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.