MTN, Airtel secure payment service bank permits in Nigeria
Companies approved to run payment service banks pivoted on their respective Momo and Smartcash mobile financial services platforms.
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Airtel and Mavenir Conduct India’s First Open RAN Based 5G NSA Validation
The Mavenir Open Virtualised Radio Access Network (Open vRAN) solution is based on commercial off-the-shelf hardware, and 3500MHz Radio employing open interfaces as defined by O-RAN Alliance.
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Africell confirms Uganda exit amid stiff competition from MTN and Airtel
Company will permanently end all mobile network services in the country by 7 October.
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Airtel Africa in it to win it says CTO
Razvan Ungureanu says company not faking anything as he outlines ambitions for Africa’s growing telecommunications ecosystem.
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Nigeria’s NCC threaten telcos with licence withdrawal over SIM cards
The Nigerian regulator says urgent drastic measures have now become inevitable to improve the integrity and transparency of the SIM registration process.
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Mavenir and Airtel Demonstrate O-RAN RIC (RAN Intelligent Controller) at Global O-RAN ALLIANCE Plugfest hosted by Airtel in India
Bharti Airtel together with Mavenir demonstrated O-RAN Intelligent Controller at the recent Global O-RAN ALLIANCE Plugfest it hosted.
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Industry heavyweights establish new mobile money alliance
Safaricom, MTN, Airtel and Tigo Tanzania have aligned offerings to meet a growing demand for cross-border transactions within East Africa.
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Uganda: Chinese nationals plead guilty to telecoms crimes
Offences include illegal possession of approximately 2000 SIM cards.
1:50
Nigeria, East Africa plays out well for Airtel
Growth in voice, data and mobile money helps to boost company's revenue.
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Airtel Africa, Mastercard strengthen digital alliance
Companies announce partnership to expose a potential 100 million Airtel Africa mobile phone users.
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Safaricom accused of interfering in Airtel-Telkom merger
Safaricom believes merger will change market dynamic and necessitate a new study on competition, but denies interference.
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Kenyan telcos disconnect 600 000 SIM cards
CA applies pressure on operators to rid their networks of incomplete or erroneously registered lines.