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.
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More problems for unregistered Namibia telecom customers
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia said mobile operators have so far suspended around 519 000 unregistered cards.
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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.
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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.
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New markets lift MTN ’s super app Ayoba to 35m monthly users
Ayoba entered new markets in the fourth quarter of the previous financial year, including Kenya, Egypt, Mali, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, and Botswana.
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The rise of Chat Commerce in Africa
Looking ahead, we envision countries like South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Egypt to spearhead chat commerce adoption.
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MTN maintains top brand position in SA
Brand Finance named MTN as the country’s most valuable brand, followed by rival telco Vodacom.
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Orange, Coursera to offer free certification courses
The partnership enables young people in Africa and the Middle East to learn digital skills for free and at their own pace.
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MTN Uganda seeks to close digital divide with WakaNet deals
The telco launched the various packages, including fibre-based connectivity.
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Huawei launches Kenya's Seeds for the Future programme
For the 2024 edition, the programme will return to its physical form, with Huawei exposing participants to 5G technologies, cloud computing, and AI.
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TNM moves to curb mobile money fraud in Malawi
TNM launches Sim swap exemption to reduce fraud, which it believes is threatening the gains of mobile money in Malawi and eroding user trust.
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AXIAN Telecom appoints Badrinath to its board
Vivek Badrinath joins the company board of directors from Vantage Towers where he served as CEO and board chair.
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RCS: The next big messaging channel for business in SA
Apple announced that iPhones will support Google’s Rich Communication Services messaging in 2024.