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Content posted in May 2018

Huawei Helps Telecom Egypt Secure a $200M Loan to Fund 4G Rollout

Ray Le Maistre
5/30/2018

Chinese vendor Huawei has facilitated a US$200 million loan deal from Chinese financial institutions to help fund Telecom Egypt's 4G network rollout, including core and transport network technology deployments.

MTN Ghana Launches IPO Process

Ray Le Maistre
5/29/2018

Mobile operator begins process that values the company at more than US$2.1 billion.

Cell C Strikes Roaming Deal Across South Africa With MTN

Connecting Africa News
5/29/2018

South Africa's Cell C has entered into a 'far-reaching roaming agreement' with MTN, which covers 3G and 4G.

KT Unveils Its African Ambitions

Connecting Africa News
5/29/2018

South Korean operator looks to build on its 4G involvement in Rwanda.

Telkom SA Reports Full Year Financials, Boasts Mobile Growth

Connecting Africa News
5/28/2018

Telkom SA has issued its financial report for the full financial year ended 31 March 2018, with mobile service revenue growth a highlight.

Vodacom Tanzania Celebrates 10 Years of M-Pesa

Connecting Africa News
5/28/2018

Vodacom Tanzania has had 8.2 million active M-Pesa users of the mobile money service since its launch in 2008.

Digital Finance Platform Lidya Raises $6.9M

Connecting Africa News
5/24/2018

Lidya banks one of the largest funding rounds in the tech sector in Nigeria.

Angola Cables Expands Its Global IP Network

Connecting Africa News
5/24/2018

Angola Cables has expanded its global IP network coverage with the addition of new peering locations.

South Korea President Looks to Bring Tech Smarts to Africa

Connecting Africa News
5/24/2018

The Chairman of the African Union and Rwandan President, Paul Kagame noted that holding the Annual Meetings in Busan presents a unique opportunity to enforce the growth cooperation between Africa and the Republic of Korea.

MTN Turns to Huawei Tech to Address Spectrum Crunch

Iain Morris
5/23/2018

South African operator becomes the latest emerging-markets customer of Huawei's CloudAIR technology.

Camtel, SatADSL Team Up to Connect Cameroon

Connecting Africa News
5/21/2018

Partnership with Camtel will see VSAT operator SatADSL deliver broadband access services across Cameroon.

NAPAfrica Now One of World's Top 15 Internet Exchange Points

Connecting Africa News
5/17/2018

NAPAfrica is now ranked among the world's Top 15 IXPs (Internet Exchange Points).

Africa Let Down by Mobile Network Tech R&D: Orange Exec

Ray Le Maistre
5/16/2018

Mobile network technology has been developed for developed nations, leaving a lack of affordable mobile coverage solutions for countries with different needs, including those in Africa, argues the director of Orange Labs Networks.

Digital Payments Specialist Cellulant Raises $47.5M

Ray Le Maistre
5/15/2018

The digital payment specialist's C round of investment was led by The Rise Fund.

Vodacom Boosts Annual Revenues by 6.3%

Ray Le Maistre
5/14/2018

Operator adds 7 million customers, mostly in South Africa, as it gears up for further network investments.

Orange International Carriers Boosts Connectivity between Asia, the Middle East and West Africa

Connecting Africa News
5/14/2018

Orange continues to boost its capacity to meet massive growth in data, IP and content demands between Asia and West Africa, via the Middle East.

Safaricom Deploys Revenue Assurance Tech from Amdocs

Connecting Africa News
5/10/2018

Safaricom has selected a revenue assurance solution from Amdocs as part of the holistic Operational Risk Management (ORM) portfolio.

Safaricom Reports Profit Rise as CEO Returns

Ray Le Maistre
5/9/2018

Kenya's dominant operator reports better-than-expected full fiscal year numbers as its CEO makes an appearance after seven months of medical leave.

MTN Takes Its 5G Tests Outdoors

Ray Le Maistre
5/9/2018

Latest 5G tests with Huawei take MTN out of the lab and into the field.

SatADSL, Global Telesat and RascomStar Team Up to Offer Services in Africa

Connecting Africa News
5/9/2018

Collaboration will see new C- and Ku-band VSAT services offered at competitive prices.

Telkom Kenya Strikes Deal with American Tower

Connecting Africa News
5/7/2018

American Tower is to expand its operations into Kenya for the first time with a deal to acquire up to 723 mobile towers from Telkom Kenya.

Globacom to Boost Nigeria's Data Capacity

Connecting Africa News
5/7/2018

Nigerian operator Globacom is to build a new submarine connection to boost telecoms services in Nigeria.

Uganda Teams with Intelsat, ITSO and MTN to Accelerate 3G Rollout in Rural Areas

Connecting Africa News
5/4/2018

Network infrastructure from Gilat will connect the communities of Bufundi in Rubanda and Kibuku in Ntoroko.

Nigeria, Ghana Fuel MTN's Q1 Growth Ahead of IPOs

Ray Le Maistre
5/3/2018

Mobile giant MTN reported good first quarter growth in Ghana and Nigeria, where IPOs are planned in the near future.

HeroTel Turns to Cambium for Improved Wireless Broadband

Connecting Africa News
5/3/2018

South African wireless ISP is deploying wireless broadband access and backhaul tech from Cambium Networks to boost network performance.

Airtel Kenya Joins the 4G Club

Connecting Africa News
5/3/2018

Airtel is playing catch-up with Safaricom, which already has a well-established service, and Telkom.

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