Telecoms
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BUSINESS
MTN Group rebrands, adopts new logo and slogan
Africa’s biggest telecom company MTN Group is rebranding. The rebrand, the company says is to position it as a technology…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Africa reported a 21.7% revenue growth to $3.4 billion in Q3 2021
Airtel Africa has released its Q3 results for the year 2021 reporting a 21.7% revenue growth to $3.4 billion. Airtel…
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New Appointments
Vodacom subsidiary XLink appoints Thanusha Govender new Managing Director
XLink, a subsidiary of the Vodacom Group and provider of secure payment connectivity solutions, has appointed Thanusha Govender as its new Managing…
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News
Angola Cables ranked in latest Top 100 CAIDA global rankings
The US-based Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA) has released its latest global Autonomous Systems (AS) rankings. The international ranking system…
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News
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[Namibia] Paratus and MTN sign country’s first roaming agreement
Paratus and MTN have signed a national roaming agreement in Namibia, the first of its kind in this Southern African…
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News
[This Week in Tech] Telkom Kenya signs a $100M deal to scale its 4G network and other top stories
Kenya’s 4G subscriptions market share will more than double from 24.2% in 2021 to 53.6% by 2025. Local telcos have…
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News
Liquid Intelligent Technologies announces Asia-USA global internet transit route via Africa
Pan-African technology group Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced the launch of its shortest terrestrial fibre route between the East to…
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News
UN gives the nod to African alternative energy solution for mobile networks
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has recognized South African NEC XON’s alternative energy Hybrid Storage Solution (HSS) as…
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News
Africell plugs into the Angola Cables network to provide express connectivity for customers
Africell, the fourth mobile operator in Angola, has selected Angola Cables to provide wholesale IP transit and connectivity solutions for…
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News
Segun Ogunsanya officially takes over as Airtel Africa New CEO
Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, has officially taken over as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for Airtel Africa. The African arm…
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News
MwareTV announces availability of an entirely customisable OTT service for ISPs and telco operators in Africa
MwareTV, a leading cloud-based multi-tenant platform, has announced the availability to telco operators and internet service providers (ISPs) in Africa…
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News
Digital demand drives annual IFC commitments in telecoms, media and tech to $1b
The surging demand for digital connectivity during the COVID-19 pandemic has led IFC ‘s commitments to the telecoms, media and…
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CLOUD
Nokia signs deal with Africell to deploy 5G-ready network in Angola
Nokia has today signed a deal to deploy its comprehensive network technologies to Angola’s new mobile telecommunications operator, Africell. The…
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News
Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Facebook Partner to Build a Fibre Network in DRC
Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Facebook have announced a partnership to build an extensive long haul and metro fibre network in…
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News
5G’s Impact on Global GDP over $7.5 trillion
Huawei recently held its 5G+, Better World Summit, where various operators and industry partners shared their experiences of how 5G…
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COLUMNS
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[Column] Great 5G runs on top of great 4G! So, who leads in 4G performance?
By Arne Schaelicke You cannot miss the excitement as the 5G race intensifies. And it is not just the operators…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom named 2016 Best Mobile Operator in Africa
Safaricom has been named the ‘African Mobile Operator of the Year’ at the annual CommsMEA Awards for 2016. Safaricom was…
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News
Leading decision makers in Africa to gather in Lagos for the 2016 Telecom Media Technology conference
Leading decision makers in African telecoms, media, and technology (TMT) will gather in Lagos on September 20, for the 2016…
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BUSINESS
Finnish telco companies coming to Kenya to look for partnerships
As the number of mobile network technology in Kenya continues to increase, it is creating room for new international business…
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BUSINESS
Guest Post: Promising future in telecoms sector, but stakes higher
The telecommunications industry in Kenya has been on a very progressive journey and it has covered a great distance in…
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