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Issue 285 – 13th September 2007
1 – A & ME SUBSCRIBER STATISTICS – Southern Cone Mobile Network Operator Statistics – 2Q 2007
2 – AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST – MTC commences re-branding of operations
3 – AFRICA – Celtel International elects Simon Cairns as chairman of board
4 – BAHRAIN – Zain Bahrain’s WiMAX network enters final phase of deployment
5 – BENIN – Moov resumes operations in Benin
6 – EGYPT – Etisalat Egypt to offer international calling facility
7 – ISRAEL – Cellcom Israel planning public offering of debentures
8 – ISRAEL – ECI, NSN to deploy NGN for Cellcom
9 – ISRAEL – Israeli Supreme Court rejects Bezeq’s plea for a VoB licence
10 – JORDAN – Centile to provide IntraSwitch VoIP platform to Tarasol Telecom
11 – KENYA – Econet pays remaining licence fee
12 – MIDDLE EAST – AT&T to provide VPN services to Ericsson in Middle East
13 – NAMIBIA – Ferreira moves out of MTC
14 – NIGERIA – Etisalat acquires stake in new Nigerian telecom carrier
Sample article …
Etisalat has bought a 40 percent stake in the new Nigerian telecom carrier from UAE’s Mubadala Development, which was awarded a telecom licence earlier this year for USD 400 million. However, Etisalat did not reveal the value of the transaction. Mubadala will hold a 30 percent shareholding in the new company, while the remaining 30 percent stake will be held by local Nigerian investors.
With this acquisition, Etisalat will be able to offer fixed-line, mobile phone, international calling and data services in Nigeria, and will become the country’s fifth GSM and third fixed-line carrier. The company expects to roll out its services in Nigeria in March 2008. Etisalat will invest nearly USD 1 billion in the country by 2010 to install a network. Moreover, the company plans to ink deals with equipment suppliers by October 2007.
Mohammad Hassan Omran, the chairman of Etisalat, stated that currently, the country has a penetration rate of 20 percent; therefore, it offers huge growth potential for the company.
For more information on Etisalat, please call +97-126-182-173 or write in to prd@etisalat.ae.
15 – QATAR – Qtel extends promotion for Personal Mobile Email service
16 – QATAR – Qtel rolls out GSM post-paid yearly subscription plan
17 – RWANDA – Major telcos show interest in majority stake of Rwandatel
18 – SAUDI ARABIA – Oger Telecom declares cancellation of IPO
19 – SAUDI ARABIA – Saudi Telecom plans foreign acquisition
20 – SENEGAL – Sudatel wins new telecom licence in Senegal
21 – SOUTH AFRICA – Telkom seeks measures to reduce damages claimed by Telcordia
22 – TURKEY – Turkcell awarded first 3G licence
23 – UGANDA – Uganda Telecom reduces international calling tariff
24 – UGANDA – Warid Telecom selects Huawei for IMS system deployment in Uganda
25 – UGANDA – World Bank to finance Celtel’s expansion plan
26 – UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – du extends the reach of Call Select service
27 – UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Etisalat awards NGN contract to Alcatel-Lucent
28 – UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Etisalat, Dubai eGovernment form JV to provide ICT solutions to government
29 – UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Thuraya plans to launch services in Asia-Pacific
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