22 February 2012
LATEST NEWS:
Combating invalid IMEIs on home-grown emerging market smartphones Foreign operators hit by Indian licence cancellations Sudan’s market leader optimises routing and billing systems The Kingdom of ‘Gross National Happiness’ sees strong growth in mobile phon... Major broadband access network going live in Mexico North Korea passes 1 million user milestone Remote areas in emerging markets will yield the next billion mobile users Leading Lat Am operator takes over Brazilian cable firm Indian 2G licences revoked; operators reject ruling America Movil selects Alcatel-Lucent as a provider of LTE infrastructure fo... Broadband collaboration aims at emerging markets MTN extends managed services partnership with Ericsson in Ghana Indian Handset Market Witnesses 14.1% Growth in 2011 Network planning partnership to cover Southeast Asia Open framework boosts service delivery for Israeli operator Kosovan contract renewed for emerging markets provider Indian startup reneges on terms of infrastructure agreement Carrier grade Wi-Fi base stations enable connectivity in Ouagadougou Slow progress in Nepal, but penetration exceeds expectations First 4G-LTE network goes live in Hungary BSS transformation contract underway in Malaysia Mobile number portability set to shake up Chile’s mobile market South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco lead Tweeting in Africa Enthusiastic response to Tanzania’s first voice SMS service New platform allows fast uploading for Thai news reporters 3G growth healthy in Belarus as mobile market nears saturation Global top up service for Chinese expatriates Subscriptions on the rise in Kuwait over 2011 Free mobile access to Wikipedia for Africa & ME customers Political risk throughout North Africa may temper short-term growth RCom receives loan from Chinese banks Emergency communications terminals deployed in South Sudan Digital wallet services launching in China

Investment

Funding in place for Iraqi network overhaul

Industry News - Investment

Monday, 07 November 2011 14:57

An Iraqi operator has secured financing for a network upgrade, allowing it to improve the quality of services it provides to customers across Iraq as well as to accommodate ongoing growth in subscriber numbers to its network...

Investment boost for African infrastructure firm

Industry News - Investment

Thursday, 03 November 2011 10:44

The leading pan-African private equity firm Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) has invested US$32 million into IHS, a leading telecommunications infrastructure solutions provider...

Are Chinese vendors entrenching themselves in Africa?

Industry News - Investment

Wednesday, 02 November 2011 10:57

china_africa300x225In the last two years, Huawei and ZTE secured a total of at least USD55 billion in credit facility from Chinese policy banks to support their expansion into overseas markets...

Equity funding secured for African tower investments

Industry News - Investment

Tuesday, 20 September 2011 09:25

The African tower ownership and management company Eaton Towers has secured a major round of equity funding worth $150m from Capital International Private Equity Funds (“CIPEF”), a private equity investor that focuses on emerging markets...

Joining the dots in Africa – backhaul investment will capitalise on market potential

Industry News - Investment

Thursday, 21 July 2011 23:00

matthew_guest300x225It’s not just the future that’s bright for Africa – there are plenty of opportunities right now if you know where to look, according to Deloitte’s Matthew Guest, Senior Manager in Strategy Consulting. DT editor James Barton spoke to him as part of a series of articles on growth in Africa...

African investment: managing the risks to reap the rewards

Industry News - Investment

Tuesday, 12 July 2011 13:08

terry100x75As part of a look at growth opportunities in Africa, DT editor James Barton met up with Eaton Towers director and Celtel co-founder Terry Rhodes to discuss attitudes towards investment in the continent.

Africa-based financial services provider acquired by Visa

Industry News - Investment

Wednesday, 15 June 2011 14:51

The mobile financial services specialist Fundamo has been acquired by Visa for around $110 million, indicating that the global payments giant is looking to strengthen its operations in emerging markets by capitalising on Fundamo’s experience in this area...

Mobile life insurance launches in Ghana – Interview with MFS Africa & Hollard Insurance

Industry News - Investment

Thursday, 24 March 2011 15:33

ghana_farmer300x225The growth of mobile services is a key part of extending the benefits of communications in emerging markets. It is also essential for mobile operators looking for new services to differentiate their offering and generate new income. Mobile banking has been one of the big success stories in the last few years. Now attention is turning to other areas in the financial area. One of these areas is mobile insurance...

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