Sudatel instigates ‘Expresso’ in Senegal
A third mobile network under the banner Expresso is launched by Sudatel. The newcomer is using CDMA technology. Also planning to sign up three million subscribers to its mobile network and 150,000 subscribers to its fixed wireless system. According to a recent data, Sudatel was awarded a new comprehensive telecoms services licence in Senegal in September 2007. Its winning bid of XOF96 billion (US$200 million) beat off competition from eleven other companies, including the Kuwaiti-owned Zain Group and Bintel of Saudi Arabia. Main contenders of Sudatel are Tigo Senegal and Orange Senegal (formerly Sonatel Mobiles).
