East Africa
Entries related to East Africa region
Historic speech by Kenyan President at Zain rebranding celebrations
Zain Kenya
(Nairobi, Kenya) – 5 August 2008 – The recent launch of Zain in Africa was celebrated with a series of spectacular events, attended by over 100,000 people. The events took place simultaneously across the company’s 14 African markets and were linked by the most ambitious live satellite link-up the continent has ever seen. Millions [...]
Global aspirations: Zain rebrands Celtel Africa operations
Zain
1 August 2008 - Nairobi, Kenya - Zain Group, the leading telecommunications mobile operator servicing over 50 million customers in 22 countries across the Middle East and Africa, today announced it has re-branded its entire African operations from Celtel to Zain (www.zain.com). The move coincides with the linking of the world’s first borderless mobile service [...]
Zain half-year 2008 results, surpasses 50m customers milestone
Zain
Zain, the leading mobile telecommunication operator in the Middle East and Africa present in 22 countries, announces today its consolidated financial results for the first half of 2008. The results showed significant growth in revenues with customer numbers exceeding 50 million.
H1-2008 Key Performance Indicators
Total Managed Active Customers
50.74 million
Consolidated Revenues
US$ 3.488 billion
EBITDA
US$ 1.305 billion
Net Income
US$ 551.5 [...]
Mi-Pay to Power Mobile Payments in Africa
A mobile phone user
Leading mobile payments provider Mi-Pay has signed a contract with an East African operator to deliver a mobile money ecosystem to its subscribers in rural communities. Mi-Pay’s technology and expertise will enable subscribers to benefit from international remittance services, as well as support a network of agents to support domestic payments [...]
Mobile telephony to reach 400,000 people in remote African villages
Zain
At a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya….Zain, Ericsson and the Earth Institute announced the provision of telecommunications deliverables to the Millennium Villages of Dertu (Kenya), Ruhiira (Uganda) and Molla (Tanzania).
The initiatives were first outlined in September 2007 at Columbia University, when Zain, Ericsson and the Earth Institute announced a partnership to provide mobile communications and [...]
MTN Rwandacell launches international gateway
MTN RwandaCell
MTN Rwandacell, part-owned by South African mobile operator MTN, launched an international gateway on Tuesday, ending its dependence on the state’s satellite station.
“What it means for us is that we are no longer an island,” said MTN Rwandacell Chief Executive Rob Trustcott. “We used to be cut off from direct communications with the world, [...]
