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More Africa NewsTelekom Networks Malawi selects Globe Teleservices as exclusive partner for International Voice and Messaging

November 25, 2020by myles0

Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM), the telecom operator of Malawi, has chosen Globe Teleservices as exclusive partner for International Voice and A2P messaging aggregation in the country. As part of the engagement, Globe Teleservices to deploy an advanced Voice and SMS firewall solution to combat network frauds and threats. Globe Teleservices, the fastest growing global service...

More Africa NewsTelekom Networks Malawi leverages Charmed OpenStack to virtualise

November 13, 2020by myles0

Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, has announced that its Charmed OpenStack, an open source private cloud solution that allows businesses to control large pools of computer, storage and networking in a datacentre, has been selected by Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) to modernise and virtualise its entire telecommunications infrastructure. According to a statement released by the...

More Africa NewsMalawi to Have Free Public Wi-Fi Hotspot – Tnm Partners With Government

November 11, 2020by myles0

TNM Plc has partnered with Malawi government to provide free Wi-Fi in selected public places across the country over a three-year period. The initiative is being implemented by Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) under the Digital Project Malawi and will lead to the setting up of 30 Wi-Fi hotspots including schools, libraries, hospitals and markets...

More Africa NewsMalawi: TNM’s CEO Buitelaar steps down

November 9, 2020by myles0

Michiel Buitelaar, CEO of Malawi’s second largest mobile phone operator Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM), has resigned. In a message to TNM employees, Buitelaar said the reasons for stepping down were personal. “I’m stepping down as CEO of TNM. I thoroughly enjoyed my position and working with you but personal reasons have brought me to this...

More Africa NewsMalawi: Lack of funding threatens Malawi’s rural connectivity project

November 4, 2020by myles0

Malawi’s plan to complete the roll out of the Last Mile Rural Connectivity Project, aimed at providing mobile phone telecommunication services to rural areas by 2021, is now hanging in the balance due to financial challenges. Like many other countries in Africa, most of rural Malawi is not connected to mobile networks as operators remain...

More Africa NewsMalawi ICT Sector Needs Audit, Says Minister Kazako

October 30, 2020by myles0

Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Gospel Kazako said there was need for proper audit in the ICT sector for the government to know investments and gaps within the sector. He said this Wednesday in Blantyre where he visited Globe Internet to discuss some of the things which is tapping power from the fiber cable...

More Africa NewsMalawi urged to reach rural with mobile money services

October 9, 2020by myles0

A study by the Economics Association of Malawi (ECAMA) has found that the lack of incentives and information is hampering the penetration and usage of mobile money services in the country’s rural areas. The study titled Promoting Mobile Money use through Training and Text Messages in Malawi found that due to lack of information on digital payments, people...

More Africa NewsMalawi: President Lazarus Chakwera in favor of a third telecom operator

September 1, 2020by myles0

Malawi is ready to welcome a 3rd mobile operator to improve the quality and cost of telecom services, its president Lazarus Chakwera announced on August 25 in an interview with Invest Africa. The country had already granted a third license several times, which each time failed. The President of the Republic of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera (photo),...

More Africa NewsMalawi engages Econet’s Masiyiwa for affordable internet

August 13, 2020by myles0

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera is in negotiations with Econet Global Chairman, Strive Masiyiwa regarding access to more affordable internet. Although there is little detail available over what is being discussed, in a statement released last week, Chakwera said he had engaged with the Zimbabwean billionaire to assist in resolving his country’s “connection to the network...

More Africa NewsMalawi: TNM and KaiOS Launch a 4G Feature Phone

August 7, 2020by myles0

TNM has partnered with KaiOS Technologies to launch an affordable 4G KaiOS-enabled smart feature phone in Malawi. Priced at $34, the TNM Smart 4G will offer customers access to essential and popular apps such as WhatsApp, Google Assistant, Google Maps, YouTube and Facebook. “These devices will help people to entertain and educate themselves or have...

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