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Excitement
as Glo presents cars in Asaba |
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| It was jubilation
galore at Grand Hotel Asaba, where Globacom management handed
over the keys of choice cars, such as BMW, Peugeot, Nissan Sunny
and Kia Rio to 12 winners of its on-going 'Win and Rule Promo',
in which Globacom is giving away 500 brand new cars to its loyal
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| Visafone
Launches Fantastic Bundle Offer |
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Visafone has launched
the 4th phase of its Fantastic Offer which the company is calling
a “Fantastic Bundle offer.” Under the offer, subscribers
who pay as low as N1, 899 or N2, 299 will enjoy mouth-watering
goodies: one handset, free SIM card and free N50 airtime.
While both phones are slim and stylish and come with 65k colour,
the N2,299 phone comes with extra features: FM radio, hands-free,
3 way calling, 200+ phonebook and .......
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| Celtel
Nigeria boosts rural business with RAI |
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| Celtel
Nigeria has launched a new local entrepreneurship project,
Celtel Rural Acquisition Initiative (RAI), aimed at boosting
rural business and connecting rural areas to the rest of the
world.Chief Executive Officer of Celtel, Bayo Ligali said
Celtel RAI is designed to boost rural business, rural employment,
entrepreneurship, empower rural dwellers, and increase the
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| MTN
flags off 21 Days of Y'ello Care |
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For 21 days in June, staff
of Nigeria's leading telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria
across the country will embark on a series of community based
activities under a programme known as 21 Days of Y'ello Care.
It is the second edition of the programme initiated last year
by the MTN Group to encourage staff of the company in all
its 21 operations in Africa, Asia and the Middle East to volunteer
their resources, time and skills to help others and the communities
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| Celtel
Dealers return from China |
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| Celtel
Trade Partners who have been on a business visit to the Peoples
Republic of China have described the trip as an eye-opener.
The Dealers, who arrived Nigeria recently enthused that they
learned vital lessons from the Chinese companies they visited
as well as the people of China. Managing Director of Seaman
Ventures, Emeka Agbanari, summed up the feelings of the team
describing the trip as not only rewarding but also
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| IDC's
IT Roadshow To Tour Middle East and Africa |
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| he
latest installment of IDC's world-renowned IT Security, Storage,
& Business Continuity Road show is set to roll into the
Middle East and Africa (MEA) this month, opening in Casablanca
on June 24. Running under theme of 'Securing Your Business:
Technology Meets People', the road show will .....
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| Qatar
to add more FM stations |
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| Qatar,
the small Persian Gulf nation, already home to Al Jazeera
television, is seeking to establish some 54 new commercial
FM channels.
The Gulf Times reported that a request was made for the allocations
to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) at the
opening of the Third Gulf Cooperating Council (GCC) Coordination
Meeting on FM Channels, hosted by the Qatari Supreme Council
of Information and Communication Technology .....
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| TV
station goes mobile with Nokia |
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| Moroccan
national broadcaster Societe Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Television
(SNRT) has launched mobile TV services based on DVB-H technology,
with coverage of an area encompassing the country's capital, Rabat,
and largest city by population .......
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| Telekom
Austria upgrades IPTV |
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| Telekom Austria
has contracted Alcatel-Lucent to enhance its IP-based television
service to allow it to launch time-shift video broadcasts
and high definition TV (HDTV). Customers of the telco's aonTV
service will be able to stop live TV broadcasts, take a break,
and then continue to watch the transmission of the programme,
while the addition of HDTV content offers better quality video
transmissions .......
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| Algeria
deactivates Unregistered SIMs |
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| Algeria's
telecoms regulator, the Regulation Authority of Post and Telecommunications,
has said that more than three million unregistered SIM cards
have been deactivated to help prevent terrorists using mobile
phones to remotely detonate bombs
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| Safaricom
launches 3G service in Kenya |
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| Safaricom
has launched Kenya's first commercial 3G/3.5G mobile network,
offering peak data transfer speeds of up to 7.2Mbps. The service
is initially only available in the Nairobi area, though a nationwide
expansion is taking place over the next twelve months. .........
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| MTN
gives hope to xenophobia victims |
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MTN
has announced that it has contributed over R2,1 million in
cash and in kind to support the South African Red Cross Society
(Red Cross) in their efforts to help those affected by the
violent attacks on foreign nationals and some South Africans
in parts of the country.
MTN has handed over a cheque for R1,5 million
to the Red Cross and made an in kind contribution valued at
over R670 000 ........ more
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| Algeria
Announces Tender for 3G Licenses |
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Algeria's telecoms
regulator, ARPT has issued a brief statement announcing plans
to issue a tender for 3G licenses. The ARPT has invited operators
wishing to establish and operate a 3G mobile communications
network to let it know by June 30th, 2008.
No further details have been announced at this stage.
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| Telkom
South Africa has received a new takeover approach and a separate
offer to buy part of its 50% stake in the country's largest
cellular operator, Vodacom. The full takeover offer has come
from a consortium headed by South African businessman and politician,
Tokyo Sexwale and his firm Mvelaphanda Holdings. The offer is
conditional upon Telkom agreeing to spin off its Vodacom stake.
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Excitement
trails Glo launch in Benin Republic |
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It
was indeed a new dawn in telecommunications service as Glo,
the ambitious pan-Nigerian GSM operator formally launched its
world-class telecoms services for the people of Benin Republic.
The event was held in Cotonou, the commercial nerve centre of
Benin Republic.
As early as 12.00pm Thursday, June 5, 2008, Marina Hotel Cotonou,
venue of the launch had already become a beehive of activities
with guests from far and near, journalists from within and outside
Benin Republic trooping in for the historic event .........
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Mammoth
crowd as Glo Benin begins SIM sale |
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| A
mammoth crowd of Beninoise on Friday stormed the Cotonou Gloworld
of Glo Mobile Benin and other sales outlets across the country
to buy the network's SIM card as the latest entrant into Benin
Republic's telecoms market flagged off the sale of its products
and .........
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