Telecompaper Africa/Asia articles from October 2006

Telecompaper Africa/Asia archives from October 2006

Africa - Motorola expands role of Johannesburg training facility.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Motorola has reopened the Motorola Cellular Training Institute in Johannesburg, ITWeb reports, quoting the company's country manager, Judi Nwokedi. Some ZAR 12.5 million has been invested in training...

Algeria - Algerie Telecom to invest at least USD 4 billion by 2009.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Algerie Telecom will invest at least USD 4 billion by 2009 to meet its targets of 3 million ADSL customers, 6 million fixed phone subscribers and 8 million mobile subscribers by that year, according to...

India - Nokia wins USD 400 mln contract from Bharti Airtel.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Nokia has won a contract worth USD 400 million to expand Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel's GSM/GPRS/EDGE network in eight Indian regions. The three-year contract sees Nokia providing managed services...

India - MTNL expands Optibase IPTV equipment rollout.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Digital head-end video solutions provider Optibase has supplied an additional 74 channels to Indian state-owned telecommunication operator MTNL, raising the number of IPTV channels in Delhi to 100....

Israel - Internet Gold takes majority ownership of Hype portal.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Israeli ISP Internet Gold's subsidiary Smile.Media has acquired an additional 2 percent of children's portal Hype Interactive media, raising its equity to 52 percent. Internet Gold said that it would start...

Japan - Pantech's A1406PT handset becomes number 2 in Japan.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Korean handset maker Pantech&Curitel said its A1406PT, the second model that the company has released in Japan, has become the number two best-selling model of partner KDDI within two months of its launch....

Australia - Govt extends proposal deadlines for broadband grants.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) The Australian government extended the deadlines for submitting proposals under the AUD 600 million Broadband Connect Infrastructure Programme and the AUD 113 million Clever Networks programme to 18...

Bahrain - Batelco expects 8 hour outage for FLAG cable repair.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Bahrain's Batelco has reduced the expected outage time for repair work on the FLAG international cable to 10:00 to 18:00 on 4 November, Trade Arabia reports. The company previously said that he work would...

Japan - Square Enix ups sales forecast.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Japanese interactive entertainment products company Square Enix expects its first half sales to reach JPY 75.5 billion, from an earlier forecast of JPY 68 billion. Net income, however, is expected to reach...

Japan - Kyocera sees half-year sales rise to JPY 613.39 bln.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Kyocera had JPY 613.39 billion net sales in the half-year to 30 September, up 13.5 percent from JPY 542.24 billion in the year-earlier period. Profit from operations was JPY 63.13 billion, up 87 percent...

Kenya - Vtel is highest bidder for Kenyan fixed/mobile licence.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) A consortium led by UAE-based Vtel Holdings has won a bid to become Kenya's second fixed phone operator and third mobile operator, The Nation reports. The group, which offered to pay the Kenyan government...

India - MTNL's revenues, profits drop.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Indian state-owned telecommunications operator Mahanagar Telecom Nigam (MTNL) saw its revenues and profits drop in the second quarter ended 30 September. Revenues totalled INR 13.77 billion, down from INR...

Macau - CTM to invest GBP 27 million in 3G services.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Cable & Wireless' business in Macau, CTM, has been awarded a 3G licence by the regulator DSRT, along with China Unicom Macau and Hutchison Telecom Macau. Over the next four years, CTM will invest over GBP...

Mauritius - Cellplus to bring BlackBerry to Mauritius.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Mauritius Telecom's GSM subsidiary Cellplus and Research In Motion (RIM) have announced plans to launch the BlackBerry 8700g and 7130g handset. These will be the first BlackBerrys available in the country....

Nepal - Nepal Telecom gearing up for wholesale data services.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Nepal Telecom (NT) will upgrade its internet bandwidth to 155 Mbps to provide wholesale data services to ISPs in Nepal, Nepalnews writes citing NT officials. The company is linking to Mumbai, India, via a...

Nigeria - Nigerian regulator posts replies to interconnection rules.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has published industry responses to its public inquiry on fixed network interconnection regulations on its website. The body said it has taken note of these...

