Africell Holding has announced that one of its mobile subsidiaries, Africell Gambia, has reached 1.1mn active subscribers
Mobile
Vodacom to invest into Tanzanian network expansion
South African telecoms firm Vodacom has announced plans to invest US$124 million in Tanzania as part of an attempt to expand its network in the East African country
Spark wins US$2 million investment deal
Nigerian Internet company Spark has announced that it has raised US$2mn investment from a group of 17 global high-net individual investors to expand its offices in Lagos
MTN launches 'cell on wheels' in Zambia
MTN Zambia has announced it has launched a mobile base transceiver station (BTS) on the local market dubbed ‘Cell on Wheels’ to increase its network capacity in Zambia
Uganda calls for test call blocking ahead of SIM Card deadline
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has directed telecommunications companies operating in the country to start call-blocking testing ahead of the 31 August 2013 deadline for the official deactivating of all unregistered SIM Cards