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MVNOs Industry Summit Africa
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MVNOs, MNOs, MVNEs, analysts and industry press met at the 2nd MVNOs Industry Summit Africa in the beautiful Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront, Cape Town, in early October to review the new movements revealed by speakers from key players including Cell C, Orange Horizons, Virgin Mobile South Africa, K2 Telecom and new entrants such as MVNX. … Continue reading
MVNOs know customers better than us – Cell C
Bjorn Flormann, chief executive of wholesale business at Cell C, has said partnering with companies such as Virgin and Red Bull to create mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in South Africa is part of its bid to take subscribers from MTN and Vodacom. Speaking at the MVNOs Industry Summit Africa 2013 in Cape Town this … Continue reading
African MVNOs yet to succeed – Thecla Mbongue
Mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) in Africa are yet to achieve real success, according to Informa Telecoms & Media analyst Thecla Mbongue. Opening the MVNOs Industry Summit Africa 2013 in Cape Town this morning, Mbongue said there are around three million active SIM cards on MVNO networks across the continent, with that number expected to … Continue reading
Agenda Highlights ahead of next week’s MVNOs Industry Summit Africa
With less than one week to go until the 2nd annual MVNOs Industry Summit Africa, taking place 1-2 October 2013, in Cape Town, South Africa, we are delighted to share some agenda highlights with you: Sébastien Crozier, the CEO of Orange Horizons will be talking about how to take advantage of the data opportunity, how … Continue reading
Orange planning South African MVNO, potential Wi-Fi partnership
Orange is looking to increase competition in South Africa’s mobile market by setting up an MVNO, and may also be joining a Wi-Fi consortium that aims to deploy an extensive network across the country. Orange Horizons, a subsidiary company that explores expansion opportunities for the operator group, has not named the Wi-Fi group but has … Continue reading
Orange attacks ‘anticompetitive’ SA operators
The French operator has attacked what it calls “anticompetitive” behaviour by some South African mobile operators, including Vodacom and Telkom Mobile. By Duncan McLeod. Orange, the giant French telecommunications operator that wants to launch a full-service mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in South Africa, has accused some of the country’s mobile operators — specifically naming … Continue reading
MVNO Poste Mobile jumps ship from Vodafone to Wind
Poste Mobile, Italy’s largest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) by subscribers, is poised to jettison its longstanding network agreement with Vodafone Italy it has been reported, and will instead piggyback on the network of Wind Telecomunicazioni (Wind Italy). Local press reports blame the parting of ways on disputes between the management of Poste Mobile parent … Continue reading
Exclusive Interview with Roberto Giacchi, CEO, PosteMobile
In the lead up to the 2nd annual MVNOs Industry Summit Africa, taking place 1-2 October 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa, we spoke with Roberto Giacchi, the CEO of PosteMobile, and asked him about the potential that Africa offers new MVNOs entering the market: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What potential do you think Africa offers the small, … Continue reading
Exclusive Interview with Peter Nussbaumer, CEO, I-NEW
In the lead up to the 2nd annual MVNOs Industry Summit Africa, taking place 1-2 October 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa, we spoke with Peter Nussbaumer, the CEO of I-NEW, and asked him about the potential that Africa offers new MVNOs entering the market: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What potential do you think Africa offers the small, … Continue reading
Exclusive Interview with Sebastien Crozier, CEO, Orange Horizons
In the lead up to the 2nd annual MVNOs Industry Summit Africa, taking place 1-2 October 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa, we spoke with Sebastien Crozier, the CEO of Orange Horizons, and asked him about the potential that Africa offers new MVNOs entering the market: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What potential do you think Africa offers the … Continue reading
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