Industry Developments

The telecoms industry in Guinea-Bissau is to receive a US$50mn investment from China, through the county's incumbent operator Guiné Telecom. The investment is being made under a... 2008-10-22

Zambia's leading fixed-line and internet service provider Zamtel has signed a deal with Chinese equipment supplier Huawei Technologies to provide and build a national fibre-optic... 2008-10-21

Africa's largest mobile phone company by customer numbers, South Africa based MTN, is considering moving into the mobile market of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reports... 2008-09-23

The UAE's incumbent operator Etisalat has revealed its intentions to enter the Iraqi mobile market by the end of 2008. The company is in talks to acquire an unspecified established... 2008-09-19

Telkom South Africa , the majority shareholder of Multi-Links, one of Nigeria's many small CDMA operators, has announced plans to invest ZAR4.3bn (US$533mn) during 2009 in expanding... 2008-09-18

The chief executive of France Telecom, Didier Lombard, has told the Financial Times that the French company is intending to turn its attention back to Africa for future investments.... 2008-09-16

The Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has revealed plans to step up foreign expansion plans following the failure of its attempt to purchase a stake in Moroccan incumbent operator ... 2008-09-15

Etisalat Nigeria has formally announced that it will begin commercial services from October, according allAfrica.com. Etisalat will be the fifth GSM operator in a country that,... 2008-09-12

Egypt's Orascom Telecom Holding is in talks that could lead to a merger with Telekom Austria, according to reports in the Austrian newspaper Kurier. In August Telekom Austria's... 2008-09-10

Orange Jordan, formerly Jordan Telecom, has launched an internet protocol television (IPTV) called 'TV from Orange'. The service offers access to international and Arabic premium... 2008-09-08