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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BusinessEconomyEthiopiaSafaricomTelecommunications
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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AfricaNewsNigeriaTechnologyTelecommunicationsWestern Africa
‘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 …
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Wiocc Group secures $30M equity investment to support Africa’s Digital infrastructure expansion
Wiocc Group, a leading digital connectivity and infrastructure provider in Africa, has secured a US$30-million (R540-million) equity investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The new investment will support WIOCC …
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Capitec launches mobile network service with data that never expires
Capitec, South Africa’s largest retail bank by customers, has launched its own mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service, called Capitec Connect, following in the footsteps of other local banks expanding …
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Information & TechnologyKenya NewsTelecommunications
Telcos deactivated 287,000 SIM cards registered with a wrong ID details
Mobile operators deactivated 287,214 SIM cards in the three months to June registered using wrong identification details, a report shows. This comes just days before the October 15 deadline set …