Ethiopia’s communications regulator announced that it has received twelve bids for the two telecom licenses it intends to grant to multinational mobile companies, breaking the state monopoly. Th regulator stated that nine bidders are telecom operators and two non-telecom operators, and one submission was incomplete. Bidders consist of Etisalat, Axian, MTN, Orange, Saudi Telecom Company, [...]
MTN will roll out its new 5G network by the end of June and has started to promote its 5G value proposition in its latest Y’ello magazine. This promotion is part of the launch of the new 5G-enabled Huawei P40 or P40 Pro smartphones in South Africa. The promotion states “Be one of the very [...]
SA mobile subscribers will get better internet speeds and overall better service as the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA), the telecom regulator, has issued temporary radio frequency spectrum to operators to tackle communication challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Last Friday, ICASA said MTN, Telkom, Vodacom, Rain and Liquid Telecoms have been allocated more [...]
Forbes and MTN have launched ‘Forbes8’, a digital video network that offers more than 3,500 videos designed to influence every facet of an entrepreneur’s journey. By collaborating with MTN in Nigeria, Forbes8 is mainly supporting businesses of all sizes (and consumers working on their side hustles) with entrepreneurial activities. Forbes8 provides information, tips, advice and tools to [...]
TEOCO, the leading provider of analytics, assurance and optimisation solutions to more than 300 communication service providers and OEMs worldwide, has been selected by MTN Group to standardise its radio and microwave network planning tools. MTN Group will deploy TEOCO’s ASSET Radio and ASSET Backhaul across subsidiary networks in 18 different countries. This will give [...]
ZTE and MTN Uganda have jointly launched the first 5G SA network in East Africa, demonstrating 5G use case at an event on the theme “Experience the Future Together”, which takes place in the garden of Nyonyi, Kampala, Uganda. ZTE and MTN Uganda presented a high-speed 5G SA network in the bandwidth of the 60 [...]
The mobile operator MTN South Africa announces the reintroduction of its Mobile Money solution on the local market in January 2020. The service called MoMo will run on the Ericsson Converged Wallet system. In its initial phase, it will be available to MTN customers and will allow them to send and receive money, purchase prepaid [...]
This festive season promises to be exciting as the largest telecommunications network, MTN Ghana will offer customers a unique opportunity to watch the premiere of “Jumanji: The Next Level”. The film will be screened on Thursday December 12 at the Silver Bird cinema in the Accra shopping center. This is the fifth time this year [...]
MTN Business Namibia remained committed to transforming its business in the country to offer mobile services. It’s been two and a half years since the company started this operation. In order to calm the potential concerns of his partners, he wished the informants the progress of the process. A meeting was organized for this purpose [...]
MTN Nigeria unveiled a platform for streaming music, MusicTime! This allows music enthusiasts to choose from millions of songs available around the world. Developed in partnership with Simfy Africa, MusicTime! is a fascinating streaming music service that offers the best local and international music listening experience. The platform allows subscribers to enjoy the music as [...]
