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Vox, Frogfoot Secure $900m to Expand SA Broadband
South African telecom group Vivica has secured 14.4 billion rand, about $900 million, to fast track fibre broadband…
MTN Migrates MoMo to Cloud in Four African Countries
MTN Group has completed the migration of its Mobile Money platform to a cloud-native infrastructure across four African…
Starlink Pushes South Africa to Ease Ownership Rules
Starlink wants South Africa to relax its ownership rules. These rules have kept the company locked out of…
Comsol Raises Multi-Billion Rand Funding to Build South Africa’s New 5G Network
South African telecoms infrastructure firm Comsol has closed a major funding round. The company will use the money…
Japan Sets Internet Speed Record at 1.02 Petabits Per Second
Japanese researchers have pulled off an internet transmission speed so fast it sounds almost impossible. And the numbers…
MTN Nigeria Explains Inflated Data Usage Reports, Blames System Glitch
MTN Nigeria is facing fresh backlash from subscribers. A suspected system glitch produced wildly inflated data usage figures.…
Airtel Unveils Satellite-to-Mobile Service in DR Congo
Airtel has switched on Africa’s first commercial satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company says…
Vodacom Appoints Khumo Shuenyane Chair, Adds Ex-Airtel CEO
Vodacom Group has announced a major boardroom shake-up. The South African telecoms giant is naming Khumo Shuenyane as…
MTN profit to drop up to 30% on Iran writedown
MTN Group has warned investors to expect a sharp drop in first-half earnings. The telecom giant blames a…
IHS Towers Leaves Latin America as MTN Takeover Moves Closer
IHS Towers has completed its exit from Latin America. The company sold its remaining tower operations in Brazil…