Industry Developments

News on Uganda and Liberia's plans for migration to digital broadcasting follows similar announcements from many other African countries, including Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana. Migration... 2013-04-24

On April 23 2013 Airtel announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Warid Uganda. The two are the second and third largest mobile operators in Uganda, and the merger... 2013-04-24

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has announced the launch of Egypt's national ICT strategy for 2013-2017. The strategy aims to attract foreign investment, create... 2013-04-23

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) reports that total customer deposits into mobile money accounts grew by 10% during Q412 and surpassed the cash reserves of the country's... 2013-04-23

The rapid take-up of mobile data services and increasing availability of smartphones and data-enabled devices are among key factors that make a strong case for mobile operators in the... 2013-04-19

SEACOM's Pamoja launched its cloud computing services in Kenya in April 2013. SEACOM is a submarine cable company whose primary business is the wholesale of international broadband... 2013-04-19

The Ministry of Communication and the National Technology Enterprises Company (NTEC) announced in April 2013 that mobile number portability (MNP) will become available to all mobile... 2013-04-18

Financial results published by some of Africa's biggest mobile network operators show a sharp increase in the contribution of non-voice revenues to total service revenues during 2012.... 2013-04-17

After rebranding from Qtel in February 2013, Ooredoo has launched Qatar's first LTE mobile network. The move will enable Qatar to catch up with neighbouring Saudi Arabia, the UAE and... 2013-04-17

After many delays in the implementation of mobile number portability (MNP), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) appears confident that MNP will be launched country-wide on... 2013-04-16