Taiwan - Uniwill in Taiwan chooses Option wireless modules.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Option, wireless technology company, has unveiled Uniwill, Taiwan-based manufacturer of ultra-portable notebook solutions, as the company's third design win for its embedded wireless modules. Commercial...

Taiwan - Taiwanese mobile handset shipments to hit 281 mln in 2008.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Mobile handset shipments from Taiwan will reach 281 million units in 2008, of which 79 percent will be ODM handsets, according to a report from ABI Research. These Taiwanese shipments will account for 26...

Saudi Arabia - Cisco completes STC advanced data routing upgrade.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Cisco Systems has completed building an advanced data routing systems for Saudi Telecommunications (STC) to enable the latter to provide a larger range of data, voice and video applications. STC has...

Uganda - Uganda opens infrastructure services to full competition.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) The Uganda Communications Commission has opened up the country's telecommunication infrastructure services to full competition. The move aims to enable most Ugandans, especially those in rural areas, to...

Zimbabwe - NetOne invests in switching centre, base station upgrade.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Zimbabwean mobile operator NetOne has installed USD 7.5 million worth of equipment to upgrade its switching centres and base stations across the country, The Herald reports. One of the facilities, a 760,000...

South Africa - Vodacom appoints former ICASA councilor to head unit.
October 31, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) South African mobile operator Vodacom has appointed Nadia Bulbulia as executive head of regulatory requirements and obligations, ITWeb reports, citing a company spokesperson. Bulbulia recently completed a...

Algeria - Orascom ups stake in Algerian subsidiary by 7.91 percent.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) will increase its stake in its Algerian mobile subsidiary, Orascom Telecom Algeria (OTA), by 7.91 percent. Orascom buys the stake from Emirates International Investment for a...

Armenia - Comstar buys majority stake in Armenia's CallNet.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Russian communications provider Comstar - United TeleSystems (Comstar UTS) has acquired a stake in Armenian telecom operator CallNet and its wholly-owned ISP Cornet. Comstar purchased 75 percent of the...

Australia - ACCC warns over claims of fast internet speeds in Australia.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), Australian competition watchdog, has given warning to telecommunications firms rushing to offer fast internet access not to mislead consumers with...

Australia - Australian spending on digital music downloads to double.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) People in Australia are forecast to spend almost AUD 60 million on digital music downloads in 2007, up nearly two-fold from around AUD 30 million in 2006, according to a report from business information...

Australia - ACCC confirms interim determinations on ULLS charges.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has confirmed that interim determinations were made in five telecommunications disputes regarding monthly charges for the supply of unconditioned...

Australia - Freshtel sees AUD 10 mln cash balances for Q3.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Freshtel Holdings had AUD 10 million cash balances for the consolidated group as of 30 September. Net cash outflow was AUD 1.4 million for Q3. Receipts from customers increased to AUD 1.5 million, up 580...

Cape Verde - Cabo Verde Telecom returns to liberalisation talks.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) The Cabo Verde government and monopoly operator Cabo Verde Telecom (CV Telecom) have returned to negotiations on liberalising the telecommunications market, Lusa reports. The two sides are trying to...

China - China launches Sinosat-2 digital TV, data services satellite.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) China has launched its Sinosat-2 satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, Interfax reports. The satellite will provide digital TV and data services for the whole of China. The satellite was...

China - China Mobile, DMTV lower mobile TV fees.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Shanghai Dragon Mobile Media (DMTV), a Shanghai Media Group (SMG) subsidiary, and China Mobile will lower fees for their mobile TV services, Interfax writes citing an SMG official. The service will now be...

China - China's mobile gaming market grows 12 percent - study.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) China's mobile game market reached CNY 670 million in the third quarter, up 11.9 percent from the second quarter this year, according to a study by CCW Research. In the quarter SMS games saw a slow down...

China - China Unicom's revenues rise 8 percent on GSM segment.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) China Unicom saw its revenues rise on its GSM business in the nine-months ended 30 September. Total revenues went up 7.6 percent to CNY 70.23 billion, from CNY65.28 billion in the same period last year....

