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Africa and Middle East telecommunications news, data and market research service
Telecom News & Operator Data from issue
517 dated 05 April 2012:
A & ME SUBSCRIBER STATISTICS:
Middle East Top 40 Mobile Operators 3Q 2011
A & ME THOUGHTPIECE:
Letting go: deregulation of African telecoms
AFGHANISTAN:
Afghan Wireless offers global top-ups
AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST:
Africa worst in class for mobile fraud - report
du offers best mobile broadband performance
Submarine connectivity makes its mark
AFRICA:
Strong subscriber growth buoys PT international ops
ALGERIA:
Wheeler dealing starts over Djezzy stake sale
CONGO BRAZZAVILLE:
Airtel reasserts itself
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO:
Still no joy for Vodacom
IRAN:
Turkcell turns up the heat on MTN claim
ISRAEL:
Ministry asked to validate MVNO deal with MNO
MOROCCO:
State should stay out of Maroc capitalisation
NAMIBIA:
City green-lights second cable network
RWANDA:
Rapid rollout record claimed by Airtel
SOMALIA:
3G expanded by Somtel
SOUTH AFRICA:
Recast for Telkom year-end
Telkom awaits confirmation of interest from KT
Two-faced MTN battles it out with NCC
SWAZILAND:
SPTC needs to go own way says MTN
UGANDA:
MTN Money moves over borders
Rural communications project lauded
ZAMBIA:
Dominant players identified
Second action lodged by LAP GreenN
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9 April 2012:
Ghana: Aggressive Airtel - Airtel Ghana has introduced a 50 percent bonus on all pre-paid data bundle rates between 12.00 midnight and 5 a.m., Ghana Business News has reported. It already offers the lowest pay-as-you-go rates.
4 April 2012:
Nigeria: Eltek established - Power system provider Eltek has opened an office in Lagos, to provide sales and after-sales technical services in western Africa.Younis Shan is now Regional Sales Director for Nigeria and West Africa and Chibuzor Okwudili joins as sales and technical support manager. Eltek is a provider of telecom DC power systems in Africa.
2 March 2012:
Iran: Double Standards - MTN Group has denied allegations made by a US-based lobbying group that it bought technology that allowed the Iranian government to track mobile users, saying in a letter to a US lobbying group, that its Iranian unit is compliant with all laws, Dow Jones Newswires has reported. The claim was made in a letter to MTN's CEO in January. Similar claims have been made of Huawei and Nokia. However the Lawful Interception Management System is a feature of mobile network architecture, mandated by the US Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). Ho hum.
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