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Content posted in May 2019

African Towers Company Eaton Sells for $1.85B

Ray Le Maistre
5/31/2019

Having postponed plans for an IPO last year, Eaton Towers has agreed a sale to American Tower in a deal valued at $1.85 billion.

Ethiopia On MTN's Expansion Roadmap, Hints CEO

Wei Shi
5/30/2019

MTN is looking for new markets to conquer.

MTN Uganda CEO is Safe to Return

Connecting Africa News
5/30/2019

MTN Uganda CEO Wim Vanhelleputte has been given the all clear by the country's President to return to the country.

MTN Is Most Admired African Brand, Survey Finds

Wei Shi
5/29/2019

The telco, up against the likes of Nike and Samsung, was also rated one of the most admired global brands.

Airtel Africa Plans London Listing

Wei Shi
5/28/2019

Africa's second-largest mobile operator hopes the move will help tackle its debt pile.

Telkom Reports 5.3% Hike in Full Year Revenues

Connecting Africa News
5/27/2019

South African operator reports an increase in revenues, earnings and mobile subscribers for the 12 months to the end of March 2019.

Safaricom & Vodacom Form Joint Venture to Buy M-Pesa Platform From Vodafone

Wei Shi
5/24/2019

Pair hope deal will lead to new mobile-money products and expansion into new markets.

Collymore Extends His Stay at Safaricom

Ray Le Maistre
5/23/2019

CEO signs up for another year.

Kenya Provides Expats With Best Digital Life in Africa, Finds Survey

Wei Shi
5/23/2019

Cashless payments and mobile number access scored highly for Kenya.

Africa Will Not Miss the Digital Revolution, Vow Presidents

Wei Shi
5/22/2019

Africa was well represented at the recent VivaTech startup event in Paris.

Rival Smartphone Vendors Could Gain from Huawei's Pain in Africa

Wei Shi
5/21/2019

If Google does cut Huawei off from Android updates in the future, there are other device suppliers ready to step into Huawei's shoes in Africa.

MTN Lists & Leaps in Nigeria

Ray Le Maistre
5/17/2019

Long-awaited IPO finally executed, with dramatic effect.

Africa50 Launches Its Innovation Challenge to Help Increase Access to Internet in Africa

Connecting Africa News
5/17/2019

Through this initiative, Africa50 will crowdsource innovative solutions to help increase access to high-speed Internet in under-served areas in Africa.

Liquid Telecom Wins East AfricaCom Award for IoT Service

Connecting Africa News
5/16/2019

Liquid Telecom won the Most Innovative Service category at East AfricaCom's annual awards for its work in Kenya with Code for Africa (CfA).

Liquid Telecom Launches Azure Stack in East Africa

Connecting Africa News
5/16/2019

Liquid Telecom's Kenya operation has launched a Microsoft Cloud service in East Africa.

Zambia Preps 5G Upgrade With Huawei

Wei Shi
5/15/2019

Zambia's telecom minister says Huawei will be upgrading state-owned towers with 5G mobile broadband capabilities.

Vodacom to Acquire Majority Stake in IoT.nxt

Connecting Africa News
5/14/2019

The operator says the move will accelerate its Internet of Things (IoT) strategy and transform its dedicated IoT business unit.

Vodacom Boosts Annual Revenues, Subs Numbers

Wei Shi
5/13/2019

Vodacom has reported a decent financial year, supported by strong international business.

AMN to Connect Rural Africa with Vanu Tech

Wei Shi
5/10/2019

Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) is aiming to connect more people in rural Africa to the communications grid by rolling out more cellular base stations developed by Vanu.

Major Markets Help MTN Deliver a Strong Q1

Wei Shi
5/9/2019

The operator reported 10% growth in revenue and added 4 million subscribers, though its digital division suffered a decline.

MTN Wins First Round of Nigerian Tax Fight

Wei Shi
5/8/2019

Nigeria's federal high court dismisses the attorney general's attempt to exert temporary power over MTN's business in an ongoing tax dispute.

Canon Heads to East Africa Com

Connecting Africa News
5/8/2019

Canon's participation in East Africa Com (May 14 - 15) is part of its strategy to support its customers in their digital transformation while keeping security at the heart of its concerns.

Midsummer, Karaszi Foundation Team Up on Schools Project

Connecting Africa News
5/7/2019

Swedish solar energy specialist Midsummer has teamed up with the Karaszi Foundation to bring renewable energy and computing to schoolchildren in Zimbabwe.

MTN Files for IPO in Nigeria – Report

Wei Shi
5/7/2019

But Nigeria isn't making life easy for the South African telco.

Safaricom Delivers Solid Growth in FY19

Wei Shi
5/3/2019

Kenya's leading operator reported a 7% increase in revenue and a 10% EBITDA hike for its full financial year that ended in March.

Election Means South African Operators Must Play a Waiting Game on Spectrum

Wei Shi
5/2/2019

A new government could completely change the spectrum allocation process.

Cell C Zero-Rates Media Streaming Data

Wei Shi
5/1/2019

South African mobile operator tempts customers with zero-rated streaming media, but users will need to watch their dat consumption limits carefully.

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