Over 40million sim cards have been registered in the country as at last Saturday, October 15 when the campaign to register all mobile phone SIM cards ended, bringing to a …
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MTN stalls Telkom’s purchase after Rain’s proposal
MTN Group Ltd.’s talks to buy South Africa’s Telkom SA SOC Ltd. have stalled following a rival deal proposal from another telecom company, people familiar with the matter said. Negotiations …
- AirtelBusinessSouthern AfricaTelecommunications
Vodacom plans to expand its network, spends R340 million
Vodacom will spend R340 million to expand its network in areas in the central regions of Free State and the Northern Cape, with a focus on upgrading and adding new …
Higher quality video, cloud gaming, virtual reality, and greater automation will push South African mobile networks to roll out 5G coverage in the next few years. That is according to …
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MTN Plc and Airtel Nigeria increases data rates by 10 percent
Telecommunications companies in Nigeria; MTN Plc and Airtel Nigeria have increased prices for their internet data services by about 10 per cent. Both companies confirmed the increase on their separate …
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Airtel Completes Separation of its Mobile Money business from Telecommunications
Airtel Kenya has completed the process of separating its mobile money business from the telecommunications arm, with the new entity now operating as Airtel Money Kenya Ltd (AMKL). “The completion …
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Safaricom launches a commercial service in Addis as Ethiopia telecom to face stiff competition
Safaricom Ethiopia launches commercial services in Addis Ababa, ending the half-century old telecom monopoly that was under the control of Ethiopia telecom. At a press briefing held at the Hayatt …
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‘Japa’ Syndrome hit Nigerian Telecom Sector as 2000 workers left the country this year
Telecom operators in Nigeria have expressed worry over the mass exodus (Japa) of technical workers from the country. According to them, this may lead to poor quality of services if not …
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Rain tables formal proposal for Telkom merger
South Africa’s data-only network provider Rain has tabled a formal nonbinding proposal to merge with mobile and fixed-line operator Telkom. Rain’s public expression of interest in a merger in August …
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Telecoms operators say banks’ USSD debt has increased to N80b from N42 the previous year
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria says banks’ Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt has increased to N80 billion from N42 billion reported in 2021. The President of …