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15 May 2023
Guinee Telecom begins public network testing
12 May 2023
MTN Group Q1 service revenues up 15.6%; company in ‘advanced talks’ to sell three West African subsidiaries
14 Apr 2023
Cable Compendium: a guide to the week’s submarine and terrestrial developments
27 Mar 2023
GFO authorised to begin marketing fibre transport and capacity services
14 Mar 2023
Guinee Telecom not expected to launch commercial operations until 2024
16 Jan 2023
Guinee Telecom will be operational by end of January
19 Dec 2022
ARPT adopts strategic development plan for 2023-25
12 Dec 2022
MTN 4G launch rollout enters pilot phase
14 Oct 2022
Sotelgui to relaunch in H1 2023
25 Jul 2022
Orange Guinea fined for service failings
4 Jul 2022
Govt still working on plans to relaunch Sotelgui
24 May 2022
Avanti and Free sign deal to build new satellite gateway in Senegal
7 Feb 2022
MTN Guinea awarded 4G licence
1 Feb 2022
ARPT cuts MTRs, moves to reduce call pricing
16 Apr 2021
Cable Compendium: a guide to the week’s submarine and terrestrial developments
5 Mar 2021
Unidentified SIMs to be disconnected from May 2021
3 Mar 2021
Guinea planning to relaunch incumbent telecoms operator with AfDB support
29 Jan 2021
Cable Compendium: a guide to the week’s submarine and terrestrial developments
13 Nov 2020
Cable Compendium: a guide to the week’s submarine and terrestrial developments
12 Oct 2020
Regulator orders closure of Cellcom’s offices; Orange Guinea activates 4G+ network
20 Jul 2020
Orange Guinea selects Alepo to digitise fixed broadband services
3 Apr 2020
Cable Compendium: a guide to the week’s submarine and terrestrial developments
27 Mar 2020
Cable Compendium: a guide to the week’s submarine and terrestrial developments
13 Nov 2019
MTN Group to deliver off-grid rural coverage using Vanu’s OpenRAN technology
13 May 2019
Orange Guinea extends 4G network coverage in Conakry
1 May 2019
Sierra Leone signs free roaming MoU with Guinea, Liberia and Cote d’Ivoire
16 Apr 2019
Orange Guinea launches 4G in Conakry
8 Apr 2019
Partners sought for Guinea Telecom launch; 27.5% GUILAB stake for sale
15 Mar 2019
Orange Guinea awarded 4G licence
14 Dec 2018
Cable Compendium: a guide to the week’s submarine and terrestrial developments
2 Nov 2018
Cable Compendium: a guide to the week’s submarine and terrestrial developments
15 Oct 2018
Government announces launch of Guinea’s first internet exchange point
12 Oct 2018
Intercel shut down by Guinea authorities
6 Jul 2018
Cable Compendium: a guide to the week’s submarine and terrestrial developments
5 Oct 2017
USD50 million plan to revive Sotelgui is ‘not enough’
16 Jun 2017
Cable Compendium: a guide to the week’s submarine and terrestrial developments
10 Jan 2017
Sotelgui set for 2017 revival?
5 Dec 2016
Sotelgui return still a long way off
2 Dec 2016
No more roaming charges for five West African states
17 Nov 2016
InterCEL and CBNL build wireless broadband network
28 Sep 2016
Cellcom Guinea taps Huawei for network expansion
26 Apr 2016
Orange reports revenue growth for third consecutive quarter
27 Jan 2016
Guinea introducing new tax on data, SMS
25 Aug 2015
MTN Group and Liquid Telecom buddy up to extend African footprint
1 Jul 2015
Defunct Sotelgui could relaunch next month
6 Feb 2015
Orange and Ecobank launch money transfer service in Mali
13 Jan 2015
All Guinean telecoms licences to be revised in 2015
24 Dec 2014
Minister sets new date for Sotelgui, adds 4G to wish list
18 Dec 2014
Orange Guinea now has network presence in all 303 rural communes
15 Oct 2014
MTN deploys 148 new 3G sites
19 Aug 2014
Sotelgui set to re-launch operations by end-August
2 Jun 2014
Guinea inaugurates ACE landing station in Conakry
13 May 2014
SkyVision launches new fibre network in Guinea
24 Apr 2014
Ten million Orange Money customers in 13 countries
21 Mar 2014
MTN Guinea to modernise network and cut prices
18 Mar 2014
Huawei looking to buy defunct Guinean telco Sotelgui?
5 Mar 2014
Sonatel sees 11% increase in sales and profits in 2013
28 Jan 2014
Telecoms minister pledges to revive Sotelgui before the end of 2014
10 Jan 2014
Sonatel tower sale likely to start this month
9 Dec 2013
African firm IHS in front seat to acquire Sonatel towers in West Africa
13 Nov 2013
ETI Chooses Telrad's platform to expand network
23 Oct 2013
Orange Group reports 4.0% drop in revenues to EUR10.2bn
18 Oct 2013
Cellcom offers 400% bonus for mobile top-ups
9 Oct 2013
Orange Guinea’s employees on strike
5 Sep 2013
MTN Guinea, Guess Com ink distribution agreement
28 Aug 2013
MTN Guinea obtains 3G licence
20 Aug 2013
Senegal’s Sonatel books net profit of XOF91bn in H1 2013
10 Apr 2013
French backers seek to open first Guinean IXP
9 Apr 2013
Court rules on fibre row
22 Mar 2013
Sudatel plots mass exodus; African subsidiaries up for grabs
14 Mar 2013
Orange Guinea plans EUR120m expenditure
13 Feb 2013
Sonatel points to regional dominance as FY2012 profit climbs
3 Jan 2013
Huawei bags Guinean backbone contract, Sotelgui rescue plans ongoing
11 Dec 2012
Sotelgui to remain in state hands; World Bank agrees loan to fund restructuring
26 Nov 2012
ETI contracts Alvarion for network expansion project
25 Sep 2012
Orange Money comes to Guinea
7 Aug 2012
Orange Guinea enjoys positive first half
9 May 2011
MTN settles Guinea licence issue
4 May 2011
MTN threatened with closure
22 Apr 2010
Gateway improves mobile networks in West Africa
3 Nov 2008
Ericsson completes Cellcom Guinea’s network
28 Aug 2008
Sotelgui seeks new partner
12 Aug 2008
Telekom Malaysia to complete Sotelgui disposal next month
4 Mar 2008
Private equity firm invests USD20m in Cellcom
15 Mar 2007
FT’s Senegalese unit Sonatel snaps up West African mobile licences
21 Apr 2006
Investcom launches new network
14 Dec 2005
TM to exit Guinea
14 Nov 2005
InvestCom awards Ericsson USD31 million deal
21 Jan 2005
Telekom Malaysia to quit Guinea

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