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Telecom Egypt gets $167M from EIB for 4G expansion

Paula Gilbert
3/30/2022

Telecom Egypt has secured a medium-term loan of €150 million (US$167 million) from the European Investment Bank (EIB) in order to expand its 4G network.

Court orders SA digital migration delayed until June

Paula Gilbert
3/29/2022

South Africa's migration from analogue to digital television has been pushed back another three months, further delaying the free up of high-demand spectrum that can be used for mobile broadband services.

Telkom SA persists with spectrum lawsuit

Paula Gilbert
3/28/2022

Telkom SA will move forward with its lawsuit against the country's regulator, which could impact the outcome of the spectrum auction that already concluded earlier this month.

Ghanaians get more time to register SIMs

Paula Gilbert
3/24/2022

Ghana's government has given citizens an extra four months to register their SIM cards as part of an ongoing registration drive in the country.

Leadership changes for MTN Nigeria, Iran & Sudan

Connecting Africa News
3/23/2022

MTN Group has made new leadership appointments in Nigeria, Iran and Sudan – all of them internal moves.

Ethio Telecom's privatization on hold

Paula Gilbert
3/22/2022

Ethiopia's Ministry of Finance announced that the partial privatization of state-owned operator Ethio Telecom has been postponed.

Huawei, SA labor department reach settlement

Paula Gilbert
3/18/2022

Huawei South Africa and the local labor department have reached an out-of-court settlement in an employment equity dispute.

MTN, Vodacom spend big in landmark spectrum auction

Paula Gilbert
3/18/2022

South Africa's two biggest telecoms operators will pay a combined US$704 million for spectrum for their 4G and 5G networks after the conclusion of a landmark auction in the nation.

Safaricom inks fiber deal in Ethiopia

Paula Gilbert
3/16/2022

Safaricom has signed an infrastructure deal for its expansion into Ethiopia, penning a fiber network sharing deal with Ethiopian Electric Power.

Meta faces prosecution in SA for 'abuse of dominance'

Paula Gilbert
3/15/2022

South Africa's Competition Commission wants to prosecute social media giant Meta Platforms – the owner of Facebook and WhatsApp – for abuse of dominance and has asked the Competition Tribunal to fine the US-based company 10% of its local turnover.

SA spectrum auction beats $530M target, WOAN project shelved

Paula Gilbert
3/14/2022

The SA government is shelving plans for a wireless open access network, while an ongoing spectrum auction has already surpassed projected proceeds of R8 billion (US$530 million).

MTN fintech users grow as spinoff looms

Paula Gilbert
3/9/2022

MTN's fintech and data revenues saw double digit growth in 2021 as the pan-African telco moves forward with plans to spin off its fintech business.

SA 5G spectrum auction finally kicks of

Paula Gilbert
3/8/2022

South Africa's regulator has officially kicked off its long-awaited 4G and 5G spectrum auction.

MTN pledges to invest $1B in Ghana

Paula Gilbert
3/1/2022

MTN plans to invest more than $1 billion in Ghana over the next five years as it moves forward with infrastructure sharing projects in the country.

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