Industry Developments

Some months after a truce was called in Uganda's mobile voice call price war, mobile operators have embarked on competitive price cuts in the mobile broadband field. Orange Uganda,... 2010-04-09

Libya plans to list up to 40% of its two state-owned mobile operators on the Libyan stock market (bourse). There were already reports of plans to list some shares in

The long awaited tender for Mozambique's third mobile licence has finally been launched. The process has been subject to numerous delays, with the biggest spanner in the works coming... 2010-04-07

The Palestinian Authority is planning to issue a third mobile licence for the Palestinian Territories of the West Bank and Gaza in 2013, reports Trade Arabia. The telecommunications... 2010-04-07

Internet IT service provider Access Kenya has launched its new Metropolitan fibre-optic cable, covering 140km in Nairobi's central business district and some wealthy residential... 2010-04-06

The future of Nigerian telecoms incumbent Nitel remains unclear, despite the official end on February 16 2010 of the final bidding round in the latest attempt to privatise the operator.... 2010-04-01

UAE-based Du has secured a vendor financing deal with Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), reports Trade Arabia. The agreement is supported by Finnish credit export agency Finnvera,... 2010-04-01

A row between Saudi Arabia's mobile operators and the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) is threatening to escalate, reports Arab News. In February 20010... 2010-03-31

Telecom Namibia (TN) has officially relaunched its CDMA service, known as Switch. The launch appears intended to propel Switch to the status of a full mobile player, a move that... 2010-03-29

According to several online reports, the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has issued five new mobile licences. This takes the total number of licences in this field... 2010-03-26