The AngoSat-2 satellite was launched in October 2022. The government authorized its commercialization in January 2023. As of March, it was already providing free high-speed Internet connectivity in hospitals, administrations, schools and universities of seven provinces of Angola.  The public company Angola Telecom has launched a project called “Conecta Angola” to provide free Internet connectivity...

Angola Telecom’s restructuring process continues. The government is seeking to take advantage of the expertise of the private sector to strengthen the capacities of the incumbent telecommunications operator in a context of accelerated digital transformation.  The Angolan government has announced that it has entrusted the rehabilitation and extension of the transmission networks of the incumbent operator...

An international public tender for a sub-concession to manage and develop Angola Telecom’s metropolitan and national transport backbone network is proceeding, with a deadline of 10 November 2021 for bidders to submit their proposals, Valor Economico reports. The newspaper added that participants in the tender must commit USD50,000 alongside a deposit equivalent to 5% of...

State-owned fixed line operator Angola Telecom (AT) will retake the 18% stake in cellco Movicel which it sold at the end of 2019, reports Expansao. Movicel owes significant debts to AT, which has threatened to cut off interconnection with the mobile operator, and the proposed share deal forms part of a planned solution to the...