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Content posted in September 2018

Africa the 'Silicon Valley of Banking' — TagPay

Connecting Africa News
9/29/2018

The bank of the future is being invented in Africa, and it is more agile and close to its customers, according to the founders of TagPay.

Fiber Broadband Market in Africa & Middle East to Boom: Report

Connecting Africa News
9/29/2018

The Africa and Middle East region is set to have the fastest growing fiber broadband segment globally to 2023, according to research house GlobalData.

South Atlantic Cable System Is Completed

Connecting Africa News
9/28/2018

Angola Cables and OSI announce that installation of the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS), the first direct link between Africa and South America, has been completed.

CMC Networks Uses Kontron Tech to Support SDN, NFV Rollout

Connecting Africa News
9/28/2018

Kontron is CMC's preferred commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware infrastructure supplier to support its SDN and NFV deployment plans.

Orange Money Is 10 Years Old

Connecting Africa News
9/27/2018

Orange Money celebrates a decade of financial innovation in Africa and confirms its position as a major mobile money player.

Spectrum Hope for SA's Mobile Operators

Wei Shi
9/27/2018

Following a legal settlement, South Africa's planned spectrum auction will be called off while the minister withdraws legal action against the regulator, but a new agreement is in the works.

Senegal's Fintech Startup Sudpay Is Playing the Taxman

Wei Shi
9/25/2018

Sudpay will help the local tax authorities track and collect taxes to finance local public services, in exchange for a commission.

Liquid Telecom, Zindi to Boost Africa's Data Science Ecosystem

Connecting Africa News
9/24/2018

Liquid Telecom has teamed up with Zindi to support the rollout of its new data science competition platform across Africa.

Kenya's President Ups Internet, Voice Calls Tax

Wei Shi
9/20/2018

To compensate his reduction of tax on petroleum products, Uhuru Kenyatta is bumping up tax on phone calls and internet use.

WTL Hails VoIP's Impact in Nigeria

Connecting Africa News
9/20/2018

Capacity up and congestion down as VoIP networks take 10 billion minutes off cellular networks, according to World Telecom Labs.

Africa's Entertainment & Media Industry Enters New Wave of Convergence

Connecting Africa News
9/19/2018

By 2022, total entertainment and media (E&M) revenues in South Africa is expected to reach R177.2 billion, up from R129.2 billion in 2017.

Bharti Airtel's Africa IPO Plan Gathers Pace

Wei Shi
9/18/2018

Major Indian telco is believed to have appointed banks to coordinate the IPO of its African business.

MainOne, Orange to Invest in West Africa Cable Landing Stations

Connecting Africa News
9/17/2018

The move will improve connectivity and offer a broader range of services for both Orange Côte d’Ivoire & Senegal's Sonatel.

Mozambique Refarming TV White Spaces to Provide Internet Connectivity

Wei Shi
9/17/2018

Using WiMax to connect sparse populations in rural areas could be an efficient route to providing Internet access for other markets too.

Abra Adds Monero to Its Fintech Platform

Connecting Africa News
9/17/2018

Abra and Monero aim to help emerging economies drive a revolution in global financial inclusion.

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

Connecting Africa News
9/13/2018

Ahead of his appearance at Nigeria Com, Tony Onuk, Co-Founder and CEO of startup incubator and accelerator The RootHub, discusses the challenges and opportunities in the Nigerian startup scene.

Executive Interview: Olusola Teniola, President of ATCON

Connecting Africa News
9/12/2018

Ahead of his appearance at Nigeria Com, Olusola Teniola, President of ATCON (Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria), discusses network sharing, digital transformation and more.

Huawei Marine Completes SAIL Subsea Network Build

Wei Shi
9/11/2018

The new undersea South Atlantic Inter Link (SAIL) fiber connection, built by Huawei Marine, is the first of its kind to directly connect Africa and Latin America across the south Atlantic.

Comsol & Samsung Turn On 5G Pilot in South Africa

Wei Shi
9/11/2018

The pilot network delivered a download speed of 1.7 Gbit/s.

Fintech Startup Yoco Turns Smartphones Into POS Terminals

Wei Shi
9/10/2018

The South African fintech startup's solution enables 20,000 merchants to receive card payments.

MTN at Loggerheads With Nigerian Authorities – Again

Connecting Africa News
9/7/2018

Already in a battle over a US$8.1 billion bank demand, MTN now faces a $2 billion tax bill from the Nigerian authorities.

Orange Digital Ventures Invests Again in Yoco

Connecting Africa News
9/7/2018

Orange Digital Ventures has invested for the second time in Yoco, a leader in payment terminals and added-value payment services in South Africa.

A New Approach To Roaming

Godslove Adagbonyin
9/6/2018

Godslove Adagbonyin argues that Africa's mobile operators need to get creative in order to offer their customers an attractive roaming deal.

Vodacom Pumps R270M Into Limpopo Province Mobile Networks

Connecting Africa News
9/6/2018

Vodacom has invested R270 million in its Limpopo province 3G and 4G networks during the past two years.

Executive Interview: Smile Communications Nigeria MD, Godfrey Efeurhobo

Connecting Africa News
9/5/2018

Ahead of Nigeria Com 2018, Connecting Africa talks to Smile Communications Nigeria MD Godfrey Efeurhobo about opportunities, challenges and OTT competition.

Ugandan Fintech Startup Targets Payments Broker Role

Wei Shi
9/4/2018

While retail is moving more and more cashless, Uganda's OlyCash is helping the 'unbanked.'

Can African Tech Leapfrog Global Competitors?

Connecting Africa News
9/3/2018

The AfricaCom Digital Week, a virtual event taking place September 10-14, will explore five of the key technology areas that have the potential to come together to create Africa 4.0.

Botswana President Lauds Huawei Innovation

Connecting Africa News
9/1/2018

Botswana President says he looks forward to more Huawei innovations to speed up National Digital Transformation in Botswana.

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