The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) has suspended the sale- and registration of SIM cards to corporate and government institutions following allegations of fraud. The regulator said it has launched an investigation into the allegations and that no SIM card will be issued to any institution until the investigations have concluded. UCC acting director general Irene...
While the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted several industries in SA, the telecoms sector has weathered the storm as a result of increased demand for mobile data services. Since the COVID-19-induced lockdown was imposed in SA, the telecommunications sector has been deemed an “essential service” because of the critical role it plays. As the COVID-19 pandemic...
The Congo Dem Rep authorities may soon be able to offer effective resistance to the proliferation of counterfeit phones in the country. An electronic system intended for this mission is currently in the making according to the telecoms regulator. It will also help fight phone theft. Christian Katende, president of the Congo Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority...
Telecoms operator Etisalat Misr has partnered with real estate developer, Misr Italia Properties, for the provision of telecoms infrastructure at Cairo Business Park located in the New Cairo City. Etisalat Misr said the alliance is in line with Egypt’s digital transformation policy for 2030. In a statement, the companies confirmed the agreement will facilitate the...
Angola’s Ministry of Telecommunications & Information Technology (Ministerio das Telecomunicacoes e Technologias de Informacao, MTTI) released a statement yesterday confirming the government’s selection of Africell Holding to receive the country’s fourth Unified Global operating licence, permitting infrastructure-based mobile, internet, fixed telephony and pay-TV services, which was first announced in May. The Interministerial Working Group reached its...
The Saudi telecoms operator has been inching closer to the deal since the start of the year, having faced major set backs due to the pandemic Back in January, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) signed a memorandum of understanding with Vodafone Group to acquire its 55% stake in Vodafone Egypt. At the time, the deal was...
Cell C’s planned recapitalisation remains the subject of discussions with potential investors, despite a plan, announced last month, to retrench almost 40% of the mobile operator’s workforce. The company had been expected to announce the details of the recap at the end of June (after previously saying it expected to do so by the end of...
Blue Label Telecoms will take a R330-million knock to its earnings after it decided to close its WiConnect retail stores, which it opened in partnership with Edcon Group starting in 2015, with Covid-19 taking the blame for driving the stores to the wall. The decision will knock Blue Label’s basic earnings for the 12 months ended...
The 7 telecom operators in Tanzania were fined $ 540,000. The telecoms regulator once again accuses them of poor quality of service. He stressed that if the companies concerned do not pay these fines, further measures will be taken at their expense without notifying them. The seven telecom operators present on the Tanzanian market – Airtel...
Mauritel, Mattel and Chinguitel were again punished by the telecoms regulator in Mauritania. The 3 operators were sentenced to a global fine of nearly $ 2.5 million for poor quality of service, following the results of the monitoring mission carried out from April 17 to May 22, 2020. The mobile operators Mauritel (a subsidiary of Maroc...
