Airtel entering Rwanda

Bharti Airtel, one of the biggest telecom companies in terms of number of subscribers (more than 230 millions in Africa and Asia), was this September "granted" ($30 millions nevertheless) a 2G and 3G license by the government of Rwanda. This comes after Rwandatel lost its license to operate wireless voice and data services, and to help achieve the RURA promise of a 60% mobile penetration in the country before the end of 2012. Airtel, from India, is not a stranger to the market as it acquired Zain Africa (16 countries) with a $9 billion check. Few years earlier, the company almost merged with MTN Group.
Airtel will bring much and shocks in the market will definitely be felt right after the launch (no official launch date was announced). One have to notice that apart from Burundi, all the neighboring countries (including Kenya) have an Airtel network.