Mobiles booming in Africa

news.com.au     May 19, 2008            

MOBILE phone companies will boost their investment in infrastructure and operations in Africa by 57 per cent over the next five years, to $US55 billion ($58.8 billion), according to a UN telecommunications agency. MTN Group, Africa's biggest mobile-phone operator, Vodacom Group, France Telecom's... [read full story]                

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Africa: fastest growing telecommunications market

energypublisher.com     May 19, 2008          

According to the UN International Telecommunications Union, Africa had 65 million new mobile telephone in 2007 alone. One third of the continent has mobile phone service. Africa has been the fastest growing market worldwide in communication technology over the past three years, according to the...                

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Africa: Telecoms Acceleration

allafrica.com     May 19, 2008          

Posted to the web 19 May 2008 Washington, DC Growth in Africa's mobile sector has defied all predictions. Africa remains the region with the highest annual growth rate in mobile subscribers and added no less than 65 million new subscribers during 2007. At the beginning of 2008, there were over a...                

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Africa: Efforts to Boost Continent's Networks Under Way

allafrica.com     May 19, 2008          

Posted to the web 19 May 2008 Steve Mbogo Multi-billion dollar commitments have been made to help connect 90 per cent of Africa with the rest of the world in the next five years. Global VSAT Forum, the association of the global satellite industry, said it will be doubling the number of satellites...                

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Africa: Africa Day is Not Socialism Day!

allafrica.com     May 20, 2008          

Talk about Africa Day and the image that comes to peoples' minds is music, drums, dancing and food! In the 2005 celebrations, I was a guest to African friends in Muscat Oman, and they requested that I should show case a 'thinking Africa' as opposed to the traditional dancing and drunk Africa!                

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Science, Tech Dept to Celebrate Africa Day

allafrica.com     May 21, 2008          

Posted to the web 21 May 2008 Nthambeleni Gabara Johannesburg The Department of Science and Technology will join the rest of the African continent in celebrating Africa Day. In partnership with the City of Johannesburg, the department has organised a seminar and an exhibition that would be held...                

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