Globacom wins Senegal licence

Africa's telecoms giant Globacom has made a bid to build the biggest network in Africa, having won a licence to operate in Senegal, reports This Day.

The licence would enable the telco to land its trans-Atlantic submarine cable, Glo 1, in the west African country with opportunities to extend the infrastructure to Mali.

Glo 1 will be able to provide international carrier services for telecoms operators in the country.

Zain Kenya is introducing a 3G service in July, states Global Telecoms Business.

The Kenyan regulator will unveil the latest spectrum costs for 3G, expected to be substantially lower than the current $25 million.

Rene Meza, the CEO of Zain Kenya, says the company plans to launch 3G services in competition with Safaricom, the Vodafone associate which has been running 3G for some time.

Kenya is on the verge of becoming one of the fastest growing Internet/broadband markets on the African continent, says Cellular-News.

According to telecommunications research firm, RNCOS, the number of mobile subscribers in Kenya will grow at a rate of 15% between 2010 and 2013 as its mobile infrastructure improves and the country sees more competition.

In addition, the number of Internet and broadband subscribers in Kenya will grow by more than 24% and 130% respectively between 2010 and 2013.