China - Nokia wins China Mobile ZheJiang deal for GSM expansion.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Nokia, mobile network supplier in China, has signed a GSM expansion contract with China Mobile Group ZheJiang in China. The contract, worth around USD 43 million, will enhance ZheJiang's operational...

China - China to enforce homegrown mobile TV standard.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) The Chinese State Administration of Radio, Film and TV (SARFT) has unveiled the new mobile TV standard, StiMi, and will require all mobile operators to use the home-grown technology, press agency Xinhua...

Hong Kong - Hong Kong ends August with 9.2 mln mobile users.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Hong Kong had some 9.2 million mobile users at the end of August, up from 9 million in July, according to figures from regulator OFTA. Of the total about 4.14 million are prepaid users. The number of 3G...

Hong Kong - OFTA consults on CDMA2000 licence auction.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) The Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) in Hong Kong has launched a consultation on auctioning spectrum in the 850 MHz band for CDMA2000 services. The current CDMA licence will expire on 20...

Hong Kong - FMC consultation continues despite PCCW's objections.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) The consultation on deregulation for fixed-mobile convergence in Hong Kong will continue, despite an application by PCCW for a judicial review in the matter, the regulator OFTA said. PCCW is seeking a stay...

India - BSNL launches LBS promotion.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Indian telecommunications provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has launched a promotion to coincide with the Hindu Diwali festival. Mobile subscribers can use location based services for free until the end...

India - Tata Teleservices narrows net loss in Q2.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Indian mobile operator Tata Teleservices narrowed its net loss in second quarter ended 30 September on the back of higher revenues. Revenues went up 31 percent to reach INR 3.4 billion, compared with INR...

India - BSNL's revenues rise 11 percent.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Indian carrier Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) saw its revenues and profit rise in the year 2005-2006. Turnover was INR 401.8 billion, up 11.13 percent year-on-year. BSNL's net profit went up 23.6 percent to...

Japan - Softbank overwhelmed by MNP applications.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Japanese mobile operator Softbank has said it cannot cope with the large number of applications and cancellations for mobile services due to the introduction of mobile number portability (MNP), the...

Japan - KDDI selects new generation Openwave browser.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Japanese mobile operator KDDI has selected the Openwave Mobile Browser, Mercury Edition, from Openwave Systems to power its EZWeb 3G services. This will be the 3rd generation of Openwave software on KDDI...

Singapore - Pacific Internet launches PacNet @irPower service.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Pacific Internet, Asia Pacific's internet communications service provider, has launched the first phase of its PacNet @irPower service, a robust enterprise-grade wireless service which offers businesses...

India - Providence Equity acquires 15% stake in Idea Cellular.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Private equity firm Providence Equity Partners has acquired an approximately 15 percent equity stake in Indian mobile operator Idea Cellular. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Recently, TA...

South Africa - Alcatel opens training centre in South Africa.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Alcatel has opened its Accredited Training centre in Midrand, South Africa. The Alcatel Accredited Training centre complies with the Alcatel University accreditation requirements. It will provide training...

Taiwan - Taiwan's e-commerce market to hit TWD 150 bln.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Taiwan's electronic commerce market will exceed TWD 150 billion in 2007, CENS reports citing a report from the Market Intelligence Center (MIC). The overall transaction value for e-commerce in Taiwan is...

Taiwan - Chunghwa Telecom's nine-month profit falls to TWD 30.91 bln.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom saw its nine-month profit fall on slightly higher revenues. Third quarter revenues dropped slightly to TWD 47.38 billion from TWD 47.75 billion in the year-ago quarter. Of the...

Japan - Panasonic delivers P903i phones to NTT DoCoMo.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Japan's Panasonic Mobile Communications has started shipments of its P903i mobile handsets to Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo. The Bluetooth-compatible phone uses Panasonics's Uniphier advanced system...

Thailand - True launches ADSL promotion with 8 computer brands.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Thai communications provider True aims to expand its broadband customer base through a promotion with eight computer brands: Acer, Asus, BenQ, Fujitsu, Lenovo, Sony, SVOA and Toshiba. Consumers who...

