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Tuesday 18 December 2007, 4:59 AM
From The Boss' Mouth -Telkom, Visafone.
Telkom SA open to mergers
The chief executive of Telkom South Africa says his firm is open to mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures as it looks to expand its presence in both the fixed line and mobile sectors. Reuben September says a deal is likely within months, Dow Jones reports, since the telco is keen to push ahead with fixed-mobile convergence. Telkom recently ended negotiations with MTN, the South African cellco which was interested in acquiring Telkom’s wireline business, and at the same time halted talks with Vodafone which would have seen the UK-based firm increase its stake in South Africa’s largest mobile operator, Vodacom, which is currently a 50:50 joint venture between Telkom and Vodafone. Options open to Telkom include a tie-up with the other South African mobile provider, Cell C.
(Telegeography's CommsUpdate: http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=20991&email=html)
Visafone ‘ready to launch’
Nigerian operator Visafone has announced it is ready to launch services. CEO Ninan Thomas said, ‘We will offer the best in terms of quality of service: voice clarity, seamless connectivity, wide coverage, mobile, high speed data (3G) and a host of fantastic value added services,’ adding that Visafone had carried out a number of strategic acquisitions which already guarantee the company 100,000 subscribers and coverage in 40 cities and 13 states including the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja. The company plans to employ over 5,000 Nigerians in the next three years and has entered into long-term partnerships with equipment suppliers and engineers like Huawei and Nokia. Visafone received a unified access service licence from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in July 2007 at a cost of NGN400 million (USD3.2 million). The licence is valid for five years and includes spectrum in the 800MHz band.
(Telegeography's CommsUpdate: http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=20986&email=html)
-doregos
Tributes:
Telegeography - http://www.telegeography.com
The chief executive of Telkom South Africa says his firm is open to mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures as it looks to expand its presence in both the fixed line and mobile sectors. Reuben September says a deal is likely within months, Dow Jones reports, since the telco is keen to push ahead with fixed-mobile convergence. Telkom recently ended negotiations with MTN, the South African cellco which was interested in acquiring Telkom’s wireline business, and at the same time halted talks with Vodafone which would have seen the UK-based firm increase its stake in South Africa’s largest mobile operator, Vodacom, which is currently a 50:50 joint venture between Telkom and Vodafone. Options open to Telkom include a tie-up with the other South African mobile provider, Cell C.
(Telegeography's CommsUpdate: http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=20991&email=html)
Visafone ‘ready to launch’
Nigerian operator Visafone has announced it is ready to launch services. CEO Ninan Thomas said, ‘We will offer the best in terms of quality of service: voice clarity, seamless connectivity, wide coverage, mobile, high speed data (3G) and a host of fantastic value added services,’ adding that Visafone had carried out a number of strategic acquisitions which already guarantee the company 100,000 subscribers and coverage in 40 cities and 13 states including the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja. The company plans to employ over 5,000 Nigerians in the next three years and has entered into long-term partnerships with equipment suppliers and engineers like Huawei and Nokia. Visafone received a unified access service licence from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in July 2007 at a cost of NGN400 million (USD3.2 million). The licence is valid for five years and includes spectrum in the 800MHz band.
(Telegeography's CommsUpdate: http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=20986&email=html)
-doregos
Tributes:
Telegeography - http://www.telegeography.com
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