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Airtel Nigeria launches Wazobia Recharge airtime system
0380 days
Airtel, the 5th largest telecom operator in the world today launched new recharge service in Nigeria. With introduction of it airtel is redefining freedom in telecommunications landscape in Africa.
Airtel Easy Recharge, launched as Wazobia Recharge in Nigeria, is a denomination-less recharge system which offers customers a unique opportunity to recharge their phones and those of their friends and family members with any value from Naira 50 without having to use the scratch cards.
The new system, which has been launched in Nigeria today, will be followed shortly by an extensive roll out in 15 other markets in Africa. (more…)
Bharti Airtel international will Invest $100 Million In Malawi
0594 days
Bharti Airtel, who became the world’s fifth largest mobile player With recent acquisition of Zain Telecom’s African business is now planning to invest over US$ 100 Million in the Malawi telecommunication industry in the next three years. Company has also revealed that by this investment and business plan it targets to achieve 100 million subscribers and $5 billion revenue by 2012-13. Bharti Airtel now owns 100 percent of shares in Zain Malawi.
“We plan to invest $100 million in Malawi in the next three years to improve coverage and reach out to Malawi’s rural farmers and help the country’s economy grow,” said Manoj Kohli, chief executive officer, Bharti Africa in in the Malawi’s capital Lilongwe
Kohli also revealed the company’s wish to improve local call rates to at least 250 minutes. Malawi currently hovers around 40 minutes of talk time for users. In India, he referenced, subscribers utilize between 400 and 500 minutes per month. (more…)
Bharti Airtel becomes worlds fifth no mobile services provider
4610 days
by Gourav Sharma
in Airtel
Bharti Airtel, Leader in Indian Telecom market has announced it has successfully concluded a $10.7-billion deal to acquire the African assets of Kuwait’s Zain, making Bharti Airtel the world’s fifth largest mobile phone services company. The deal enables Bharti Airtel to extend its services in 15 countries across the African continent except Sudan and Morocco.
“Bharti is now among the five largest mobile operators in the world. This will further strengthen the historic Indo-Africa economic and social ties and provide a big boost to South-South cooperation,” said group chairman Sunil Mittal.
“I am pleased that we are starting with a bank. 42 million customers (which) is the customer base of Zain Africa. 3.6 billion dollars in revenue and just under 1.2 billion dollars in EBITDA is what Africa offers us at this starting point,” added Mittal.
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Bharti now now has a total user base over 180 million in 18 countries. Prior to this deal, Bharti had operations in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Zain tanzania Launches 1 Shilling Tariff “Uhuru wa Kuongea”
1662 days
Zain the most respected , Recognized company and the innovation leader in Tanzania has today proved its leadership position by launching the most affordable 1 Tsh (tanzanian shilling ) tariff plan known as “Uhuru wa kuongea”.
“It gives me great pleasure to announce all our existing and new pre-paid customers will automatically get the only true 1 shilling tariff plan in Tanzania. Hence they will be able to make calls to Zain at the lowest rate of 1 Tsh per second 24 hours and at the unbelievable rate of 1 Tsh per minute after the first minute during the night “Uhuru wa kuongea”, There is no enrolment and no migration fee and when we say “Uhuru wa kuongea”, we mean just that’’ Zain Tanzania Managing Director Khaled Muhtadi said. (more…)
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