Africa & Middle East Telecom weekly news
November 20th to November 27th 2008
AFRICA:
Orange plans to invest USD 1 billion in Africa during 2009
BAHRAIN:
Batelco launches promotional offers
BENIN:
Operators need to try harder says regulator
CAMEROON:
Telecom figures in 2009 budget
CONGO BRAZZAVILLE:
Harmonisation on CEMAC agenda
EGYPT:
OTH sells OrasInvest to ADIC MENA partners for USD 180 million
GHANA:
Acision selected by Globacom to offer VAS
ISRAEL:
Bezeq posts improved 3Q 2008 results
KENYA:
Econet Wireless Kenya deploys Cerillion Express
MOZAMBIQUE:
mCel, AIRCOM sign USD 1 million deal for 3G network management
NIGERIA:
EMTS chooses Alcatel-Lucent to deploy turnkey mobile cellular network in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria to offer WAN solution to CBN
Multi-Links launches broadband Internet service in Lagos
Netcom Africa signs with O3b Networks
NITEL completes repairs to SAT-3 cable
Nortel to open branch office in Nigeria
Poor accounting results in delay of NITEL privatisation
Vodafone eyes entry into Nigerian telecom market
OMAN:
Nawras wins Oman’s second fixed-line phone licence
SENEGAL:
New date for State v Sentel
SOUTH AFRICA:
MTN partners with AIRCOM for network optimisation tools
Vodacom increases stake in iBurst to 24.9 percent
TANZANIA:
TTCL deploys FTS’ end-to-end billing solution
Vodacom Tz partners with AIRCOM for planning and optimisation services
TOGO:
France Telecom in exclusive talks to acquire telephone licence
TURKEY:
Winners of 3G mobile licences to obtain advanced technology licences for free
UGANDA:
Uganda Telecom introduces voice SMS
Warid Telecom contracts AIRCOM for GSM and WiMAX network support
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
DMI to launch mobile, Internet TV services