MTN refuses to comment on Dubai rumors
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: No comment has been made by ¬South Africa’s MTN on the rumors regarding the moving of its headquarters from the country to the Middle East. The refusal came after it was reported that the company plans to move its group operations out of the country and eventually delist its shares from the Johannesburg Securities Exchange.
According to MTN executive director Nozipho January-Bardill in late January, the planned relocation of the technical services support team to Dubai is part of the group’s ongoing response to the challenges of the changing global telecommunications industry and it is also intended to address the logistical challenge of supporting the group’s networks in the Middle East in particular, and certain parts of Africa.
Using Dubai as a regional hub offers significant benefits to the company for tax and transport options even though MTN doesn’t have any operations in the UAE.
Is MTN leaving SA?
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: No confirmation or denial has been given by mobile operator MTN regarding its plans to abandon SA in favor of Dubai, a location closer to its higher revenue earners.
It has been speculated that company plans to move its group operations out of the country and eventually delist from the Johannesburg Securities Exchange. It may leave the local business as a subsidiary of the company, or even up for sale.
MTN is already registered in the Middle Eastern country which is said to be the head office for its Middle East and North African operations.
Several MTN groups operation unit has been quietly moving its operations without making any local splash about the plans.
China Unicom bid $2.5 billion to buy Nigerian telco
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: $2.5 billion has been bid by China Unicom to take control of suffering Nigerian telco Nitel in partnership with Dubai-based telecom distributor Minerva and local CDMA player GiCell in a group called New Generations Telecommunications.
If the deal materializes, it would be one of China’s biggest investments in Africa, even though the bidding price is said to be too high for the under-performing business, which the Nigerian government has been trying to sell for ten years.
The consortium has 10 days to pay 30% of the price, and a further 50 days to pay the balance if it is to secure a 75% holding in Nitel.
Motorola to showcase future of mobile communications at GSM 3G Middle East & Gulf Congress and Exhibition
As one of the primary innovators in communications technology, Motorola is enabling supporting growth in the booming Middle East telecoms market by enabling operators to offer a range of new services to customers. The company will showcase its latest infrastructure solutions and mobile devices as well as presenting a keynote speech and seminar on how new technologies are revolutionizing mobile communications in the region.
As one of the event’s largest exhibitors, Motorola will have a dedicated area to present its latest solutions for broadband communications, including MOTOwi4 wireless broadband solutions, Motorola AXPT – the high speed access point and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). The stand will also include demonstrations of mobile solutions such a mobile TV and push-to-email.
Attendees will also be among the very first in the region to preview the latest Motorola handsets including the MOTOKRZR and MOTORIZR, successors to the best-selling MOTORAZR, as well a MOTOFONE in the low-end range.
said Noel Kirkaldy, Director of Wireless Broadband, Middle East and Africa, Motorola Networks & Enterprise.
Kirkaldy will present a keynote speech on the state of wireless broadband deployment in the region today and the benefits that these solutions are already bringing to operators in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan.
Motorola will also present at the exhibition seminar theater to provide insight on how innovative new technologies and alternative power solutions can be used by operators to create unique services that meet the needs of the Middle East. The seminar will also discuss how the next generation of solutions and handsets will enable operators to offer tailored services to attract new mobile customers and connect the next billion mobile users.
GSM 3G Middle East & Gulf takes place at the Dubai International Convention Center on 11th and 12th September. Motorola will be exhibiting at stand number 96.
Source- http://www.ameinfo.com
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