Source: LUSA
Africell Global Holding Ltd, a Lebanese company, is the winner of the public tender for the award of the 4th Unified Global Title (TGU), for the provision of public communications services in Angola, joining Unitel, Movicel and Angola Telecom.
The Government of Angola, through the interministerial working group, considering the observations raised by the evaluation committee in the award report, informed that “the application of the company Africell Global Holding Ltd is the winner of the public tender for the attribution of the 4th Unified Global Title (TGU) for the provision of public electronic communications services”.
The application phase took place between September 30, 2019 and January 22, 2020, in which three companies acquired parts for the competition, Africell, MTN from South Africa and BAI Investimentos from Angola. The subsequent phase, of presenting a technical and financial proposal from the only candidate, took place from March 2nd to May 4th, 2020.
“The evaluation committee concluded that Africell’s proposal responded satisfactorily to the requirements of the procedural elements, as well as to the interests of the Angolan State, and is expected to bring transversal benefits to all economic sectors of the country, as well as to the population in general”said the statement.
After completion of the negotiation and provision of the final terms established, Africell will be granted the TGU license to operate in national territory and will sign the respective concession contract with the Instituto Angolano das Comunicações (Inacom).
Africell is an international operator, with 18 years of activity in the telecommunications sector, providing mobile, Internet, subscription television and ‘mobile money’ services to more than 12 million customers.
The company is present in four African countries: Gambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone and Uganda.
Currently, Angola has three operators, with Unitel leading the market, with around 80%, ahead of Movicel, with around 20%, and Angola Telecom (a state company in the process of privatization) with a residual position.