Nigeria: NCC has authorized the sale of frequencies between telecom operators
The secondary market for telecom frequencies – the sal...
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Morocco: Inwi takes big step towards super broadband by launching 4.5G
Inwi, a mobile phone operator from the Moroccan group Al Mad...
20 August, 2018 / No comment
ZTE back in business in South Africa
After suspending operations around the world following a ba...
20 August, 2018 / No comment
Nigeria: MTN Nigeria’s NGN200 billion loan leaves market jittery
MTN Nigeria has a secured a loan of NGN200 billion (about US...
20 August, 2018 / No comment
Kenya: Airtel Kenya slashes prices to take on rival Safaricom
In what is widely considered to be the latest move to impact...
20 August, 2018 / No comment
Angola: Huawei announces increased investments in the country
Huawei Angola’s managing director, Ryan Li, was receiv...
17 August, 2018 / No comment
Kenya: Liquid Telecom to roll out Sigfox IoT network across Kenya
Liquid Telecom Kenya has announced a partnership with Sigfox...
17 August, 2018 / No comment
Congo Dem. Rep.: Helios eyes DRC after scrapping listing plans
Helios Towers is investing tens of millions of dollars in t...
17 August, 2018 / No comment
Zambia pushes ahead with controversial cyber security legislation
Following months of scrutiny and despite concern from civil ...
17 August, 2018 / No comment
Uganda says it will renew MTN Uganda’s licence, but only if it lists on local bourse
The authorities in Uganda have asked MTN Group’s Ugandan...
17 August, 2018 / No comment
Nigeria: MTN Obtains a $ 554 Million Borrowing from a Consortium of 12 Banks
MTN Nigeria announced on August 15, 2018, the signing of a l...
16 August, 2018 / No comment
Zambia: Liquid Group buys Zambia’s Hai Telecom from joint venture with Copperbelt Energy
Zimbabwean operator Liquid Telecommunications has acquired Z...
16 August, 2018 / No comment
South Africa: Vox to shut own data centre in move to Teraco
ICT provider Vox said on Wednesday that it will shut its Wa...
16 August, 2018 / No comment
Africa: 78% of African countries will offer 4G services by the end of 2018
A study conducted by data and analytics company, GlobalData...
16 August, 2018 / No comment
Cameroon: Gilat Telecom Chosen By Cameroon’s Nexttel To Provide Pan-African Fibre Connectivity
Gilat Telecom (formerly known as Gilat Satcom) today announ...
16 August, 2018 / No comment
Nigeria: NCC gives MTN until May 2019 to list
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given MTN N...
16 August, 2018 / No comment
Kenya: Airtel initiates a new price war by breaking its call tariff, Safaricom refuses to follow
The mobile operator has revised the price of its call for pr...
15 August, 2018 / No comment
Zimbabwe: Econet Replaces Delta As ZSE Heavyweight
Mobile operator Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited is now the ...
15 August, 2018 / No comment
Kenya: Safaricom to introduce finger biometrics to curb SIM card fraud
Kenya’s biggest teleco Safaricom, is in the process of dev...
15 August, 2018 / No comment
Zambia to tax online calls to protect telcos
Daily tariff of US$0.30 to be charged through mobile phone o...
15 August, 2018 / No comment
MTN upbeat about market prospects
Solid (6%) growth in voice revenue across MTN’s portfo...
15 August, 2018 / No comment
Zimbabwe: ‘Four potential foreign bidders’ for NetOne stake
Four foreign firms are interested in buying a 45%-50% equity...
15 August, 2018 / No comment
South Africa: “R585-million broadband fiasco” is nonsense – Altron
Altech Alcom Matomo, which is part of Altech Radio Holdings ...
14 August, 2018 / No comment
Africa: Bharti Airtel Plans To List Africa Unit In One Year, Says Singtel
Bharti Airtel Ltd. plans an initial public offering of its p...
14 August, 2018 / No comment
South Africa: Amended telecoms bill headed to cabinet
A redrafted version of the Electronic Communications Amendm...
14 August, 2018 / No comment
Ethiopia edges closer to privatise Ethio Telecom
Ethiopia is pressing ahead with the privatisation of monopol...
14 August, 2018 / No comment
Uganda lifts ban on airtime scratch cards
Wim Vanhelleputte, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Uganda has...
14 August, 2018 / No comment
South Africa: Still no court date for new out-of-bundle data rules
The High Court has still not set a date to hear cases brough...
13 August, 2018 / No comment
Africa: iWayAfrica signs with Avanti Communication to offer Internet connectivity in Africa via its HYLAS 4 satellite
iWayAfrica, the pan-African provider of satellite telecommun...
13 August, 2018 / No comment
Nigeria: NCC orders more due diligence on preferred bidder for 9Mobile
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has ord...
13 August, 2018 / No comment
Uganda: Govt Plans to Ease Social Media Tax Payment With Annual Charge
Government is working on a plan that will give customers a w...
13 August, 2018 / No comment
MTN affirms full-year dividend target, despite Iran sanctions
MTN Group remains on track to report a total 2018 dividend ...
13 August, 2018 / No comment
Cameroon refutes allegation of imminent internet shutdown
MTN Cameroon has denied it plans to cut off the internet acr...
13 August, 2018 / No comment
Egypt: Telecom Egypt and Etisalat Misr ink virtual fixed voice service MoU
Telecom Egypt has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...
13 August, 2018 / No comment
MTN CEO WARNS ABOUT GETTING TOO EXCITED ABOUT 5G IN SA
MTN group president and CEO, Rob Shuter, has warned over get...
10 August, 2018 / No comment
African Fintech startups to look out for in 2018
There are a number of impressive African fintech startups em...
08 August, 2018 / No comment
Mobile Payment System, MCash Launches relaunches
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems together with MTN ...
08 August, 2018 / No comment
Kenya guns for top ICT positions in Africa and globally
Kenya is eyeing top positions in ICT organizations in the c...
08 August, 2018 / No comment
Connecting the Unconnected with Mobile Reach
With the continued evolution of satellite technology, the wo...
07 August, 2018 / No comment
DRC: GSMA urges reform of mobile sector taxation
The GSMA has called on the government of the Democratic Repu...
07 August, 2018 / No comment
Cashless is king: building a financially inclusive Africa with digital technology
Mastercard’s innovative solutions are driving the move tow...
07 August, 2018 / No comment
Huawei overtakes Apple as second biggest smartphone seller
In a not so shocking revelation, Chinese based tech firm Hua...
06 August, 2018 / No comment
Amidst the hype, 5G still needs to prove its worth, says GlobalData
The ‘race to 5G’ has moved beyond the telecoms industry ...
06 August, 2018 / No comment
The risks mobile payments present to financial service
It’s no secret that the financial services industry is a t...
06 August, 2018 / No comment
Technologies that will have high business impact in Africa in 2 years
The 2018 Gartner, Inc. Hype Cycle for information and commun...
03 August, 2018 / No comment
Vodacom to connect over 200 new rural network sites
As part of its accelerated rural coverage programme, Vodacom...
03 August, 2018 / No comment
Major changes afoot at Dimension Data, sources say
Dimension Data and its parent, Nippon Telegraph and Telepho...
03 August, 2018 / No comment
Vodacom spending big money to beat MTN
Vodacom is pouring money into its network in South Africa i...
03 August, 2018 / No comment
Liquid Telecom exploring partnerships to grow LTE
Liquid Telecom is exploring partnerships to make the most of...
02 August, 2018 / No comment
MTN Nigeria to Commence Commercial Deployment of 5G Technology before 2020
Telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria has announced that...
02 August, 2018 / No comment
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