Industry Developments
Morocco
Morocco's second-ranked mobile operator Meditel plans to invest MAD4.2bn (US$577mn) over the next two years to drive growth of its market share. At the end of 2007, Meditel had...
2008-07-02Nepal
France Telecom has announced the launch of its mobile and internet services in Niger under the Orange brand. The capital Niamey, as well as four other cities, Zinder, Maradi,...
2008-07-01South Africa
Tata Communications has entered into an agreement with South African state-owned companies Eskom and Transnet to acquire their 30% shareholding for an undisclosed amount....
2008-06-25Iraq
Nokia Siemens Networks has agreed to extend its partnership with Iraqi cellular network operator Asiacell Communication with a multi-million dollar frame contract to expand the Asiacell...
2008-06-25Kuwait
Wi-Tribe, the new international wireless broadband provider owned by Qatar Telecom (Qtel) and AA Turki Corporate Trading and Construction (Atco) of Saudi Arabia, has formally launched...
2008-06-24Rwanda
Rwandatel, the incumbent fixed-line telecommunications operator in Rwanda, has said that it expects to put its new GSM-based mobile telephony network into service in September 2008....
2008-06-20United Arab Emirates
Japan's largest mobile communications operator, NTT DoCoMo, is looking to expand overseas in order to diversify its revenue streams and growth opportunities in the face of increasing...
2008-06-20South Africa
South Africa's second national fixed-line network operator, Neotel, has named local equipment vendor Tellumat as its preferred supplier of its new national wireless broadband network,...
2008-06-16
