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	<title>Wireless Federation &#187; Africa</title>
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		<title>Hutchison to buy Orange Austria for US$ 1.7 billion (Hong Kong, Austria)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91283-hutchison-to-buy-orange-austria-for-us-1-7-billion-hong-kong-austria/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European telecom sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hutchison Whampoa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orange Austria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telekom Austria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yesss! Telekommunikation GmbH]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hutchison Whampoa has finalized plans to purchase Orange Austria in a bid to enhance its presence in the country. According to reports, the deal valued at US$ 1.7 billion, is an attempt by the operator to increase its market share in the European telecom sector. As per a statement made by the company, Hutchison Whampoa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MTN extends managed services contract with Ericsson (Africa, Sweden)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ericsson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ghana]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[South-Africa based mobile telecommunications company MTN has extended its managed services contract with Sweden’s Ericsson for its Ghana operations. According to company reports, the contract was originally signed between the two companies in 2009 for the roll-out of MTN’s 3G network in Ghana. As per the agreement, MTN will retain full ownership of the network [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orange to offer free Wikipedia access in Africa and the Middle East (Europe, Africa, Middle East)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91215-orange-to-offer-free-wikipedia-access-in-africa-and-the-middle-east-europe-africa-middle-east/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France Telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marc Rennard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wikipedia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Telecommunications operator Orange has entered into an agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation to provide over 70 million Orange customers in Africa and the Middle East (AMEA) with mobile access to Wikipedia, without incurring data usage charges. The move comes in an attempt to make knowledge more easily available to Orange mobile customers, in both remote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MTN Swaziland cuts down mobile money charges by 80 percent (Africa)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90716-mtn-swaziland-cuts-down-mobile-money-charges-by-80-percent-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90716-mtn-swaziland-cuts-down-mobile-money-charges-by-80-percent-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile money tariff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN Swaziland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Shogve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swaziland]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MTN Swaziland Ltd, a subsidiary of the MTN Group, Africa&#8217;s leading cellular telecommunications company, has cut its mobile money tariffs by 80 percent. As per reports, users of the mobile money services will now be required to pay US$ 0.37 for a transaction amount between $ 2.5 and $ 15.5 as compared to the earlier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>France Telecom to acquire Congo-China Telecom (France, Africa)</title>
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		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90616-france-telecom-to-acquire-congo-china-telecom-france-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Operators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congo-China Telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France Telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morocco]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[France Telecom SA, a dominant telecommunication company in France, is reportedly looking to purchase Congo-China Telecom, the fourth largest telecom operator in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As per reports, France Telecom will acquire 51 percent of Congo-China. Congo had earlier approved a 49 percent stake sale to France Telecom for which the African country [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MTN group may bid for Vodacom Congo&#8217;s wireless unit (Africa)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90612-mtn-group-may-bid-for-vodacom-congo%e2%80%99s-wireless-unit-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90612-mtn-group-may-bid-for-vodacom-congo%e2%80%99s-wireless-unit-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Operators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ghana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodacom Congo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The MTN Group, Africa&#8217;s leading telecommunications provider, might be bidding for Vodafone Group&#8217;s wireless unit Vodacom Congo, as suggested by reports. Sources claim that last week MTN made a presentation to Vodacom which is owned by Vodacom Group Ltd. (51%), further controlled by Vodafone. Vodacom has been involved in a dispute with its local partner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KT Corp. may acquire 20% stake in Telkom (Africa, South Korea)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90609-kt-corp-may-acquire-20-stake-in-telkom-africa-south-korea/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90609-kt-corp-may-acquire-20-stake-in-telkom-africa-south-korea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Operators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KT Corp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Korea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telkom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thintana Consortium]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[KT corp., a prominent South Korean telecommunications operator, is reportedly looking to acquire a 20% stake in South Africa&#8217;s Telkom for approximately $ 575 million. Industry analysts believe that this deal would be beneficial to both entities as Telkom is a good investment target for KT, while the South Korean operator&#8217;s expertise in the telecom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bharti Airtel signs deal with Nokia to expand 3G services in Africa</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90569-bharti-airtel-signs-deal-with-nokia-to-expand-3g-services-in-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90569-bharti-airtel-signs-deal-with-nokia-to-expand-3g-services-in-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Operators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congo Brazzaville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Madagascar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malawi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monaj Kohli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nokia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tanzania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uganda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zambia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel, a leading telecom operator has signed a contract reportedly worth $ 700 million with Nokia Siemens Networks to expand its 2G network and deploy and manage 3G services in Africa. As per the agreement, Nokia Siemens Networks will manage all network operations as well as provide energy-efficient base stations for Airtel in seven [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Djibouti Telecom partners with Ericsson (Africa)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90318-djibouti-telecom-partners-with-ericsson-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90318-djibouti-telecom-partners-with-ericsson-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Operators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Djibouti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Djibouti Telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ericsson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sweden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Djibouti Telecom (DT) has entered into a partnership with Sweden based Ericsson in order to introduce 3G network in the country. With this deal, DT plans to introduce mobile broadband services, advanced roaming capabilities and automatic device configuration (ADC), which is a complete solution for automatic mobile device management within Djibouti Telecom&#8217;s mobile network. According to reports, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bharti Airtel launches &#8216;PayOnline&#8217; in Africa</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/89675-bharti-airtel-launches-%e2%80%98payonline%e2%80%99-in-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Payment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel&#8217;s African unit has launched an online payment system &#8211; PayOnline enabling users to use their mobile handsets to make purchases. As per reports, the company has said that while the system has initially been launched in Kenya, it will soon be available across Africa. The online payment system will allow Airtel users to [...]]]></description>
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