MTN South Africa has announced the launch of its first commercial installation of Supersonic AirFibre starting May 2021. The first commercial rollout will commence in Soweto, Mamelodi, Fairlands and Honeydew. Calvin Collett, managing director of MTN SA’s ISP: Supersonic said that” AirFibre serves as an alternative to the labour-intensive rollout of cabled fibre, by using [...]
MTN Rwanda has received approval from the Central Bank to set up its FinTech subsidiary, Mobile Money Rwanda Ltd, in a move that is likely to intensify competition in the financial system. The firm, which was permitted to run the operator’s mobile money operations from April 27 and will be headed by CEO Chantal Kagame. [...]
Ooredoo Qatar has announced as the Official Telecommunication Partner of the eQatar National Team in the recent FIFA eNations Cup Qualifiers. The eQatar National Team took on five other nations in online matches between April 30 and May 2, 2020, and successfully qualified for the FIFA eNations Cup. Sabah Rabiah Al Kuwari, Director PR at [...]
Ethiopia’s finance ministry confirmed two final bids for new operating licences, with MTN Group and a consortium including Vodafone Group, Vodacom and Safaricom in the running to enter the market. The country’s overdue application process ended this week with the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance announcing final bids had been received from MTN, and a consortium [...]
Axian Group intends to invest $500 million in Tanzania following the purchase of telecommunication assets in the East African country and is seeking more deals to further expand in the region. A consortium led by the Antananarivo; Madagascar-based conglomerate announced April 19 the purchase of Millicom International Cellular’s Tanzanian operations. Acquiring Tigo Tanzania and Zanzibar [...]
Etisalat is deploying an autonomous 5G network based on the Etisalat A3 architecture in collaboration with Nokia to offer best-in-class customer experience, as 5G’s ultra-high bandwidth and low latency enhance service offerings and transform business models. 5G capabilities enable innovative applications in areas such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). It also addresses [...]
Huawei has secured the contract for the extension of 4G services in Ethiopia’s monopoly operator, Ethio Telecom. Ethio Telecom’s monopoly is set to be broken within the coming months. The CEO of Ethio Telecom, Frehiwot Tamiru, stated the move “opens a new chapter and brings an immediate impact on congested areas of telecom service”. The [...]
Telkom Kenya, along with the Ministry of ICT’s National Youth Council has developed a youth-focused Digital Wallet. The app is called ‘Fursa’ and according to Telkom, it is a platform that allows the council to easily disburse funds to Youths in the country in a faster, secure, convenient, and timely manner. This solution will increase [...]
ScholarX Technologies Limited has announced a strategic partnership with telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, to launch LearnAM, a new mobile learning platform that provides skills training content to improve learning outcomes. Co-founder and CEO, ScholarX, Bola Lawal, said: “The ScholarX team expresses profound appreciation to Airtel Nigeria and the GSMA Innovation Fund, funded by the [...]
Fuse Media has signed licensing deals to bring language learning platform, Lingopie on Telkom South Africa. “Today’s licensing agreements signify the early innings of Fuse Media’s global expansion,” said Fuse Media head of digital, Patrick Courtney, who added: “It is also inspiring that these companies are eager to provide their customers with content that not [...]
