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Content posted in June 2022

Internet Society commits to expand connectivity in Africa

Matshepo Sehloho
6/30/2022

Nonprofit organization, Internet Society, has committed to working toward expanding Internet access to the African population.

Togocom hit with $3.7M fine for bad service

Paula Gilbert
6/30/2022

Togo's regulator, ARCEP, has fined Togocom US$3.7 million for failing to provide uninterrupted mobile service to its customers.

ConCourt rules to delay SA digital migration

Paula Gilbert
6/29/2022

South Africa's Constitutional Court has ruled that the country's digital migration cannot happen on June 30, finding in favor of broadcaster eTV in a high-stakes court battle.

MTN MoMo sues 18 Nigerian banks for alleged fraud

Matshepo Sehloho
6/29/2022

MTN Nigeria Mobile Money Payment Service Bank has taken 18 banks to court for alleged fraud worth US$53.7 million and has demanded a refund.

SA's TechSoft targets African AI capabilities

Matshepo Sehloho
6/29/2022

South African integration and analytics firm TechSoft International gives insight on Africa's AI capabilities.

Africa lacks meaningful connectivity – A4AI

Paula Gilbert
6/28/2022

In Mozambique and Rwanda, fewer than one in every fifty people in rural areas have meaningful connectivity, according to a recent report from the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI).

Vodacom's #CodeLikeAGirl program expands

Connecting Africa News
6/27/2022

Vodacom says it plans to train another 1,500 young girls in coding this year, expanding the reach of its #CodeLikeAGirl program.

SA's smart city finalists win big for innovation

Matshepo Sehloho
6/27/2022

South Africa's City of Johannesburg's Smart City Office has awarded four innovators R500,000 (US$31,434) for their innovative solutions.

Telkom pushes prepaid fiber for SA's underserved

Paula Gilbert
6/24/2022

Telkom South Africa has big plans to improve connectivity in underserved communities, making an aggressive push with its prepaid fiber offerings.

Kenyan President rejects contentious ICT Bill

Matshepo Sehloho
6/24/2022

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has declined signing the controversial ICT Practitioners Bill into law.

East Africa Com 2022: 5G in focus

Connecting Africa Video
6/23/2022

GSMA director of social and regional research, Kenechi Okeleke, discusses the status of 5G in East Africa during a fireside chat at East Africa Com 2022.

East Africa Com 2022: AfCFTA's value for tech

Connecting Africa Video
6/23/2022

A panel discussion at East Africa Com 2022 about what value the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holds and what opportunities East African tech and telecoms companies can expect.

Vodacom SA beats peers in network quality – report

Matshepo Sehloho
6/23/2022

Vodacom South Africa has ranked ahead of its peers for network quality according to a Mobile Experience Snapshot report from crowdsourced data company Tutela.

WorldRemit halts bank transfers in Zimbabwe

Matshepo Sehloho
6/22/2022

WorldRemit has terminated direct bank transfers to customer bank accounts within Zimbabwe.

5G subs to hit 200M in MENA by 2027 – Ericsson

Paula Gilbert
6/22/2022

The latest Ericsson Mobility Report predicts that 5G subscriptions in the Middle East and North Africa region will reach about 200 million by 2027, growing from about 10 million in 2021.

Omdia View: May 2022

Guest Perspectives
6/21/2022

SpaceX-owned Starlink's plans to launch a satellite broadband service in Africa was a major highlight in May 2022, says Omdia's analysts.

Female smartphone ownership lags in sub-Saharan Africa

Paula Gilbert
6/21/2022

Women in sub-Saharan Africa are 30% less likely than men to own a smartphone, according to the new GSMA Mobile Gender Gap Report 2022.

MTN SA aims for 25% 5G coverage by year end

Matshepo Sehloho
6/21/2022

The telco is ramping up the rollout of its 5G coverage in the country and aims to have 25% of the population connected by the end of 2022.

Fintech platform Eversend takes aim at B2C market

Matshepo Sehloho
6/20/2022

Ugandan fintech platform Eversend has aspirations to be a one-stop-shop for cross-border money transfers for Africa's diaspora.

Hot startup of the month: Data science marketplace Zindi

Tom Jackson
6/20/2022

This month's hot startup is social enterprise Zindi, which is a professional network for data science in Africa.

Africa Data Centres to build second 20MW facility in SA

Matshepo Sehloho
6/17/2022

Africa Data Centres is building a second data center in one of South Africa's capital cities, Cape Town.

Telecom Egypt, Aqua Comms partner on EMIC-1 cable landing

Matshepo Sehloho
6/15/2022

In a statement, Telecom Egypt said it would install EMIC-1, which is a new intercontinental subsea cable and terrestrial fiber system, providing an optical path between East Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Telkom SA's revenue declines as fixed lines dwindle

Paula Gilbert
6/14/2022

Telkom South Africa saw its full-year revenue decline 1.1%, to US$2.7 billion, as fixed lines dropped below one million for the first time.

Côte d'Ivoire e-health platform Orange Santé launched

Matshepo Sehloho
6/14/2022

Pan-African operator Orange has partnered with Moroccan start-up DabaDoc to create an e-health platform to help Ivorians book doctor’s appointments online.

Gozem, IFC partner on $10M moto-taxi financing project

Connecting Africa News
6/13/2022

Ride-hailing app Gozem and the IFC are joining forces to help moto-taxi drivers in Togo and Benin access affordable financing and switch to electric vehicles.

Mozambique pledges free Wi-Fi for rural areas by 2024

Matshepo Sehloho
6/13/2022

Mozambique's regulator says the country will install free Wi-Fi Internet access points in all 154 districts of the country by 2024.

MTN to supply solar energy to rural sites in Cameroon

Matshepo Sehloho
6/10/2022

The telco signed a deal with the Rural Electrification Agency (AER) to supply the West African country's rural towers with solar energy.

Independent Communications Authority of South Africa chairperson steps down

Matshepo Sehloho
6/9/2022

The South African regulator ICASA has announced the resignation of its chairperson, Keabetswe Modimoeng.

Africa Data Centres builds 30MW facility in Ghana

Matshepo Sehloho
6/8/2022

Africa Data Centres is building a 30MW data facility in Accra to lay the groundwork for further digital services.

Airtel Africa spends $42M on additional spectrum in DRC

Matshepo Sehloho
6/7/2022

Airtel Africa has announced the purchase of more spectrum in the DRC which will support its 4G expansion.

Bosch, Macrocomm sign deal to manufacture IoT devices in SA

Matshepo Sehloho
6/6/2022

SA based Internet of things (IoT) provider Macrocomm has partnered with Bosch to develop and manufacture devices and sensors.

Safaricom, Visa launch M-Pesa global pay virtual card

Matshepo Sehloho
6/3/2022

Safaricom and Visa have launched the M-Pesa virtual card to enable secure cashless payments.

Unitel Angola signs three-year Huawei RAN deal

Matshepo Sehloho
6/2/2022

The Angolan mobile phone company Unitel has signed a deal with Huawei aimed at incorporating RAN and other services.

IHS Towers gets regulatory approval for MTN's SA towers

Connecting Africa News
6/1/2022

Tower infrastructure giant acquires over 5,000 of pan-African service provider MTN's South African tower portfolio on a lease-back arrangement.

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Kenya and Zambia move towards 5G with new spectrum allocations while Tunisie Telecom plans to shut down its 3G network - that and more in this month's Omdia View.

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