JOHANNESBURG: Africa-focused mobile network operator Africell<\/a> said on Wednesday it had finalised a deal with Angola to secure a mobile telecommunications<\/a> operator's licence.

Africell will join three other operators - Movicel, Unitel and state-owned Angola Telecom - already serving the southern African oil producer.

\"Angola is amongst the most attractive investment destinations in sub-Saharan Africa,\" Africell's CEO and Chairman Ziad Dalloul said in a statement. \"So we see this as the logical next step for Africell as we continue to grow our network.\"

Africell currently provides service to around 12 million subscribers in Uganda, Sierra Leone, Gambia, and Democratic Republic of Congo.

The company secured a $100 million loan from the U.S. Development Finance Corporation in 2018 to fund an expansion strategy that includes growing mobile payments and micro-finance offerings and upgrading its 2G, 3G and 4G networks.

Africell said it planned to invest \"several hundred million dollars\" in infrastructure and services during the first phase of its rollout in Angola, with operations expected to create around 6,500 jobs over the next five years.
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移动运营商Africell保护安哥拉电信牌照

Africell将加入其他三个运营商——Movicel联合安哥拉和国有电信——已经服务于南部非洲石油生产国。

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更新2021年2月3日下午02:19坚持

非洲约翰内斯堡:关注移动网络运营商Africell周三表示,已完成与安哥拉获得移动通讯运营商的牌照。

Africell将加入其他三个运营商——Movicel联合安哥拉和国有电信——已经服务于南部非洲石油生产国。

“安哥拉是在撒哈拉以南非洲地区最具吸引力的投资目的地,“Africell首席执行官和董事长济Dalloul在一份声明中说。“我们认为这是Africell的合乎逻辑的下一步我们继续发展我们的网络。”

Africell目前大约1200万位用户提供服务在乌干达,塞拉利昂,冈比亚和刚果民主共和国。