Angola

29 Apr 2013 Angola Telecom on expansion drive
6 Mar 2013 Unitel uses Astellia for optimising 2G/3G/4G traffic
28 Jan 2013 Unitel budgets USD1.35bn for 2013-15
14 Jan 2013 Ericsson confirms deal to develop Unitel’s LTE network
14 Dec 2012 Angola sees second LTE launch
28 Nov 2012 Unitel reaches border towns
15 Nov 2012 Internet Technologies Group chooses Alvarion for wireless broadband
15 Nov 2012 Government approves Angola Telecom’s business plan, including USD300m injection
14 Nov 2012 Angola Cables picks crack SACS, WACS team
14 Nov 2012 Huawei deploying 100G WDM network for Unitel
12 Oct 2012 Angolan ISP Net One launches satellite coverage
28 Aug 2012 Huawei handed LTE backhaul contracts in Angola, Namibia
9 Jul 2012 Angola Telecom standardises call tariffs nationwide
11 Jun 2012 Unitel partners government in internet access project
29 May 2012 TV Cabo launches FTTx range, claims fastest speeds in Angola
23 May 2012 Vodacom targets acquisitions in the USD100m range; Angola, Ethiopia, Uganda all pinpointed
10 May 2012 WASACE confident of 2014 launch; cable supplier to be selected July 2012
9 May 2012 Venezuela Zon’s next pay-TV target?
9 May 2012 Startel divestment nearing conclusion?
1 May 2012 WACS on, hats off to African submarine bandwidth
30 Apr 2012 Movicel expands LTE to capital
16 Apr 2012 Movicel launches LTE in Cabinda 45 days ahead of schedule
9 Mar 2012 MTN Group targets ‘bolt-on’ deals inside ‘comfort zone’; Angola and Ethiopia pinpointed
1 Mar 2012 Movicel orders 100,000 3G tablets; vendor expects 4G contract
28 Feb 2012 Movicel chooses second LTE vendor, ZTE
27 Feb 2012 Movicel launching LTE on 1800MHz FDD spectrum – ‘first of its kind in Africa’
20 Feb 2012 Global Telesat, RascomStar project aims to expand 'affordable' internet coverage
25 Nov 2011 WASACE submarine cable aims to serve four continents
6 Oct 2011 Alvarion upgrades MSTelcom’s WiMAX capabilities
13 Sep 2011 Fibre-optic network now nationwide
6 Sep 2011 Angola Telecom to be restructured
31 May 2011 Telecom Namibia selling Neotel, Mundo Startel stakes
18 May 2011 Nearly two million Angolans using mobile internet
27 Jan 2011 Angola to gain ‘submarine samba’ network?
6 Jan 2011 Unitel expands coverage to 128 municipalities
22 Dec 2010 Movicel rings the changes with GSM launches
2 Dec 2010 Unitel singing about Opera upgrade
1 Dec 2010 Movicel to invest USD1 billion in GSM launch, modernisation
9 Aug 2010 Kwanza Sul switches on new digital fixed network
23 Jul 2010 Movicel looking at move from CDMA to GSM
23 Jun 2010 WiBro to gain foothold in Angola
18 Jun 2010 Unitel approves USD800m 2010/11 investment plan
11 May 2010 State employs DeTeCon to restructure Angola Telecom
22 Mar 2010 Angola and Cuba sign telecoms cooperation agreement
22 Feb 2010 Angolan mobile lines reach 8.7 million; fixed sector also grows significantly
21 Dec 2009 Zon sells 10% stake, plans to launch Angola operation
16 Nov 2009 Angola Telecom’s southern fibre links to be complete by end-year
12 Nov 2009 Alcatel-Lucent deploying end-to-end communications for Angola LNG plant
9 Oct 2009 Movicel moving on with CDMA expansion
24 Sep 2009 Oni the latest Portuguese telco entering Angola
16 Sep 2009 Angola Telecom picks ECtel fraud management platform
5 Aug 2009 Mundo Startel expands WiMAX broadband service with Alvarion
31 Jul 2009 Movicel privatised
17 Jul 2009 Unitel earmarks USD1.7bn for network expansion
29 Jun 2009 Angola and Russia sign satellite contract
8 Jun 2009 Public-private partnership formed to build international fibre-optic network
30 Apr 2009 Movicel buys convergent solution
29 Apr 2009 Telecom Namibia subsidiary to invest USD55m in Angola
22 Apr 2009 Angola Telecom spending USD2.4bn on fixed network
16 Feb 2009 Ericsson expands Unitel’s 2G/3G network
13 Feb 2009 Unitel selects Ericsson for consulting and network expansion
28 Nov 2008 Angola Telecom to expand, upgrade networks
30 Oct 2008 ZTE moves into network management
4 Aug 2008 ADONES looking good
22 May 2008 Thales seeks EUR140m network contract
12 Feb 2008 Unitel chooses Alca-Lu for GSM/EDGE expansion
14 Jan 2008 Alvarion and Bridgewater power MSTelcom’s WiMAX service
22 Nov 2007 Angola to have its own satellite by 2011; cellco increases sat capacity
18 Oct 2007 Cableco gains USD21 million expansion loan
18 Sep 2007 Ericsson to install Angola coastal link
20 Aug 2007 Namibia-Angola-Botswana connectivity deal approaches
31 Jul 2007 PT to create African holding company
12 Jun 2007 Unitel signs USD45 million UMTS deal with Ericsson
21 Mar 2007 Telecom Namibia’s Angolan WiMAX venture aims for July launch
9 Mar 2007 Portugal Telecom considers plan for MVNO based in Angola
20 Dec 2006 Movicel to expand across province
7 Dec 2006 Vodacom reveals targets
30 Oct 2006 Angola to invest in ‘Adonis’ submarine cable
30 Aug 2006 Unitel signs USD150 million Ericsson deal
10 Jul 2006 PT resists pressure to sell stake to government
19 May 2006 Alcatel signs USD53 million GSM contract with Angola’s Unitel
2 May 2006 Celtel targets USD500 million entry in Angola, Senegal and Ghana
21 Apr 2006 Botswana invites Namibia to join southern African undersea cable alliance
24 Mar 2006 Angola Telecom in talks with Israeli wireless technology firm
14 Mar 2006 Unitel aims for three million capacity
13 Jan 2006 Vodacom looking to invest in Angola
10 Jan 2006 Angonet project hampered by lack of infrastructure
12 Aug 2005 Movicel contracts Nortel for EV-DO upgrade
16 Jun 2005 Wireless teledensity hits 8%
10 May 2005 Telecom Namibia gets green light for Angola
15 Jul 2004 Gilat to deploy networks for MSTelcom
10 Jun 2004 Movicel launches in Namibe province
1 Mar 2004 Telecom Namibia snaps up Angolan fixed line licensee
1 Mar 2004 Telecom Namibia snaps up Angolan fixed line licensee
29 Sep 2003 Telecom set for ADSL launch
23 Sep 2003 Nortel wins Angolan contract
31 Jul 2003 Telecom announces plans for 500 new public telephone centres
9 May 2003 Angola Telecom to spin-off mobile services