Telecoms

Efficiency unleashed: Digital transformation in operations

It isn’t new, or novel to say that digitising production, operations and logistics will lead to more efficiency, higher quality, and improved output.
Duncan van Jaarsveld
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1:30
Thursday

Safaricom unveils plan to train 10,000 fibre optic technicians

The academy's partners said attendees will get hands-on experience, theoretical understanding, and practical skills for successful network deployment.
2:00
Thursday

Safaricom Ethiopia CEO: ‘Digital is crucial to country’s prosperity’

Wim Vanhelleputte ranks digital transformation as Ethiopia's top national objective and identifies key addressable issues to achieve the goal.
2:50

Paratus Botswana completes Botswana Kalahari fibre route

The last leg of Paratus Botswana's fibre route has been completed to create the new Botswana Kalahari fibre route.
1:10

MTN Group appoints M&C Saatchi Abel as marketing partner

The deal is effective January 1, 2025, and MTN says it demonstrates its intention to developing impactful marketing strategies across its diverse markets.
4:10

Where fibre goes, business and growth will follow

High-quality fibre connectivity is essential for businesses, particularly SMEs, to thrive in an increasingly digital marketplace.
1:10
17 Apr

Vodacom Tanzania acquires Smile Communications in $27m deal

The transaction provides Vodacom Tanzania with access to important spectrum held by the small operator, which will help it grow 4G and 5G network services.
1:50

MTN Group, Huawei unveil innovation lab in South Africa

The R&D centre will focus on 5G, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud computing, and digital financial services.
0:50

Tigo Tanzania unveil new fibre products for home, business

The launch of Tigo Fibre marks the first time in Tanzania that fibre-to-the-home and fibre-to-the-business services will be made available.
2:10
15 Apr

MTN MoMo increases remittance services to 10 new countries

MoMo users can now send money to more than 200 million wallets, across 24 African countries.
2:20
15 Apr

Paratus express route from Jhb to Europe goes live

Using Infinera FlexILS and GX Series DWDM equipment, latency on the new route is 123 milliseconds and the Infinera equipment can support wavelengths of up to 800Gb.
3:30

When to use a voice gateway

Q-KON SA has been distributing and implementing, or helping to implement, voice gateways for nearly 25 years.
3:00
10 Apr

MTN maintains top brand position in SA

Brand Finance named MTN as the country’s most valuable brand, followed by rival telco Vodacom.