Liquid Telecom is expanding fibre access through Botswana’s Lobatse border to Gaborone dramatically increasing connectivity and network capacity in the country.

During a panel discussion organised by SAMENA Telecom Council, Hatem Bamatraf, Chief Technology Officer, Etisalat International, highlighted their major role in accelerating towards a digital economy.

With Qotto Benin, Canal+ has acquired another partner for solar-powered television in Africa.

stc, a digital leader in the MENA region, has partnered with Nokia to jointly operate its Technology Innovation Center over the next five years.

Driven to secure financial inclusion across its markets, MTN Group continues to grow the number of MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) users on its network, a trend that has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

M-Pesa has become the first mobile money provider in Africa to join the Financial Taskforce established by United for Wildlife, a coalition of charities that works to tackle the illegal wildlife trade.

Metrological’s Application Platform simplifies MultiChoice’s seamless integration of over-the-top content into a single viewer experience.

Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM), the leading telecom operator of Malawi, has chosen Globe Teleservices exclusive partner for International Voice and A2P messaging aggregation in the country.

Under the patronage of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority governor, stc Group announces an agreement with Western Union to sell a minority stake of up to 15% of the Saudi Digital Payment Company “stc pay” for up to $200 million, equivalent to valuing 5 billion riyals of the company.

Etisalat has selected Ericsson to implement Ericsson’s Advanced 5G Radio and 5G Core network, including User Data Management (UDM).

Leveraging the availability of the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite, Eutelsat Communications’ new direct arm, konnect, has kick-started the retail distribution of next-generation satellite Broadband across Europe and Africa.

Last week, a delegation from Vodacom Central Region was joined by community leaders and a local councillor from the Maluti-A-Phofung Municipality at an unveiling of a new 4G base station in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State.

Cash Crusaders and KaiOS Technologies today announced the DIXON XK1, the first open market KaiOS device in South Africa. They are now available from the Cash Crusaders stores across South Africa

Africa Data Centres, Africa’s largest network of interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre facilities, has had its Tier III certification renewed by the Uptime Institute for its Nairobi-based data centre.