Airtel Africa has made Tanzania one of the markets to which it will pay particular attention during the year 2021. Its local subsidiary is currently in second place in the market in terms of shares. She has a chance to dethrone the historic leader Vodacom. Mobile operator Airtel Tanzania announced the successful modernization of its 4G...
Airtel Africa and Telkom have been placed under scrutiny after allegedly violating the quality of services across their networks. According to Gadgets Africa, The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) believes both telcos failed to meet the minimum 80% threshold on quality of calls across 33 counties in 2020. “Telkom Kenya scored an average mark of 73%...
Airtel Africa has announced that an application for the renewal of its Nigerian subsidiary’s spectrum licences has been approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Airtel Nigeria’s 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum licences were due to expire on 30 November 2021 but have now been extended for a further ten years, to 30 November 2031. Under...
In 2020, demand for broadband connectivity has exploded in Zambia due to Covid-19. According to the telecoms regulator, this need will grow even stronger. Airtel Zambia wants to take advantage of this by acquiring resources to improve its network capabilities. The mobile operator Airtel Zambia has offered itself a frequency spectrum of 20MHz in the 800MHz band. The...
“Airtel Uganda thanks the Government of Uganda and the Uganda Communications Commission for its cooperation on this important process,” the telco said in an official statement. Airtel Uganda, a subsidiary of Airtel Africa, said it has been issued a National Telecom Operator (NTO) license by paying $74.6 million which includes a VAT amount of $11.4 million. The new...
Zambian consumer welfare organisation the Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS) has requested that Airtel Zambia reverse the recently implemented price increase on data bundles – this as subscribers continue to accuse the operator of exploitation. The organisation says affordability remains critical as consumers continue to rely on the internet amid difficult socio-economic conditions. High...
Airtel has partnered with Ericsson to modernize its 4G network in Kenya. The telco signed a deal in August 2020 to enhance the quality of voice and data – this is expected to be done by leveraging Ericsson’s Radio System and Packet Core solutions. According to TechWeez, this project is also expected to make Kenya ready for...
Telkom Kenya and Airtel have recorded a 16% fall in mobile Internet subscribers after consumers grew uncertain over a proposed merger of the telcos, according to Gadgets Africa. A report by the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) reveals that there were only 38.85 million Internet subscribers as of March 2020 – this resulted in a decline...
Safaricom, Telkom and Airtel Kenya have decided to compensate customers who experience interrupted services due to network outages, reports Gadgets Africa. This comes shortly after the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) issued new draft regulations “to compel telcos to either pay or offer credit equivalent of the time users are without voice, data and SMS services”.These...
Airtel Tanzania Plc yesterday gave Sh32.9 billion as a dividend to the government, adhering to last year’s pact between the government and Bharti Airtel. Last year, the government and Bharti Airtel agreed that the latter would pay the former Sh60 billion over a period of five years to settle an ownership dispute. Bharti Airtel chairman...
