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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. and HIGHVELD PARK, South Africa, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Row 44, Inc., provider of the world's leading In-Flight Broadband Entertainment Ecosystem, and its African partner, Wireless G, in association with Mango and Vodacom, launched G-Connect In-Flight Wi-Fi on Africa's first broadband Internet-enabled flight. The service provides Mango's passengers with full Internet connectivity through their personal WiFi-enabled devices. Services include email, web...

GERMANTOWN, Md., April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced that it was selected by Vodacom Group, Ltd., a leading African communications company, to provide its market-leading HN and HX broadband satellite solutions to help propel Vodacom's aggressive expansion of converged service offerings in South Africa and throughout the continent. Most recently, Vodacom purchased the high power...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- As mobile customer retention remains a key focus in both developed and emerging markets, operators should assess the value of churn within the context of key segments, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com). Mobile Customer Churn: Why It Matters Less in Some Emerging Markets looks at the value of churn as an indicator and analyzes the strength in the value between emerging markets, such as Africa and Asia, and that of other...

HONG KONG, November 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA, the body that represents the worldwide mobile communications industry, today revealed the details of six additional grants from the Mobile Money for the Unbanked Fund (MMU), which is administered by the GSMA Foundation, Inc. New grantees include AKTEL in Bangladesh, Dialog Telekom PLC in Sri Lanka, Grameenphone Ltd in Bangladesh, MTN Cameroon, MTN Uganda and Vodacom Tanzania. Grants are available for projects promoting the uptake of...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSTX), a leading provider of wireless solutions that enable the evolution of next-generation fixed and mobile broadband networks, today announced it will be exhibiting and presenting at AfricaCom 2009. Recognized as Africa's premier communications congress and exhibition, the show will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in South Africa from November 11th - 12th. Paul...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, December 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Vodacom Tanzania put the Vodazone service based on the Bercut's i-Cell solution into the revenue service. The unique Vodazone service is available to all 5 million subscribers of Vodacom Tanzania. It enables achieving two goals: network load balancing and increasing ARPU. The service is controlled by the Cell Broadcast service, which is a part of the i-Cell solution. " We are completely satisfied with capabilities of i-Cell...

T-Mobile USA plans to launch 3G service in and around the Washington, DC, area in late November, 2008. At that time, the number of locations with the company's 3G coverage will amount to more than 120 cities across the top population centers nationwide. According to the company, its Universal Mobile Telecommunications System/High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) data network supports multiple 3G-capable phones available from T-Mobile, including the HSDPA-enabled T-Mobile G1 with Google....

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/89c53c/democratic_republi) has announced the addition of the "Democratic Republic of Congo - Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics" report to their offering. DRC is a mineral-rich country that is recovering from civil strife and many years of pillage by its former leaders which has accounted for the low level of development of its telecommunications and other infrastructure. While the traditional fixed-line network has...

AT&T has launched it 3G wireless network in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to offer consumers and businesses broadband-like speed and access to the new interactive voice, video and data applications. With the addition of Chattanooga, the AT&T 3G network is now available in more than 310 US metropolitan areas. The company will deliver 3G service to nearly 350 US metro areas by the end of 2008. Gregg Morton, president of AT&T Tennessee, said: "The expansion of 3G service in Chattanooga is another...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Watch video of your favorite TV show. Surf the wireless Internet at lightning speed. Share live video during a wireless call. These are just a few of the things you can do with AT&T's third-generation (3G) wireless service, now available in Chattanooga. Today, AT&T Inc. announced the launch of the company's 3G wireless network in Chattanooga, offering consumers and businesses broadband-like speed and access to the latest interactive...