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Accelerating LTE Roll-out With Patent Deals Ericsson - breaking new ground

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Ericsson, a leading pioneer in LTE technology, recently signed license agreements for LTE essential patents - solidifying its position as holding the industry's strongest LTE patent portfolio and certainly taking the lead in establishing an...

TELECOMS

SingTel says to be part of Bharti/Zain deal funding

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Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) may help with the funding for Bharti Airtel's $9-billion acquisition of Zain's African assets, a senior SingTel executive said on Friday. SingTel, which owns 32% of Bharti, said the acquisition would be...

By: Reuters

12 Mar 10

TELECOMS

MTN sees growth in Nigeria, Iran

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Mobile telecommunications operator MTN planned to grow its subscriber numbers by a further 20-million this year, with the majority of this growth expected to come from Nigeria and Iran, CEO Phuthuma Nhleko said on Thursday. Presenting the...

By: Chanel Pringle

11 Mar 10

BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS

SA companies getting ready to deploy unified communications solutions

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Described as “the next evolutionary chapter of communications,” the use of unified communications (UC) solutions at the enterprise level in South Africa was becoming more evident. World Wide Worx MD Arthur Goldstuck said that new research...

By: Christy van der Merwe

05 Mar 10

TELECOMS M&A

African telecoms sector ready for consolidation, MTN ‘attractive’ asset

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The telecommunications (telecoms) market in Africa was ripe for consolidation, although this would likely happen after a certain amount of rationalisation within the industry, said tax advisory firm Ernst & Young (E&Y) on Wednesday. "There has to...

By: Christy van der Merwe

03 Mar 10

ICT

ICT industry urges Icasa to make more spectrum available

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South African information communications technology (ICT) industry players continued the call for an urgent reallocation of spectrum, on which wireless technologies depend, and which is regulated by the Independent Communications Authority of...

By: Christy van der Merwe

02 Mar 10

TELECOMS

Nhleko to step down as MTN CEO next year

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Telecommunications operator the MTN group on Monday announced that group president and CEO Phuthuma Nhleko would step down as of March 2011. Nhleko would not be renewing his long-term contract of employment, which ends on June 30, 2010, however...

By: Creamer Media Reporter

01 Mar 10

STUDY

Smartphones made big entry into corporate South Africa – study

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The use of smartphones by corporate South Africa has “dramatically” increased in the past two years, far surpassing the use of these phones by general consumers or small businesses, a study has found. World Wide Worx said this week that its...

By: Creamer Media Reporter

26 Feb 10

TELECOMS

Africa's potential makes Zain deal value fair

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Bharti Airtel said $9-billion was not a high price for Kuwaiti telecom Zain's African assets given the growth opportunities, though it could dilute earnings in the short-to-medium term for India's leading telecom. In their first detailed comments...

By: Reuters

26 Feb 10

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