Industry Developments

The government of Kenya has confirmed that it will push ahead with plans to sell a 30% stake in mobile operator Safaricom by the end of this year via an initial public offering (IPO)... 2007-06-21

Saudi Arabian-based telecoms group HITS Telecom has said that it will sell a stake in its African subsidiary HITS Africa later this year to fund part of its US$1bn regional expansion... 2007-06-18

Ghana already has one of the more competitive mobile markets in West Africa. While regional peers such as Senegal, Cameroon and Mali have just two operators each, Ghana's market already... 2007-06-15

South African incumbent operator Telkom has announced growth across all sectors in its most recent set of results, for the financial year ending March 31 2007. In the group's core... 2007-06-14

Mobile operator MTN Uganda has launched WiMAX services in Uganda, claiming that it will offer the widest network coverage and the largest bandwidths in the country. In addition to... 2007-06-13

Nigeria's mobile operators have voiced their anger at the recent hike in value added tax (VAT) on mobile services imposed by the federal government. At a meeting in Lagos held in... 2007-06-12

Pan-African mobile group Celtel is to receive US$13.5mn of funding from the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to support the large-scale rollout of network infrastructure... 2007-06-11

Celtel has announced the expansion of its African borderless network after a successful launch in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The operator's 'One Network' will now be extended to... 2007-06-08

While fixed-line and internet markets in North Africa are relatively well developed in comparison with their sub-Saharan counterparts, countries such as Morocco and Algeria still... 2007-06-06

The hype surrounding Africa's telecoms market continues to grow. The world's largest handset manufacturer Nokia said at a recent investor conference that it sees Africa as the next... 2007-06-04