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		<title>MTN to investigate Turkcell’s bribery claim (South Africa, Iran)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91289-mtn-to-investigate-turkcells-bribery-claim-south-africa-iran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legal action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Licence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lord Leonard Hoffmann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading mobile operator in South Africa, MTN, has said that it is investigating accusations by rival Turkcell regarding a bribery claim for its Iran business. According to company reports, Turkcell has claimed that MTN transferred improper payments to a government official in Iran in order to secure a licence. The company has said that they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MTN extends managed services contract with Ericsson (Africa, Sweden)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91269-mtn-extends-managed-services-contract-with-ericsson-africa-sweden/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91269-mtn-extends-managed-services-contract-with-ericsson-africa-sweden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ericsson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ghana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Managed services contract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sweden]]></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>Bharti Airtel contemplates mobile service launch in South Africa and Cameroon (Africa)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91051-bharti-airtel-may-launch-mobile-services-in-south-africa-and-cameroon-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91051-bharti-airtel-may-launch-mobile-services-in-south-africa-and-cameroon-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burkina Faso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cameroon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congo Brazzaville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gabon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ghana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Madagascar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malawi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Niger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nigeria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seychelles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tanzania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uganda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodacom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zambia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[India&#8217;s leading telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel may be planning to expand its network in South Africa and Cameroon, as learned through industry sources. Airtel is a dominant player in the mobile industry with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa. Mobile penetration has steadily been increasing in African countries, and with most of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MTN launches 3G enabled HTC phone to drive data usage (Ghana)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90922-mtn-launches-3g-enabled-htc-phone-to-drive-data-usage-ghana/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90922-mtn-launches-3g-enabled-htc-phone-to-drive-data-usage-ghana/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ghana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qualcomm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=90922</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Africa&#8217;s leading telecommunications service provider, MTN has reportedly launched the MTN/Qualcomm 3G enabled HTC phone in Accra, in collaboration with Qualcomm, in an attempt to increase awareness and usage of data services, especially among business users. According to reports, Rahul De, Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Ghana, has said that their partnership with Qualcomm to promote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MTN launches promotion for new prepaid customers (Africa)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90892-mtn-launches-promotion-for-new-prepaid-customers-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90892-mtn-launches-promotion-for-new-prepaid-customers-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prepaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Promotion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Africa&#8217;s leading telecommunication provider, MTN, has launched a promotion for new prepaid subscribers by offering them free airtime. According to reports, the operator will offer customers purchasing the MTN Pay As You Go starter kit, free airtime worth US$ 14.2 for an entire year, on every recharge of US$ 7.13 or more.  Apart from this, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rwanda&#8217;s mobile industry expected to witness unprecedented change (Africa)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90880-rwanda%e2%80%99s-mobile-industry-expected-to-witness-unprecedented-change-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90880-rwanda%e2%80%99s-mobile-industry-expected-to-witness-unprecedented-change-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rwanda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rwanda mobile industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rwandatel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tigo Rwanda]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=90880</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Emerging markets such as Rwanda have shown great potential for growth in the telecom industry. With leading telecom giant, Bharti Airtel, entering the mobile segment in Rwanda, mobile phone users are bound to experience a wider range of services and more competitive pricing. According to reports, industry analysts believe that the increasing amount of investments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile operators shift focus towards rural markets (Nigeria)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90856-mobile-operators-shift-focus-towards-rural-markets-nigeria/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90856-mobile-operators-shift-focus-towards-rural-markets-nigeria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARPU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etisalat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Globacom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Niger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nigeria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rural Mobile Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=90856</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the increase in saturation of mobile services in urban markets across the world, mobile operators have shifted their focus to towards the relatively untapped rural markets for better business opportunities and a chance at increasing revenues. According to reports, industry analysts predict Nigeria the largest mobile market in the continent, to be home to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vodacom Congo sale may be permitted to go through (Africa)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90833-vodacom-congo-sale-may-be-permitted-to-go-through-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90833-vodacom-congo-sale-may-be-permitted-to-go-through-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alieu Conteh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congo Wireless Networks (CWN)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unitel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodacom Congo]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=90833</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Congo Wireless Networks (CWN) has reportedly withdrawn its petition blocking the sale of Vodacom&#8217;s 51 percent stake in its Congo venture, Vodacom Congo. According to reports, Alieu Conteh, the chairman and founder of CWN said that he&#8217;s instructed the lawyers to withdraw the case against Vodacom. He added that Vodacom is selling and they want to assist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uganda government to renew licence based on Quality of Service (Africa)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90832-uganda-government-to-renew-licence-based-on-quality-of-service-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90832-uganda-government-to-renew-licence-based-on-quality-of-service-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[licence renewal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nyombi Thembo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quality of Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uganda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uganda Telecom]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=90832</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Uganda&#8217;s telecom companies have reportedly been issued a warning that the licence renewal applications will be considered on the basis of the quality of service (QoS) offered. According to reports, Nyombi Thembo, State Minister (Information Technology), has said that there is no way they will renew a licence for a player offering poor services. He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MTN and Visa offer new m-payment services (Africa)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90808-mtn-and-visa-offer-new-m-payment-services-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90808-mtn-and-visa-offer-new-m-payment-services-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M-Payment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile payment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Niger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nigeria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uganda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visa Mobile Prepaid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[South African operator MTN has reportedly tied up with Visa in order to provide m-payment services to unbanked users in emerging markets. According to reports, the service, known as Visa Mobile Prepaid, will be initially marketed in Nigeria and Uganda, as part of its existing mobile wallet service. As per sources, Aletha Ling, COO, Fundamo [...]]]></description>
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