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Burundi

22 Sep 2023
SpaceX looking to launch Starlink in Burundi in 2024
4 Jul 2023
ARCT Burundi targets July 2024 for commercial launch of 5G
6 Sep 2022
ARCT shuts down Smart Burundi over ‘tax arrears’ and expired licence
23 Oct 2019
BBS inks deal with Tanzania’s TTCL to improve Burundi’s broadband connectivity
6 Mar 2018
Viettel’s Burundian mobile operator Lumitel extends 4G nationwide
8 Dec 2017
ARCT Burundi launches ‘Burundi Broadband’ project
14 Sep 2017
Onatel secures USD30m loan from Huawei to fund ONAMOB network modernisation
21 Jul 2017
Viettel reports strong H1 revenue growth for Burundi’s Lumitel
7 Mar 2017
Econet Leo enters 4G arena in Burundi
23 Jan 2017
ARCT boss calls on ISPs to sign up to IXP
23 Dec 2016
Cable Compendium: a guide to the week’s submarine and terrestrial developments
29 Sep 2016
Viettel Global claims 26m subs; 1H16 international revenues reach USD494m
12 May 2016
Yahsat, Tele10 to collaborate on satellite broadband plan; Facebook plots sub-Saharan push
15 Mar 2016
Lumitel entices users with free 4G upgrade; 3G network rollout continues
29 Feb 2016
Viettel Burundi (Lumitel) switches on 4G network in six provinces
25 Sep 2015
Airtel, Liquid Telecom sign pan-African partnership agreement
18 Sep 2015
Minister laments Onatel’s poor state of health
14 Sep 2015
EWB selects ZTEsoft for convergent billing
19 Aug 2015
Burundian start-up Lumitel hits one million subscriber milestone in first four months of operation
9 Jul 2015
EWB and U-Com (leo) complete merger in Burundi
30 Jun 2015
It can happen: Viettel's Burundian start-up Lumitel notches 600k subs in first month
1 Apr 2015
Africell Holding issues statement to clarify it has no connection to Burundi’s TEMPO
20 Mar 2015
TEMPO shuts up shop following ‘exorbitant’ tax demand
31 Oct 2014
Burundian govt, Onatel and Huawei commission Bujumbura MAN project
29 Oct 2014
Smart Telecom Company earmarks USD300m for East Africa expansion
20 Oct 2014
Vimpelcom-controlled GTH sells off Burundi, CAR operations to Econet Wireless
22 Sep 2014
Smart Telecom Burundi launches SMART 3G network
19 Sep 2014
Uniform roaming fees in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda from 1 October
30 May 2014
Vimpelcom struggles to offload Telecel Globe
27 May 2014
Burundi home to 2.53m mobile users at end-2013, paper says
15 Apr 2014
Burundi, Sierra Leone get Smart
14 Apr 2014
Smart Telecom enters crowded Tanzanian mobile market
17 Feb 2014
Viettel wins mobile concession in Burundi
27 Jan 2014
Frontier Tower Solutions targets towers in untapped markets
5 Jul 2013
Niel Telecom to acquire two Telecel Globe units?
19 Jun 2013
Vimpelcom attracts ‘concrete’ buyer for unwanted African assets; Laos deal imminent
28 May 2013
BBS secures USD11.5m loan from PTA Bank to fund fibre rollout plan
19 Apr 2013
Govt looking to sell stake in Burundi’s Onatel
19 Mar 2013
U-Com Burundi adds mobile banking to drive customer growth
13 Mar 2013
Telecel Globe FY revenues drop slightly to USD90.7m
29 Oct 2012
Vimpelcom explores sale of African, Asian units
19 Sep 2012
ARCT Burundi withdraws licences from HiTS and Comium
24 May 2012
ARCT reports 19% growth in mobile base in 2011
29 Feb 2012
East Africa loses broadband as four submarine cables are severed in quick succession
17 Nov 2011
U-Com Burundi secures USD25m loan for network expansion
26 Sep 2011
Burundi govt orders cellcos to implement pre-pay registration scheme
20 Sep 2011
Chinese vendor inks deal to roll out backbone network in Burundi
27 Jul 2011
Econet Burundi invests USD10m to roll out 3G service
14 Feb 2011
Government to privatise Onatel in 2011
8 Mar 2010
Burundi carriers set up consortium to develop national fibre backbone
5 Jan 2010
Econet moves to take full control in Burundi
16 Sep 2009
SEACOM to use Rwanda to connect to Burundi and DRC
1 Apr 2009
Burundi to privatise Onatel by end-2009
31 Mar 2009
Econet Wireless Burundi launches pilot trials, paper says
27 Mar 2009
Regulator reports 78% rise in mobile users in 2008
13 Jan 2009
Telecel Globe completes African acquisitions
26 Sep 2008
U-Com Burundi to double subscriber base by 2010
29 Jul 2008
Lacell picks Ericsson for GSM rollout in Burundi
29 Jul 2008
Lacell picks Ericsson for GSM rollout in Burundi
13 May 2008
Alca-Lu gets the nod from Africell for national GSM/EDGE network
29 Jan 2008
Dubai’s VTEL acquires Africell of Burundi
18 Jan 2008
Government licenses sixth mobile operator – HiTs Telecom
4 Apr 2007
World Bank helps fund network development
22 May 2006
Econet acquires 65% stake in Burundi GSM operator

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