Thailand - True expands Wi-Fi coverage in Bangkok.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Thai communications provider True has expanded its outdoor Wi-Fi zone to the Thonglor area, making it the third Wi-Fi zone in Bangkok, following Siam Square and Silom. Customers can also connect to the...

Thailand - DTAC offers insurance to postpaid customers.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Thai mobile operator DTAC has teamed up with insurance provider Muang Thai Life Assurance to offer DTAC postpaid subscribers insurance services, the Nation reports. The coverage for the accident insurance...

Kenya - Safaricom FY pretax profit up 47%.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Kenyan mobile operator Safaricom reported pretax profit for the fiscal year to March 2006 up 44.6 percent from a year earlier to KES 12.2 billion, writes the East African Standard. Revenues increased 30...

Thailand - TOT union files charges against NTC over Triple T licence.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) The labour union of Thai communications provider TOT plans to file charges against telecom regulator NTC, the Nation reports. The labour union alleges that the NTC has undermined the business of state...

Taiwan - Taiwan to issue 9 WiMAX licences in 2007.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) The Taiwan communications regulator NCC plans to issue nine WiMAX licences, the DigiTimes writes citing the agency. The licences will be valid for six years and will be issued in March to June 2007. The NCC...

Viet Nam - HT Mobile to launch mid-November.
October 30, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Vietnam communications provider Hanoi Telecom plans to launch mobile services mid-November, VietNamNet Bridge reports. Hanoi Telecom won a CDMA licence in February 2005 and the company has deployed some...

Africa - Orange mobile customer base rises in Africa.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) France Telecom has released subscriber figures for fixed and mobile subsidiaries in Africa at the end of September. The company's mobile customer base in Senegal rose to 1.76 million from 1.47 million at...

Armenia - ZTE to set up DSL broadband network for ArmenTel in Armenia.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) ZTE, global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has signed an agreement with ArmenTel, incumbent Armenian operator, to build the first DSL broadband network for Armenia. The...

Asia - APAC enterprise telephony market stagnates - study.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Revenues on the Asia-Pacific enterprise telephony market totalled USD 611.9 million in the second quarter, increasing by a mere 0.1 percent from the first quarter, according to a new Frost & Sullivan...

Australia - ACMA extends rollout of internet security initiative.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) The Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) is extending the rollout of its Australian internet security initiative, following completion of a successful trial. The initial trial started in...

Australia - Vodafone Australia seeks landline broadband partner.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Vodafone Australia plans to open a tender for a landline broadband partner, aiming to earn AUD 200 million revenue from fixed-line services by 2009, reports The Australian. The move would be a reversal of...

Angola - PT, Unitel sign new management contract.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Portugal Telecom and Angolan mobile opeator Unitel have successfully concluded the negotiations to continue their partnership, news agency Lusa reports. The management contract talks had been blocked since...

Azerbaijan - Telecom sector in Azerbaijan sees revenues rise 23%.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) The Azerbaijani communications sector reported income of AZM 390.8 million in the first nine months of the year, up 22.7 percent year-on-year, according to figures from the State Statistical Committee. Of...

China - Huawei provides router equipment to Zhejiang Telecom.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Huawei Technologies has provided its Universal Service Router (USR) to China Telecom subsidiary Zhejiang Telecom, Interfax reports. Zhejiang Telecom will use the equipment to upgrade its MAN in Hangzhou,...

Hong Kong - PCCW chooses ICTV's AVDN network for interactive channels.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) ICTV, creator of on-demand solutions, and PCCW, Hong Kong-based communications provider, have announced that the ICTV ActiveVideo Distribution Network (AVDN) has been chosen to enable interactive channels...

India - Motorola's CEO to visit India next week.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Motorola's CEO Ed Zander is visiting India during the week of 30 October and is expected to meet IT and Communication Minister Dayanidhi Maran, the Financial Express reports. Zander's visit comes within...

China - PacificNet acquires 20 percent stake in Chinese WAP portal.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Chinese CRM, call centre and value-added service provider PacificNet will acquire a 20 percent stake in Chinese WAP portal Moabc. Moabc.com has 11 million registered users and features mobile social...

