4th license awarded to ETC in Congo
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Equateur Telecom Congo (ETC), a subsidiary company of Bahrain-based Bintel has been awarded the fourth mobile operating license in the Republic of Congo.
The other three license holders in the country are Zain Congo with a market share of 49.7%, MTN Congo with 41.9% and Warid Congo with 8.5%. .
ETC is already operating in Gabon, Central African Republic and Somalia. According to Thierry Lezin Moungalla, Congo’s minister for post and telecommunications, the new business will help develop Congo’s economy
Bintel signs interconnection agreement with Zain (Gabon)
USAN Gabon, Gabon’s fourth mobile licensee signed an interconnection agreement with Zain Gabon covering voice and SMS services.
Operating under the brand name, Azur, the Middle Eastern-backed company, said it expects to sign interconnection agreement with Gabon’s other three mobile operators within this week. Bahrain-based Bintel, Azur’s parent company, had won Gabon’s fourth cellular licence earlier this year in February, which is valid for 15 years including 2G/3G frequencies, before its plans to launch services by the end of the third quarter under an initial investment budget of USD50 million. Bintel is targeting a 6% to 8% share in the Gabonese market within its first year of operations and a 30% share within the next ten. The group has entered contracts with telecom equipment providers including China’s Huawei and ZTE. Bintel, in 2007, was registered in Jebel Ali in Dubai, however it is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain.
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: USAN Gabon, Gabon’s fourth mobile licensee signed an interconnection agreement with Zain Gabon covering voice and SMS services.
Operating under the brand name, Azur, the Middle Eastern-backed company, said it expects to sign interconnection agreement with Gabon’s other three mobile operators within this week. Bahrain-based Bintel, Azur’s parent company, had won Gabon’s fourth cellular licence earlier this year in February, which is valid for 15 years including 2G/3G frequencies, before its plans to launch services by the end of the third quarter under an initial investment budget of USD50 million. Bintel is targeting a 6% to 8% share in the Gabonese market within its first year of operations and a 30% share within the next ten. The group has entered contracts with telecom equipment providers including China’s Huawei and ZTE. Bintel, in 2007, was registered in Jebel Ali in Dubai, however it is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain.
