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Econet and X's Project Taara join forces to connect Africa

Paula Gilbert
11/11/2020

Econet Group and Google X's Project Taara are teaming up to deploy new high-speed Internet technology to communities across sub-Saharan Africa.

Orange launches pan-West African fiber network

Paula Gilbert
11/10/2020

Orange has announced a massive fiber-optic network in West Africa, called Djoliba, which is a first-of-its-kind pan-West African backbone.

Telkom SA continues strong mobile growth

Paula Gilbert
11/10/2020

Telkom South Africa saw its mobile data traffic grow 81% over the past six months and mobile data revenue increase by 53.8%.

Vodafone Egypt gets additional ten-year spectrum license

Paula Gilbert
11/5/2020

Vodafone Egypt has acquired a block of 2.6GHz spectrum for $540 million which it says will significantly expand its network capacity.

Nearly half the world has never used the Internet

Paula Gilbert
10/28/2020

Nearly half of the global adult population has never used the Internet, and the majority live in Africa and South Asia, according to a recent ITU report.

New report shows digital gender gap in Ghana, Uganda

Paula Gilbert
10/23/2020

The digital gender gap stands at almost 43% in Uganda and 5.8% in Ghana, according to the World Wide Web Foundation's new Women's Rights Online Report.

Hot startup of the month: Nigeria's VNTS

Tom Jackson
10/22/2020

Nigerian startup VNTS manufactures network devices that solve last-mile connectivity and last-inch Wi-Fi signal issues using existing electrical cabling.

Safaricom contributed 6% of Kenya's GDP

Paula Gilbert
10/16/2020

Safaricom's 2020 Sustainable Business Report places its overall social impact over the past year at 6% of Kenya's GDP.

Airtel, Samsung in smartphone financing deal

Paula Gilbert
10/7/2020

Airtel Africa is partnering with Mastercard, Samsung and Asante Financial Services to launch a smartphone financing project as a way to entice users to upgrade from feature phones to smartphones.

COVID-19 exposes West Africa's digital education divide

Paula Gilbert
10/6/2020

Africa Web Services CEO Dr. Momar Dieng told West Africa Com that the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the education system and highlighted the region's digital divide when it comes to learning.

SA operators allowed to keep COVID-19 emergency spectrum longer

Paula Gilbert
10/1/2020

South Africa's telecoms regulator says operators don't have to give back temporary 4G and 5G spectrum until March next year.

Strong mobile growth predicted for sub-Saharan Africa – GSMA

Paula Gilbert
9/30/2020

Nearly half a billion people subscribe to mobile services in sub-Saharan Africa with 4.3% annual growth predicted until 2025.

East Africa's digital economy needs progressive policy – Kenyan regulator

Paula Gilbert
9/14/2020

Communications Authority of Kenya's Mercy Wanjau told East Africa Com digital economies must have progressive policy and regulation on spectrum, data protection and digital taxation.

View4all.tv targets education in SA with zero data costs

Paula Gilbert
9/11/2020

View4all.tv founder Gregory Sheppard chats to Connecting Africa about the free content delivery platform providing both educational and entertainment content in SA with no data costs.

Nigeria sees mobile subs boom – Ericsson

Paula Gilbert
9/8/2020

According to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report stats, Africa added 12 million new mobile subscriptions during Q2 2020, half of which were in Nigeria.

Women in Tech Interview: GoDaddy regional director Selina Bieber

Paula Gilbert
8/26/2020

GoDaddy's regional director for MENAT and South Africa, Selina Bieber, talks about working with female entrepreneurs in Africa, and the things that connect us.

Join us for the AfricaCom 2020 Digital Symposium

Paula Gilbert
8/14/2020

On August 18 and 20, Connecting Africa and AfricaCom will run a two-day Digital Symposium covering the 2020 outlook, 5G, mobile money, connectivity and more.

African lockdowns boost Vodacom data traffic

Paula Gilbert
7/23/2020

Vodacom recorded major data traffic growth over the past three months with COVID-19 lockdowns forcing Africans to work and study from home.

Nigeria will have 246M mobile subs by 2025 – Omdia

Paula Gilbert
7/10/2020

Market research firm forecasting that mobile subscriptions in Nigeria will hit 246 million in 2025, rising from 180 million in 2019.

Balloon-powered 4G takes flight in Kenya

Paula Gilbert
7/8/2020

Balloon-powered 4G is now available in Kenya's rural areas through a project between Loon and Telkom Kenya.

MTN named SA's best mobile network during lockdown

Paula Gilbert
7/8/2020

MTN has been ranked as South Africa's best network during the COVID-19 lockdown in the country, according to a new report from MyBroadband Insights.

MTN 5G goes live in South Africa

Paula Gilbert
6/30/2020

MTN has launched 5G across 100 sites in South Africa and made some big promises about its future rollout if it gets access to the spectrum it needs.

Telkom SA's profit falls despite mobile success

Paula Gilbert
6/22/2020

Despite strong growth in its mobile business, the South African operator saw a major drop in group earnings over the past year.

Liquid Telecom SA CEO calls it quits

Paula Gilbert
6/18/2020

Reshaad Sha is leaving his role as CEO of Liquid Telecom South Africa at the end of August.

