Telecoms

Egypt introduces e-sim for the Egyptian market

This comes after four major mobile operators completed the technical tests required to use the eSIM.
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Thursday

Telcos unite to restore connectivity in war-torn Sudan

The ongoing battle has destroyed telecom infrastructure, leaving most of the country without connectivity and experiencing internet blackouts.
1:40
Wednesday

Nigeria to investigate MTN for poor service delivery

The investigation is taking place this week, during which time the company must present solutions for correcting the problems.
2:20

Paratus Botswana announces new Botswana to Zambia fibre route

The SADC Highway will connect Gaborone in Botswana, through Zimbabwe, to Livingstone in Zambia.
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MTN Group appoints new board member

Sandile Gwala, co-founder and CEO of a business consulting firm, has joined the telco's board of directors.
4:20

Green digital infrastructure empowers an intelligent Africa

A new generation of AI data centres is needed that supports the continent's increasing desire for advanced, intelligent capabilities.
1:20

MTN Group extends Ralph Mupita’s contract until 2030

The extension of Mupita's contract, according to the telco, will give crucial continuity during a period of significant global and regional uncertainty.
3:50

Net5.5G IP GALA comes to a successful close in Southern Africa

The Africa Net5.5G IP Gala Summit, themed "Bring Net5.5G to Reality, Inspire New Growth", concluded successfully as part of the 27th African Communications Exhibition (AfricaCom 2024).
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Broadband Africa Forum 2024: F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa

The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under the theme F5.5G Accelerating All-Optical Connectivity in Africa.
1:10

Orange plans to expand AI models to African languages

The telco says it will fine-tune OpenAI’s open-source speech models and Meta’s openly available Llama 3.1 model to support regional African languages
1:50

MTN Group, ODC unite to push Open RAN across Africa

The firms are setting up a joint lab to assess ORAN solutions that will increase network agility, scalability, and efficiency.
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27 Nov

Huawei, Zambia enhance digital transformation ties

The telecoms equipment manufacturer has deepened its ties with the Zambian government.