Africa Telecom articles from August 2000

Africa Telecom archives from August 2000

Agreement with Telecom Egypt Adds Cairo to Flag Telecom's Growing City to City Global Network.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Flag Telecom, an independent global carriers' carrier, and Telecom Egypt, announced that the companies had signed an agreement to offer Managed Bandwidth Services (MBS) and other IP-based services, between the center of Cairo and worldwide...

Ghana ISPs Closed Down.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Ghana's telecoms regulator, the National Communications Authority, has shut down Internet service provider (ISP) InterCom Data Network (IDN) for its operation of voice over IP (VOiP). It is the third ISP to be closed down for deploying the...

Ghana's Telephone Industry Expands.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Ghana's mobile telephone industry is expanding at a faster rate than predicted. There are now 110,000 subscribers enjoying the services of three main telephone service providers. The country has five licensed mobile cellular operators, but...

Safaricom Ltd. to Expand Phone Network.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... A mobile phone operator in Kenya, Safaricom Ltd. will invest 3.7 billion shillings (around US$50 million) to expand its network in a bid to deliver better service for customers, major Korean newspapers reported on August 18, 2000. The...

Three Firms to Fight it out for Telkom Kenya.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... The race for a 49 percent stake in Telkom Kenya is down to three companies after three other pre-qualified international telecommunication companies dropped out. Sources close to the negotiations conformed that the sale of the state-run...

Nigerian Federal Government Proposes Rural Telecoms Agency.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... The Federal Government has concluded plans to set up a Rural Telecommunication Agency, aimed at facilitating the provision of telecommunication services in the rural areas throughout the federation. Also, as part of the strategies to reduce the...

Nera Satellite Phone: Filling the Gap of GSM.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... In Nigeria, there has been a lot of excitement about the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). Not many know that there are other services, including the Universal Mobile Telecommunication Service (UMTS) or International Mobile...

NITEL's Wireless Local Loop Spars with Private Operators.(telecommunication industry market competition between Nigerian Telecommunications Limited and private service providers)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Every private telecoms operator (PTO) is no doubt familiar with the words "level playing field." The words translate to a demand by the private operators on the federal government to create an equal condition for them and the Nigerian...

Nigerian Federal Government Tasked on International Telephone Services.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... The only way to improve the nation's teledensity is for the government to begin a purposeful policy of total liberalization, private telecoms operators said. Operators believe that the government should take another look at the policy of...

Internet Usage in South Africa Reached 1.82 Million.
August 1, 2000... In 1999, more than half a million new users arrived on the Internet in South Africa, to bring the total number of Internet users in South Africa to 1.82 million. This was the key finding of the 4th South African Internet Services Industry...

Vodacom to Invest $500 Million in Telecommunications in Tanzania.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Vodacom company, the latest international cellular firm to launch its operations in Tanzania, plans to invest a total of 500 million US dollars over the next ten years in that country's telecommunications industry. The company's management...

GSM License Operator Sought in Tunisia.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Besrour Intercom SA wants to establish a partnership with a telecom company for participation in an upcoming GSM license operator tender. This is Tunisia's second GSM license and the first private one. The first GSM license is operated by state...

ITU Brings Telemedicine to Uganda.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... On August 11, 2000, the Minister of State for Health of Uganda, Dr. F. Byaruhanga, inaugurated the country's first Telemedicine Pilot Project between the University Teaching Hospital of Mulago and the Menho Hospital in downtown Kampala. In...

Spescom Enters Phase Two of Globalization with R1 Billion Deal.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Communications company, Spescom has embarked on its second phase of globalization plans, announcing the final stages of a R1 billion deal with a European telecommunications service provider. The globalization plan was announced in January...

Barclays, Africa Online Team Up to Link Financial Services and Internet in Africa.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Africa Online and Barclays are teaming up to create a powerful link between financial services and the Internet across sub-Sahara Africa. Africa Online says that the deal, which was also announced in Nairobi, Kenya, would initially focus on...

Johnnic Looks at Fixed-Line Options.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Telecommunications, media, and entertainment group Johnnic Communications is looking at a number of options to finance its bid for the second fixed-line operator license (SNO) to rival Telkom by 2002. Johnnic CEO Paul Edwards said that...

Africa Online Strikes Deal.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... The Pan-African Internet Service Provider Africa Online has struck a partnership deal with UUNET SA of South Africa to provide Internet access, customer care, marketing, and the development of e-commerce solutions in Africa. As part of the...

Telecoms Fraud Worth $22 Billion a Year.(Chorleywood Consulting report)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Telecoms fraud is consuming $22 billion of revenue per year worldwide, according to a new report by UK-based analysts Chorleywood Consulting, and it is increasing by $2 billion a year, reports Total Telecom. The report's statistics are much...