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MTN Group Ltd

Type: Company

Name: MTN Group Ltd (MTN GROUP LIMITED)

Nationality: South Africa

Web Address: http://www.mtn.com/

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for MTN Group Ltd

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Safaricom

LTE Infrastructure to Reduce Costs of Date

Nairobi MTN Business says a consortium set up for the deployment of Long Term Evolution (LTE) infrastructure in the country will reduce data costs significantly.MTN Business Kenya Managing Director Tom Omariba says that maintenance cost of the network ... [Published AllAfrica.com - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Long Term Evolution, Consortium, Safaricom, MTN Group Ltd

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Apple Inc

Apple remains world’s most valuable brand

Apple has retained its title as the world’s most valuable brand, though its brand value growth of one per cent was dwarfed by that of Samsung, which saw its value increase by 51 per cent.The annual report by Millward Browns firm Brandz has revealed Apples ... [Published HumanIPO - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Millward Brown, Apple Inc, Samsung Group, Eileen Campbell, Nick Cooper

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Google Inc

Google most popular with IT students

South African IT students would love to work for Google or Microsoft, but would also be happy with one of the telecommunications companies. This is one of the results from Universum South Africa’s annual survey of more than 16 900 tertiary students ... [Published IT-Online - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Google Inc, UNIVERSUM, South Africa, Telecommunication

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Etisalat Emirates Telecommunications Corporation

Etisalat Nigeria Signs $1.2 Billion Loan for Network Expansion

Emirates Telecommunications Corp. (ETISALAT), the largest publicly traded company in the United Arab Emirates (ADSMI), said its Nigerian unit secured a $1.2 billion loan to refinance existing debt and grow its network."The company plans to use the proceeds ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 21 2013]

Entities: Etisalat Nigeria, Etisalat Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, MTN Group Ltd, Cellphone

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 2 reports

MTN Group Ltd

MTN makes global brands top 100

South African telecommunications operator was the only African brand to be ranked in the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands 2013 survey released on Tuesday. rose nine places to 79th in the eighth edition of the international research agency's ... [Published SouthAfrica.info - 21 hours ago]

Entities: MTN Group Ltd, Global Brands SA, Eileen Campbell

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Globacom

Pressure mounts on MTN Nigeria

MTN faces new pressure on its dominance of its biggest market by subscriber base, Nigeria, after rival operator Etisalat signed a $1.2 billion refinancing loan with 13 Nigerian banks to bolster its network in the region.“The company plans to use the proceeds ... [Published Businesstech.co.za - 21 hours ago]

Entities: MTN Group Ltd, Nigeria, Etisalat Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, Globacom, Telecommunication

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 3 reports

Mobile Banking

Tills could replace ATMs

The challenge in South Africa is how to convert mobile money to cash and vice versa, as the mobile money transfer solutions expand the mobile banking market. "Mobile money is growing tremendously," says Bevan Ducasse of wiGroup. "The big four banks and ... [Published Biz Community - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Mobile Banking, Mobile Money, Mobile Money Transfer, South Africa

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Vodacom keen on acquisitions, but where?

Mobile$ operator$ Vodacom says it is keen to expand its foot print in$ three new countries by the end of 2014, but analysts are asking the question, where?Group CEO Shameel Joosub told Bloomberg that Vodacom aims to extend its footprint by acquiring local ... [Published Businesstech.co.za - May 22 2013]

Entities: Vodacom Group Ltd, Irnest Kaplan, Acquisition, MTN Group Ltd, Ethiopia

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

MTN launches Africa’s first customised YouTube channel

South African network operator MTN has launched a customised YouTube channel in a bid to “increase brand awareness”.MTN hopes the channel, the first of its kind of Africa, says it has customised the channel to control its content to suit campaign, event ... [Published HumanIPO - May 21 2013]

Entities: MTN Group Ltd, YouTube LLC, Facilitator, Creativity

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

BMI: Iran Telecommunications Report (May-13)

