q ’08 profits
Zain posts improved 3Q ’08 results
MALI:
Fiber connection for Mali
MAURITANIA:
Chinguitel selects ZTE for installing WiMAX network
MOROCCO:
Wana posts three-fold increase in 1H ’08 revenue
NIGERIA:
NCC seeks telecom operators’ help to control sale of fake products
Vodacom, Globacom interested in acquiring 51 percent stake in NITEL/Mtel
Zain Nigeria reduces international call prices during non-peak hours
OMAN:
PCCW wins second fixed-line licence in Oman
RWANDA:
Mobile money transfer service to be initiated by Publicel
Rwanda to offer Internet service at USD 25 per MBps
SAUDI ARABIA:
Nortel to implement UC systems for Arabian Capital
STC posts declining profits
SENEGAL:
Call Center named for Expresso
SOUTH AFRICA:
Vodacom introduces SVS
SWAZILAND:
MTN, Standard Bank partner for launch of mobile banking services
TUNISIA:
Francophone regulators meet at FRATEL
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
du awards multimedia services contract to Nortel
ZAMBIA:
Zamtel upgrades infrastructure to resolve international call problems
Zamtel workers demand pay hike