India - Wipro Info to buy 3D Networks for USD 25 million.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Wipro Infotech is acquiring Singapore-based voice and data network integrator and manage service provider 3D Networks for USD 25 million in cash, Business Standard reports. 3D Networks employs close to 300...

India - TA Associates buys stake in Idea Cellular.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Private equity firm TA Associates has completed a 'significant' minority investment in Indian mobile operator Idea Cellular. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The company's largest shareholder...

India - Bharti's net profit rises by 79 percent.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Indian operator Bharti Airtel saw its revenues and profits surge on the back of customer additions in the second quarter ended 30 September. Revenues went up 67 percent to INR 43.6 billion from INR 27.09...

Japan - NTT, NEC create child monitor system.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) and NEC have developed a robot system which allows parents to monitor and communicate with children in day care centres, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reports. The companies...

Japan - Fujiyama, Saver offer subtitles for mobile videos.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Japan's Saver, a subsidiary of Internet Research Institute, and start-up Fujiyama have developed technology to distribute video content to mobile phones with multi-lingual subtitles, the Nikkei Business...

Hong Kong - Hong Kong govt launches spectrum management consultation.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) The Hong Kong government has launched a three-month public consultation on the proposed policy for managing radio spectrum. The consultation paper proposes that the spectrum policy framework should set out...

Japan - Japan to launch comms test satellite in December.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) On 16 December the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch its Engineering Test Satellite VIII, nick-named Kiko 8, in orbit, the Nikkei Business Daily writes. The satellite will be used for...

Japan - NTT DoCoMo's profit falls 20% on flat revenues.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Japan's NTT DoCoMo saw its net income drop on flat revenues for the six months ended 30 September, and the company revised its financial year 2007 revenue guidance downward. Revenues rose 0.4 percent to...

Kenya - Kenyan regulator selects Ascom mobile network monitor.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) The Kenyan telecommunications regulator Communication Committee of Kenya (CCK) signed a contract to buy QVoice systems from Ascom business unit Mobile Test Solutions for about CHF 1 million. The platform...

Malaysia - REDtone sells 93% stake in mobile payment company.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Malaysian communications services provider REDtone plans to dispose of almost 14 million shares in mobile payment company Mobile Money International, according to an announcement to the Malaysian stock...

Israel - WLAN system maker Extricom raises USD 12 million.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Extricom has completed Series C financing worth USD 12 million, led by Belden. The company makes the Interference-Free Wireless LAN (WLA) System and will use the new funds to support its continued global...

Philippines - Innove Communications joins Boingo network.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Wi-Fi hotspot aggregator Boingo Wireless has signed a roaming agreement with Philippine telecom operator Innove Communications. The agreement adds 300 Innove hotspots to Boingo's network that ar part of...

Philippines - Globe to provide connectivity to GSIS.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Philippine operator Globe Telecom and its subsidiary Innove Communications have been selected by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to provide mobile connectivity to information kiosks, the...

Singapore - Boingo adds StarHub hotspots to network.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Wi-Fi network aggregator Boingo Wireless has signed a roaming agreement with Singaporean communications provider StarHub. The agreement covers all of StarHub's nearly 150 locations. The addition of the...

South Africa - Branson draws attention to mobile lock-in until MNP begins.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Virgin chairman Richard Branson spoke to journalists from inside a cage to show how South Africa's mobile operators have been able to lock-in subscribers until the introduction of mobile number portability...

South Africa - Saab Grintek wins Telkom South Africa WiMAX deployment deal.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) Saab Grintek has won a contract of undisclosed value to deploy Telkom South Africa's WiMAX infrastructure across the country, ITWeb reports. The contract was awarded at the end of the summer, according to...

South Africa - Sentech receives 30 expressions of interest for WiMAX tender.
October 27, 2006... (From Telecompaper Africa/Asia) South African state-owned technology company Sentech has received expressions of interest from around 30 companies for its tender to supply, install and maintain WiMAX equipment, ITWeb reports, quoting the...