Africa Telecom articles from September 2001

Africa Telecom archives from September 2001

Mobile Telephone Subscribers per 100 Inhabitants, by Region, 2000.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... Mobile Telephone Subscribers per 100 Inhabitants, by Region, 2000 Europe 36 Oceania 33.2 Americas 21.4 Asia 6.5 Africa 1.4 World 11.9 Source: ITU Note: Table made from bar graph

Nitel to Rollout GSM in October.(mobile telecommunication service by Nigerian Telecommunications)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Nitel will launch the country's third GSM cellular phone network on October 15. The launch date was confirmed by Communications Minister Haliru Mohammed. Nitel will be commencing its own GSM operations on October 15 with 118,000 lines....

Econet Awards Motorola $57 Million GSM Contract.(mobile telecommunications)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS) of Motorola has won a US$57 million contract to provide GSM infrastructure to Econet. GTSS is currently working on the first phase of the network installation, which will be completed by the end of...

Algerie Telecom Established (ALGERIA).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The Algerian government has set up a new telecommunications firm, Algerie Telecom, to manage the country's fast-growing mobile and fixed telephone network. Algerie Telecom, which has capital of $1.3 million, is due to start operating in...

OT to Launch a Second Mobile Phone Network (ALGERIA).(Orascom Teleccom)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Orascom Telecom, a cellular operator, will start operating a second mobile phone network in Algeria in January, two months ahead of schedule. Michael Hebert, Orascom's chief commercial officer, said the network would have the capacity for...

OT Net Losses Rise and EBITDA Up (EGYPT).(Orascom Telecom earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Orascom Telecom (OT) said a shift to local borrowing pushed up its second-quarter net loss to 37.19 million Egyptian pounds ($8.7 million) from a loss of 32.85 million in the first quarter. But earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and...

ITXC Interconnected with Ghana Telecom (GHANA).
September 1, 2001... ITXC Corp and Ghana Telecom, Ltd., a provider of telecommunications services and the fifth largest company in Ghana, announced that Ghana Telecom is now terminating international long distance phone-to-phone traffic in Ghana using ITXC.netSM....

Africaexpress to Provide aZMultimedia with Web Hosting Services (GHANA).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... AfricaExpress Communications Network Limited, an ISP dedicated to providing broadband wireless Internet access to Ghanaians and foreign businesses, has signed a trade agreement with aZMultimedia, a business support development company, to...

AfricaOnline Subscribers to Get New Services (GHANA).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Corporate subscribers to Africa Online in Ghana (AFOL) may over the next few months 4 start enjoying innovative communication technologies and services when a license is granted to UUNET Africa. UUNET Africa is the acronym for a joint...

UUNET Namibia Launches Channel Reseller Program (NAMIBIA).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... UUNET Namibia has launched its channel reseller program to local channel partners. The program is aimed at stimulating growth for its wide range of Internet related solutions, as well as assisting partners grow their business relationships in...

WaveRider's Wireless System Purchased by Fairlawn Technologies (NIGERIA).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... WaveRider Communications Inc., a global provider of fixed wireless Internet access products, announced that Fairlawn Technologies Limited has purchased WaveRider's Last Mile Solution(R) products to establish a wireless network to provide...

PanAmSat Launches Two-Way SPOTbytes Internet Backbone Via Satellite (NIGERIA).(variety of Internet-access services offered in Nigeria)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... PanAmSat Corporation launched its new SPOTbytes two-way service, offering flexible, cost-effective Internet access over the company's global satellite network. The new service offers PanAmSat customers a total connectivity solution,...

Nigeria Planning for Second Telecom Carrier (NIGERIA).(Nigeria will open bidding for national telecommunications carrier after privatization of Nitel is complete)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Nigeria will approve a second national carrier after the privatization of Nitel in November, Vice President Atiku Abubakar said. "A decision on the second national carrier is something that will be done as soon as the privatization of Nitel...

MTN Launches GSM Service in Abuja (NIGERIA).(Mobile Telecommunications Network launches communication system)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN), a GSM operator, launched its service in Abuja, where it absolved the government of blame on the high GSM tariff in Nigeria. At the seminar preceding the launch, which MTN organized for the media in...

