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June 2, 2010

South Africa mulls digital porn ban

A South African politician has commenced a campaign for a blanket ban on digital pornography in the nation.
 
The deputy minister of home affairs, Malusi Gigaba, is proposing a ban on pornography distributed through TV, the internet and mobile phones, the BBC reported

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January 21, 2010

Vodafone UK to offer Truphone’s MVNO service

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Truphone, UK and US VoIP provider and British telco Vodafone UK has signed a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) deal. As per this deal, Vodafone’s UK mobile network could be accessed by Truphone, allowJoin Now Free

January 19, 2010

TelOne scrutinized by African telco, Telkom

Filed under: Africa,Mobile,South Africa,TelOne,Telkom,Zimbabwe,operator — Editor @ 6:07 pm

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Representatives of South African fixed line operator Telkom has been sent to Zimbabwe to carry out the discussions regarding the possible purchase of a 49 percent stake in Zimbabwe’s state-owned operatJoin Now Feee

Bharti Airtel eyes African telecom PSUs

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: After acquiring a majority stake in the Bangladeshi mobile operator Warid Telecom, Bharti Airtel has expressed its desire to acquire government-owned telcos in developing countries like Africa which are up fJoin Now Feee

January 15, 2010

Zain seeks to invest in Syria

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Syrian mobile market is in the eye of Kuwait’s Zain which has expressed its interest to make investments in the country’s mobile sector either through an acquisition of an operator license, or a stake in[Content protected for Silver members only]

January 14, 2010

Bharti launches new offshore arm to target South Asia

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: With the aim to spearhead its expansion into the south Asia region, Bharti Airtel has planned to launch a dedicated offshore arm on April 1. According to Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman & managing director of Bharti, the company will develop comprehensive plans for its journey to cover emerging markets beyond India and South Asia.
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January 11, 2010

Shareholders of Vodacom DRC engage in public spat

Filed under: CWN,Congo,Mobile,South Africa,Vodacom,Vodacom DRC — Editor @ 5:32 pm

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A public spat has been started by the shareholders of Vodacom DRC which is a combined entity of Vodacom with 51% and Congolese Wireless Network with 49% stake, with the latter accusing the South African group of reneging on promises. USD200 million has been demanded by CWN to compensate for dues allegedly ‘illegally’ extracted [...]

January 5, 2010

Airtel- Warid deal receive regulatory nod

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: By receiving the regulatory approval to pay $300 million for a 70% stake in Bangladesh’s fourth-largest cellco Warid Telecom via a new share issue, Bharti Airtel has strengthened its Asian asset portfolio.
If the move is successful, Indian mobile behemoth can compete with global magnates Telenor, Axiata and Orascom Telecom in Bangladesh. The moves have [...]

December 3, 2009

South Africans get prepaid BlackBerry Solution from RIM and MTN

Want to access emails, internet, social networking sites and other applications from your BlackBerry smartphones but stopped by the lack of flexibility of a prepaid subscription. Not anymore.  The prepaid BlackBerry Solution launched by MTN and Research In Motion (RIM) in South Africa will solve this problem.
Apart from offering the above service, the Prepaid BlackBerry [...]

October 3, 2009

MTN & IMI announce partnership

Millions of mobile and online content users across Africa and the Middle East will reap the benefits of a landmark tie-up between MTN and IMImobile – an India-based software and managed services provider linked to 350 content providers worldwide.
The two companies have teamed up in a bold move to address the growing demand for content in emerging markets. This [...]

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