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Bharti Airtel's Africa IPO Plan Gathers Pace

Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 9/18/2018

Half a year after the management announced it was planning an IPO of its African operations, major Indian telco Bharti Airtel appears to have taken concrete steps towards a London Stock Exchange listing of the business.

MainOne, Orange to Invest in West Africa Cable Landing Stations

Connecting Africa, 9/17/2018

PRESS RELEASE -- LAGOS, Nigeria -- French Telecoms company, Orange (www.Orange.com) and leading West African Connectivity and Data Centre services provider, MainOne (www.MainOne.net) have struck a partnership that will see the French telecoms giant co-invest in two new cable landing stations in Dakar, Senegal and Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire while the ...

Mozambique Refarming TV White Spaces to Provide Internet Connectivity

Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 9/17/2018

WiMax may have failed in playing a major role in the 4G world, but that doesn't mean it's without its uses. For example, it's being used to provide Internet connectivity using the spectrum left unused by TV transmission -- so-called TV white spaces (TVWS).

Abra Adds Monero To Its Fintech Platform

Connecting Africa, 9/17/2018

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Global currency wallet and exchange Abra has just added super-private cryptocurrency Monero to its platform in a move it says is aimed directly at helping emerging economies - including Africa - drive a revolution in global financial inclusion.

Executive Interview: Tony Onuk, Co-Founder and CEO, The RootHub

The Staff, 9/13/2018

With just a few weeks to go until the annual Nigeria Com 2018 event opens its doors, Connecting Africa is speaking to some of the key figures shaping Nigeria's telecoms and technology sectors.

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Executive Interview: Olusola Teniola, President of ATCON

The Staff, 9/12/2018

With just a few weeks to go until the annual Nigeria Com 2018 event opens its doors, Connecting Africa is speaking to some of the key figures shaping Nigeria's telecoms and technology sectors.

Huawei Marine Completes SAIL Subsea Network Build

Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 9/11/2018

Huawei Marine Networks, the submarine network construction arm of the giant Chinese telecoms vendor Huawei Technologies, has announced that it has completed the installation project for subsea network consortium South Atlantic Inter Link (SAIL).

Comsol & Samsung Turn On 5G Pilot in South Africa

Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 9/11/2018

A pilot 5G network operated by South African enterprise communications service provider Comsol using Samsung network infrastructure has been switched on in the Soweto township to provide 5G-based fixed wireless access.

Fintech Startup Yoco Turns Smartphones Into POS Terminals

Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 9/10/2018

Fintech startups are lighting up Sub-Saharan Africa these days. While OlyCash's ecosystem is helping "unbanked" Ugandan consumers pay cash for remote purchase, South Africa's Yoco is going a different route by enabling retailers that don't have card-reading terminals to accept card payments.

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Posted by CameronRobertson | In reply to: East Africa Com 2016 brochure revealed!

Even without the brochure, I think that it would be very interesting to attend one of these expositions in Africa about their framework. In the last few years, we can see just so much development happening and the turnout at these events is...

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Posted by PaulChau | In reply to: Drones For Good in Africa: Part 2

This is really quite interesting, but I don't see how drones could be an effective tool as compared to any other mid-range sized mobile device. As a drone is small, how much support can it render to people who are trapped in a flood or those...

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Posted by DavidHamilton | In reply to: Liquid Telecom Expands Into Tanzania With Raha Acquisition

In today's competitive era, businesses would have to take matters into their own hands when they wish to expand especially globally. This is when acquisitions get into the picture. In order to penetrate into a certain market, be it locally...

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Companies need to learn about market demand within a particular location before forcing any products or services into the market. Sometimes the need could be inadequate or insignificant, thus introducing a certain product that fit those critieria...

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Posted by RituGupta | In reply to: Interview with Charles Niehaus, Consultant in Mobile Money at the International Finance Corporation

It's very important for the companies to look carefully about the legislative rules and regulations that govern their business. If they are not careful, the government can shut down a lot of operations with something nearly as close as snapping...

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