Tele-Mobile South Sudan (TMSS) appointed the former Chief of Ethio-Telecom, Andualem Admase as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Andualem is expected to bring his rich experience in the telecom sector to TMSS, which is the fourth-largest telecommunications network company in South Sudan, following MTN, Zain, and Digitel. Owned by renowned Ethiopian investor and philanthropist, Aysheshim...
A large part of the Namibian population remains deprived of telecommunications services despite the acceleration of digital transformation. The regulator wants to give operators more technical capacity to better cover the population and meet growing demand. The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has stated that it will make the 800 MHz and 700 MHz frequency...
For those that are unaware, Starlink is a SpaceX project providing internet all over the globe. It works in the same way as VSAT in that you buy a piece of equipment that faces the sky and connects you to the internet via a satellite above you in space. Starlink service will be available in...
WeLight, a company co-owned by pan-African conglomerate AXIAN Group, has secured €19-million in funding from a group of lenders – including the European Investment Bank (EIB), to help 250,000 people in rural Madagascar gain first-time access to clean electricity. The Group, comprised of the EIB, Triodos Investment Management and EDFI ElectriFI, a European Union-funded Electrification...
Malawi’s government is under mounting pressure to remove taxes applied to ICT in order to lower the cost of internet. The ICT Association of Malawi (ICTAM) has petitioned the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs to review taxation policies with regards to the 2023/2024 National Budget. ICTAM president Clarence Gama said: “We have the 15%...
Africa Data Centres has announced plans to expand its datacentre operation in Nairobi, and said it has identified a new site to accommodate an extra 15MW of IT load to be added to its existing infrastructure. The Cassava Technologies company said the new data facility will begin with 5MW of IT load and will be...
Vodafone investors withdrawing over the last year has opened the door for the Emirati operator group to increase its stake in the business It is no secret that Vodafone has been facing serious financial pressures recent years, with investors squeezing the multinational operator to implement major changes and turn its fortunes around. Indeed, for many...
Raxio Group entered the African data center market in 2019. Since then, the company has multiplied investments to expand its geographical footprint on the continent. Until then, it was present in six African countries including Uganda, DRC, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia. Neutral data center builder and operator Raxio Group announced on Tuesday, January 17 that it is...
The latest report released by Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN), has forecasted increase in cyber threats in 2023 in Nigeria, which is an election year. CSEAN, an advocacy group on all matters relating to information security in Nigeria, said although the expected rise in cyber threats would cut across globe in 2023, it...
Telkom said on Wednesday that it expects to play host to the launch of the first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) on its network by year-end. The move to provide services to MVNOs, which piggyback off mobile operators’ infrastructure, is a requirement flowing from last year’s spectrum auction by communications regulator Icasa. MTN and Vodacom are...