SA smartphone numbers jump, but fixed broadband subs drop

Paula Gilbert
6/4/2020

A report from South Africa's telecoms regulator shows that smartphone subscriptions in the country are now at over 90%, while a drop in DSL subscriptions saw fixed broadband subscriptions decrease by almost 20% in 2019.

Exclusive: MTN Zambia and Vanu to provide off-grid connectivity

Paula Gilbert
5/19/2020

Vanu has been selected by MTN to extend mobile connectivity to Zambia's off-grid communities.

5G in Africa is inevitable, but not imminent – GSMA

Paula Gilbert
5/15/2020

GSMA Africa Head, Akinwale Goodluck, believes Africa needs to get a few more things right before 5G can significantly roll out on the continent.

Loon brings balloon-powered Internet to Mozambique

Paula Gilbert
5/13/2020

Alphabet's balloon Internet project, Loon, has partnered with operator Vodacom to bring Internet connectivity to Mozambique's hard-to-reach areas.

Vodafone Egypt rakes in revenue ahead of sale

Paula Gilbert
5/12/2020

Vodafone Egypt saw a major revenue spike in the past financial year, while its parent group goes ahead with a planned sale to Saudi Telecom.

M-Pesa still a cash cow for Safaricom, but COVID-19 impact looms

Paula Gilbert
4/29/2020

Safaricom's M-Pesa continues to be a strong revenue driver for the operator, but it is anticipating a negative short-term impact from the COVID-19 pandemic.

ZTE's African growth plans

Paula Gilbert
4/28/2020

ZTE has been actively trialing 5G technology in Africa but still sees 3G and 4G as big growth areas for its business on the continent.

SA telcos pledge big in COVID-19 battle

Paula Gilbert
4/16/2020

South Africa's mobile operators are making sizable pledges toward the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as spending on improving network capacity.

SA releases emergency spectrum for COVID-19 broadband demand

Paula Gilbert
4/7/2020

South Africa's telecoms regulator is releasing emergency spectrum to meet the spike in broadband services demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

WACS cable break slows SA Internet, again

Paula Gilbert
3/31/2020

South Africa is once again experiencing slow Internet as the West Africa Cable System (WACS) suffered its third major fault in 2020.

Telkom SA to cut IP Connect pricing

Paula Gilbert
3/26/2020

Telkom has come to an agreement with the SA Competition Commission to address concerns over IP Connect pricing and reducing the digital divide.

MTN to give SA users 20MB free data every day

Paula Gilbert
3/20/2020

MTN SA has promised to reduce its smaller data bundle prices by between 25% and 50% and is offering 20MB daily free data to users.

What African operators are doing to help during COVID-19 outbreak

Paula Gilbert
3/18/2020

African operators are stepping up to help during the COVID-19 outbreak which is now affecting at least 30 African nations.

Telkom job cuts to cost $90M

Paula Gilbert
3/16/2020

Telkom's plan to shed around 3,000 jobs is going to cost the telecoms operator about R1.5 billion (US$90 million) and will have a negative impact on its earnings for the 2020 financial year.

Telkom selling 53 properties in SA

Paula Gilbert
3/6/2020

The operator is auctioning off 53 properties in South Africa as it moves forward with plans to modernize its network and improve efficiency.

Sub-Saharan Africa still struggling with mobile gender gap

Paula Gilbert
3/5/2020

Sub-Saharan Africa remains the second-worst region in the world when it comes to the mobile gender gap, according to a new GSMA report.

Econet throws hat in ring for Ethiopia license – report

Paula Gilbert
2/25/2020

Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa's company is reportedly looking into a telecom license in Ethiopia.

Vodacom facing trouble in Lesotho

Paula Gilbert
2/20/2020

The Lesotho Communications Authority is not happy with Vodacom and has fined it $549,000 – and is threatening to revoke its license.

Africa remains growth driver for Orange

Paula Gilbert
2/13/2020

Orange CEO Stéphane Richard says that once again in 2019, the Africa & Middle East region was a main growth driver for the Group.

MWC 2020 officially canceled

Paula Gilbert
2/13/2020

The GSMA has pulled the plug on this year's Mobile World Congress due to the impact of reactions to the coronavirus outbreak.

Vodacom to launch 5G services in SA in 2020

Paula Gilbert
2/4/2020

Vodacom says it expects to be able to launch 5G services in South Africa this year, with the help of a recent roaming agreement with Liquid Telecom.

Saudi Telecom to Buy Vodafone Egypt for $2.4B

Iain Morris
1/29/2020

Saudi incumbent could land one of the region's fastest-growing operators as it looks to keep expanding its international presence.

Ericsson Predicts 5G Take-Up for MEA in 2020

Paula Gilbert
1/29/2020

After a successful 2019 when it comes to 5G deals, Ericsson is predicting more 5G growth for the Middle East and Africa in 2020.

New Telecoms Licensing Regime in Uganda

Paula Gilbert
1/27/2020

Ugandan telecoms operators only have until a January 30 to meet the Uganda Communications Commission's deadline for a new licensing regime in the country.

Angola Cables Trials Cutting Edge Tech on Direct Subsea Link to US

Ray Le Maistre
1/20/2020

Using state-of-the-art optical technology, Angola Cables has forged a high-capacity subsea data connection between Africa and the US, via Brazil.

Telkom Planning Major Job Cuts

Paula Gilbert
1/16/2020

South Africa's Telkom could cut up to 3,000 jobs across a number of business units.

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