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Exclusive Speaker Interview with Mike Conradi, Partner, DLA Piper
In the lead up to the 3rd annual MVNOs Industry Summit Middle East, taking place 22-23 September 2014, Dubai, UAE, we spoke to several industry experts, who will also speak at the event. Please read below the interview with Mike Conradi, Partner, DLA Piper ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What have been the key changes for the MVNOs Middle … Continue reading
Exclusive Speaker Interview with John Samir Naguib, Strategy and Technology Planning Consultant
In the lead up to the 3rd annual MVNOs Industry Summit Middle East, taking place 22-23 September 2014, Dubai, UAE, we spoke to several industry experts, who will also speak at the event. Please read below the interview with Samir Naguib, Strategy and Technology Planning Consultant ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What have been the key changes for the … Continue reading
Virgin Mobile targets further African rollouts
Virgin Mobile plans to roll out more mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in North and Sub-Saharan Africa as it looks to take advantage of the huge opportunities in providing such services. Mikkel Vinter, chief executive officer (CEO) of Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa, told the MVNOs Industry Summit in Sandton, Johannesburg today the company … Continue reading
GlobalSIM looks to reduce roaming costs
South African SIM card producer GlobalSIM is aiming to reduce the cost of mobile roaming globally and eliminate the need for switching SIMs based on location, chief executive officer (CEO) Chris Edeh has said. Speaking at the MVNOs Summit in Sandton, Johannesburg, Edeh said GlobalSIM intends to “reduce the pain” of communicating while travelling. “What … Continue reading
Equity Bank hopes MVNO launch will simplify mobile banking
Kenya’s Equity Bank hopes the launch of its mobile virtual network will remove confusion from the country’s mobile financial services sector, and aims to have all consumers using two SIM cards on their mobile. HumanIPO reported in April the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) issued mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licences to three applicants, including … Continue reading
Exclusive Speaker Interview with Bernard Muteti, Head of Alliances & Wholesale Telecom Business, Airtel Kenya
Interview with Informa Telecom & Media ahead of the MVNOs Industry Summit Africa 2014, 24-25 June 2014, South Africa You will be co-presenting with Equity Bank on June 24th 2014 at MVNOs Industry Summit Africa in Johannesburg – could you give us a little bit of insight into what you will share in your presentation … Continue reading
MVNO Solavei files for bankruptcy protection
T-Mobile US (NYSE:TMUS) MVNO Solavei filed last week for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but said it will continue to operate normally while it restructures. The company launched service in the fall of 2012. Solavei said that all of its services will continue uninterrupted and “member compensation” will be paid according to regular schedules. The company … Continue reading
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