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ISSUE NO 460 East Africa’s mobile competition cauldron grinds up new entrants and spits them out
With news that Tanzania’s seventh mobile operator Sasatel is entering the market, East Africa is proving to be a testing ground for high levels of mobile market competition. Those countries with four or more operators have been extremely good for consumers but are exacting a heavy toll on new entrants. Russell Southwood looked behind the smoke of this battle to see what’s actually happening.
TELECOMS Seventh mobile operator has launched operations in TanzaniaTelecom operator Dovetel Limited last week lunched under the brand name Sasatel as the seventh company to provide mobile telephony services in the country.
INTERNET Somali Pirates Hold Back Seacom Cable, new opening date is 23 JulyPirates off the coast of Somalia have scuttled plans for the long- awaited Seacom cable to be switched on this month because a cable-laying ship was unable to enter some treacherous territories.
COMPUTING Ban On Used Computers Comes With Mixed Fortunes in UgandaAccording to the recently read budget, used computers will no longer be seen in our shops after the three-month grace period has elapsed.
ON THE MONEY Telkom South Africa needs to improve performance of loss-making Nigerian businessThe number one priority of Telkom is to improve the performance of its Multi-Links business in Nigeria, the telecommunications giant said last Tuesday.
WEB AND MOBILE DATA NEWS Rural Wireless Network Success in TanzaniaThe first evaluation of a pilot in Tanzania to provide affordable Internet access to rural communities through a shared wireless (mesh) community network has been completed, and the results look promising.
BACK ISSUES ISSUE 459 ISSUE 458 ISSUE 457 ISSUE 456 Kenya’s Pasha Centres initiative seeks a new way to reach out into un-serviced areas ISSUE 455 Strategies for shrinking former incumbents : double or quits in Togo, Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville ISSUE 454 Getting ready for the Big Change - Putting the local into African services and applications ISSUE 453 Going virtual - Africa’s maturing markets offer new wholesale and retail service opportunities ISSUE 452 Africa’s rapid mobile Internet growth will drive network expansion and media spend ISSUE 451 Low-cost phone and voice operator bounces back with entrepreneur support from Cisco ISSUE 450 M-Money services a huge success in Kenya but waiting for their breakout moment elsewhere |
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