MTN Launches Text Message Services (NIGERIA).(Mobile Telecommunication Network)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... MTN Nigeria, said it had launched short message services (SMS) in Nigeria and would offer voicemail at the end of the month. MTN said it had 90 cells on 30 radio sites up and running in Nigeria. When it launched its service on August 8, it...

Nitel's Sale Delayed until November (NIGERIA).(Nigeria)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The sale of Nitel, the state telephone company will close in November instead of September. President Olusegun Obasanjo had previously set September as the deadline for the sale of the ailing telephone company, which has been singled as one of...

Online Connection Between South Africa and U.S. Restored (SOUTH AFRICA).(Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on World Trade Center damages fiber optic connections)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The Internet link between South Africa and the U.S. has been restored after the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in Manhattan damaged fiber optic connections. According to Telkom, the link was restored and e-mail...

Absa Steps up E-commerce Drive with Telkom Deal (SOUTH AFRICA).(ABSA Group Ltd. and Telkom Societe Anonyme Ltd. sign deal)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Absa, a retail bank, stepped up its e-commerce drive, sealing a deal with Telkom to boost its network connectivity in South Africa and extend links on the continent. The deal with Telkom is worth 420 million rand ($49 million) in 2001, and...

ICASA Rules on Telkom Rates (SOUTH AFRICA).(South Africa telecommunications regulator proposed rate increases for Telkom Societe Anonyme Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... ICASA, South Africa's telecom regulator, has proposed that annual increases in Telkom's service fees should be limited to inflation less three percent from next year. If accepted by Communications Minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, the new...

UUNET SA Provides Bandwidth for World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) (SOUTH AFRICA).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... UUNET SA provided Internet connectivity at the World Conference Against Racism, held from 26 August t to 7 September 2001 in Durban. UUNET provided the radio broadcast streaming capabilities during the conference to ensure that press,...

M-Cell Seeks Limits on Telkom (SOUTH AFRICA).(M-Cell Ltd. want to telecommunications bill to allow purchase of Telkom Societe Anonyme Ltd. services)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... M-Cell will seek a scaling down in the protection offered to state-owned Telkom from a new fixed-line phone company, according to a draft M-Cell document seen by Reuters. Industry players had until September 19 to submit comments on a...

South Africa Plans European and US Telecom Roadshow (SOUTH AFRICA).(government to promote privations of phone monopoly Telkom Societe Anonyme Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... South Africa is planning a European and US roadshow to promote the partial privatization of fixed-line phone monopoly Telkom by mid-January at the latest. Sivi Gounden, director general in the Department of Public Enterprises, said the...

Cell C Gets GSM 900/1800 License (SOUTH AFRICA).(1800 MHz license to allow mobile phone network in South Africa)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Cell C has said that ICASA had formally issued it a 1800 MHz spectrum license, so it could launch its mobile phone network well before the end of the year. "It means that Cell C customers will have access to a state-of-the-art high...

SA Parliament to Refine and Not Change Telecom Policy (SOUTH AFRICA).(South African parliament to set ground rules for second phone company)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The South African parliament will begin hearings on ground rules for a second fixed-line phone company, but will not consider changes to policies established by the cabinet. Nkenke Kekana, chairman of the parliamentary communications...

Nasasira Launches UTL Online (UGANDA).(Uganda Telecommunications Ltd. offers Internet services)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Uganda Telecom Limited has launched a high-speed data and Internet service, utl online. John Nasasira, Minister of Works, Housing, and Communications, launched the US$2.5 million facility. The facility, which will provide an alternative...

African Capacity Will Grow Tenfold by 2006.(research shows Internet usage to double annually in Algeria, Nigeria)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Africa's international Internet bandwidth usage is set to grow tenfold by 2006, according to Pyramid Research. Demand for data services, a massive increase in communications traffic out of North Africa and the deployment of at least one subsea...

Iridium and Global Plus Sign Agreement to Address African Market.
September 1, 2001... Iridium, a satellite provider, has signed a service partner agreement with Global Plus to address the African market. Iridium has 16 service provider partners around the world. Global Plus, a division of satellite service provider Multisat...

Is Convergence the Answer for Africa?(article examines the how Africa can achieve technological unity and reap its benefits)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Convergence is not just about technology. Convergence is a debate about the potential of technology and a giant leap towards a technologically unified society. If Africa can embrace the promise of convergence, by creating a supportive...