- PDF Instant Online DeliveryAbstractIncludes 3 FREE Quarterly Updates.BMI View: Mobile subscriber numbers continue to post strong growth in Iran, with the country's young population increasingly adopting mobile technology. But accurate data about the ... [Published Zawya.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: MTN Group Ltd, Iran, Telecommunication

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

MTN South Africa launches custom YouTube channel

MTN South Africa has launched the first custom YouTube channel in Africa. Custom channels allow brands to customise their subscriber engagement. While any advertiser can use YouTube, custom channels provide additional features for brands that want to ... [Published Telecompaper - May 21 2013]

Entities: MTN Group Ltd, YouTube LLC, South Africa

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Vodacom, MTN 'desperate' for spectrum

SA mobile operators are urging the government to move faster in the delivery of LTE spectrum. (Duncan Alfreds, News24)Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your storiesRelated LinksMTN Cyclists' Guide 2010 ... [Published News24.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: MTN Group Ltd, Vodacom Group Ltd, Long Term Evolution

Quotes

"The private sector is selfish that's why we've delayed the roll-out of the LTE/4G network in the country. There's been no much progress made by the consortium since they were set up apart from lots of stakeholder meetings and discussions with various teams including legal, financial and taxation" said Omariba, adding that the consortium was meant to work in the same way as the TEAMS cable model

LTE Infrastructure to Reduce Costs of Date [Published AllAfrica.com - 4 hours ago]

...was succinctly captured by the former Secretary General of the ANC, Sol Plaatjie in his book, Native Life in South Africa, where he acclaimed: "Awakening on Friday morning, June 20, 1913, the South African native found himself, not actually a slave, but a pariah in the land of his birth" . For rural women in particular, the impact and effect on the Land Act was devastating

Minister Lulu Xingwana: Woman Children and People with Disabilities Dept Budget Vote 2013/14 [Published South African Government - 19 hours ago]

Forrester said that consumers want "to see themselves in the brands they admire. They want to see that a brand, local or global, understands them and knows what they want and need. "As , this is further acknowledgement that we are on the right track with our ongoing efforts to enhance customer experience in our various touch-points in the markets," she said. operates in 22 countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East and has almost 200-million subscribers. South Africa's is the largest phone operator in Africa and the Middle East (Photo"

MTN makes global brands top 100 [Published SouthAfrica.info - 21 hours ago]

"The creator of Outoilet only needed to sign on anonymously as a site builder, create the chat rooms, generate the traffic, and make ad space available to international online advertising networks, who are concerned only with how many eyeballs view an ad, and not the context of the ad" according to Goldstuck. Most of the ads on the site are for dating sites

Controversial Youth Website Dodges Censorship [Published Individual.com - 21 hours ago]

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Blogs

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Opinion: Are retail outlets the ATMs of the fut... [Published Bandwidth Blog - May 21 2013] South Africa already has a number of great money transfer solutions. The real challenge is not getting another banking app, but rather finding locations for these applications to convert credit into cash as well as cash into credit, says Bevan Ducasse ...
Samsung to launch 5G by 2020 (Speeds hitting 1 ... [Published Bandwidth Blog - May 13 2013] With the LTE (or 4G) network only in its infancy in Africa, Samsung is already developing core technology that will allow it to deliver high-speed 5G wireless data connections to all its clients by 2020. Although service providers are touting 4G in ...
BlackBerry Z10 Contact Comparison [Published Bandwidth Blog - May 08 2013] By Lilian van Zyl, design and Stefan de Klerk, research. BlackBerrys are extremely popular in South Africa and have provided many with their first access to the Internet. As a result there has been much hype around the arrival of the new BlackBerry ...
Microsoft takes on BlackBerry, Android for smar... [Published Financial Post \| Business » FP Tech Desk - May 06 2013] Microsoft Corp., trying to find growth markets for its mobile products, is projecting that rising demand in South Africa will help it pass BlackBerry and Android and pave the way for further gains on the continent. The company, working with hardware ...
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Audio/Video

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