Anatel reports 3G market grew 67% in a year; could the last TDMA user please turn off network on their way out?

According to Business Daily Africa, the Kenyan government is set to unveil a new set of shareholder rules that will ensure international firms are allowed to bid for a share of its planned ‘open access’ Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, overruling strong opposition from local operators. As reported by TeleGeography’s CommsUpdate last month, a total of 17 telecoms firms registered their interest in the open access 4G initiative. Of the companies involved, eight were known to be international equipment vendors, although are all were believed to have partnered with as-yet unnamed local companies in order to secure their participation in the project. [More]

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