South Africa
Industry
Both Vodacom and MTN are hoping to avert a further cut in their mobile terminations rates due to take place on July 1 2010. Operators cut termination rates on March 1 2010, and...
2010-06-30Companies
The FIFA World Cup is set to kick off on June 11 in South Africa, and mobile operators, not just in South Africa, but around the world, are hoping to cash in. The South African operators...
2010-06-10Companies
Talks between MTN and Orascom Telecom have now officially broken down. Negotiations between the two companies over a potential acquisition by MTN of some of Orascom's assets had...
2010-06-10Industry
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has revealed plans to auction LTE spectrum. This would make it the first country in the Middle East and Africa to hold...
2010-06-02Companies
Spurred by multi-million dollar merger and acquisition (M&A) deals involving regional telecommunications powerhouses such as Orascom Telecom Holdings and Zain, the African telecommunications...
2010-05-19Industry
South Africa's bid to employ mobile TV services in the 2010 FIFA World Cup may suffer another setback, as one of the companies looking to bid for a mobile TV licence in time for the...
2010-04-26Companies
Trading of Trading of Orascom Telecom shares on the London Stock Exchange has been suspended pending an announcement form the Egypt-based company on the future of its African assets,...
2010-04-23Industry
Telecoms operators worldwide are looking to contain costs. Although most economies are returning to growth, the lingering effects of the economic downturn are still being felt by...
2010-04-20
