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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 NewsLong-Isolated Ethiopia To Take Major Step to Open Phone Market

November 25, 2020by myles0

Ethiopia will start accepting proposals for two new telecommunication licenses from Friday, a major step toward opening Africa’s second-most populous country to international operators. Eyob Tekalign, the state minister responsible for the privatization process, confirmed the move even as the government wages a military conflict in the country’s northern Tigray region. Ethiopia has been looking...

More Africa NewsSouth Africa: Vodacom’s network falls over for the second time in 10 days

November 24, 2020by myles0

For the second time in less than two weeks, Vodacom was having major problems with its network in South Africa on Monday. (See the update at the end of this article for the latest.) Consumers took to social media, including Twitter, from about 2.30pm to complain that they couldn’t access the company’s network. Downdetector, a popular...

More Africa NewsSouth Africa: Serious accusations against Cell C by employees

November 23, 2020by myles0

Cell C has dismissed accusations that the company’s Section 189 process is unprocedural and that it is backtracking on an agreement not to cut staff as inaccurate and misleading. Cell C employees have joined the recent SABC strike in protest of the mobile operators’ retrenchment process. Speaking to the SABC, a Cell C Information Communication...

More Africa NewsZimbabwe: Telecom Tariffs Likely to Go Up Following Zesa Tariff Increases

November 23, 2020by myles0

Telecommunication companies are likely to increase their tariffs soon to meet rising operating costs following the recent price increases by the national power utility Zesa, industry sources have said. Zimbabwe’s mobile network operators – Econet, NetOne and Telecel – last reviewed their tariffs in September, but electricity prices have more than doubled in the last...

More Africa NewsEthiopia: Update on Telecom Liberalization Process – ECA

November 23, 2020by myles0

Since its establishment in September 2019, the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) has engaged in an intensive effort to spearhead the telecom liberalization effort in Ethiopia. In fulfilling its mandate to prepare the sector for a competitive environment as well as domestic and international investment in the sector, the Authority has issued fourteen (14) directives that set...

More Industry InsightsEthiopia to auction telecoms licenses in December, says Tigray conflict won’t cause delays

November 23, 2020by myles0

* Expects to float bids for two licenses in two weeks * Says no delay in the process due to Tigray conflict * Sale of Ethio Telecoms stake to take nine months Ethiopia expects to sell a minority stake in Ethio Telecoms within nine months and tendering for two new licenses will start on Dec....

More Africa NewsEthiopia’s Telecom Auction Plan Falters Before Bidder Meeting

November 23, 2020by myles0

Ethiopia’s protracted privatization process faces sticking issues as the government and prospective investors prepare to meet this week, with an escalating armed conflict starting to add to concerns. MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s largest carrier by subscribers, sees the investment case weakening due to uncertainty over whether international tower companies would participate and a mobile-money license...

More Africa NewsGambians Urge Pura to Stop Censorship, Regulate GSM Operators

November 20, 2020by myles0

Some Gambians have expressed their utter dismay at the Public Utility Authority (PURA) for what they say is censoring radio stations in the country after the regulatory body warned radio stations against the usage of foul language. PURA earlier in the week issued a public notice expressing its concerns on abusive language on radio stations....

More Africa NewsVodacom South Africa spends ZAR 1 bln on batteries in 6 months

November 19, 2020by myles0

Vodacom South Africa says it has spent ZAR 1 billion on batteries over the last six months to ensure its network stayed up during load-shedding, MyBroadband reported. Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub said the power outages this year forced the operator to increase its back-up power investment. South Africa suffered the worst ever load-shedding in 2020, with...

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