At least 40 people have died after a ferry carrying hundreds of people capsized on Lake Victoria, Tanzania.

 The military-run telecom group Viettel plans to commence construction of a new third-generation (3G) mobile phone network in Tanzania this November with services expected to begin by July 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Military Telecom Corporation (Viettel) has launched mobile services under the brand name Bitel in the South American country of Peru.

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