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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator MTN may soon be entering a new African market if it accepts the license offer made by the Tanzanian Communications Commission. The offer is based …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African investment company VenFin has committed itself to purchasing the remainder of what U.K. cellular company Vodafone does not buy of Hosken Consolidated Investments’ (HCI) 5-percent stake …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Gambian mobile network operator Africell has announced the company has entered into roaming partnership deals with four major mobile operators in the world-Vodafone U.K., Vodacom South Africa, Hutchinson …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Siemens Telecommunications recently announced it has been awarded a 1 million Euro contract to supply South Africa’s mobile service provider, Vodacom, with the infrastructure and applications for its …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens said African operator Vodacom will install Openwave Systems Inc.’s multimedia messaging service platform as part of the operator’s GSM/GPRS network. Vodacom licensed Openwave’s equipment through Siemens, which is …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African mobile network operator Vodacom announced it has stopped the practice of “blacklisting” stolen handsets and instead has moved toward what it refers to as “greylisting.” The …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Technology and telecommunications holding group Venfin announced that it would not be prepared to spend more than 1.5 billion rand (US$143.4 million) for the 5-percent stake in mobile …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African mobile network operator Cell C announced it will not increase its call tariffs in the near future as it strives to gain market share from the …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator Vodacom announced it will assist students in schools throughout South Africa and the region to become computer literate following the opening of the E-Learning Resource …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African mobile network operator Vodacom announced it entered a “highly innovative” financing arrangement that minimizes the risk exposure of individual stakeholders in the establishment of Vodacom Congo. …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—South African mobile network operator Vodacom announced that it has won a license to operate a GSM network in Mozambique. The expansion drive has been part of the …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Vodacom Congo announced that it has built an 88-base station GSM mobile cellular network in Africa’s fourth-largest country in less than three months. The network is composed of …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—South African mobile network operator Vodacom is currently in the process of launching its cellular network in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). As an indication of expected …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—South Africa’s third mobile network operator Cell C has announced that the company has nearly doubled the number of subscribers it originally forecast for the first five months …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—South African mobile network operator Vodacom confirmed that the company has as yet not accepted the offer of a mobile license in Zambia. The operator was offered a …

BOSTON, United States—South Africa’s biggest cell-phone operator Vodacom may soon enter the Zambian cellular market by operating the fourth cellular network in the country. Official authorization has been granted for …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—The overall mobile industry in South Africa is expected to grow to 46 million rand (US$4.1 million) by 2005, with Vodacom continuing to be the largest player by …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Cellular service provider B Clear, a subsidiary of Australian company B Digital, has reported that it may leave the South African mobile market. The company recently announced it …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—After years of uncertainty and a lack of clear policy, the South African Department of Communications has opened the way for Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite (GMPCS) …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—South African mobile network operator Vodacom has launched a new prepaid tariff option offering the cheapest peak time prepaid rates in the country. The product, called SmartStep, charges …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Cell C, the third South African mobile network operator, announced its postpaid offerings and tariffs 15 days after going live with its prepaid products. Since 17 November, the …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Mobile network operators MTN, Vodacom and Cell C recently signed a new interconnect agreement with fixed-line operator Telkom. Perceived as creating a “win win” situation for all operators …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Various African countries have begun the task of liberalizing their telecommunications markets with the various governments seeking to court offers from foreign strategic equity partners. However, for the …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-After a series of delays, the battle for the South African cellular market appears set to begin. Third mobile network operator Cell C has launched a massive marketing …

BUCHAREST, Romania—According to the Tanzanian newspaper Business Day, the Tanzanian cellular operator Vodacom announced that after one year, 130,000 subscribers have been signed up to GSM services rather than the …