Safaricom Ethiopia hits 10 million active customers

According to Safaricom Ethiopia's CEO, roaming concerns (cost and availability) have an impact on tourists' access to real-time information/data when traveling.

The visit came as Safaricom announced it is focusing on growing operations for Ethiopia's digital future, which would be important in driving growth.

Safaricom Ethiopia anticipates that the new towers will allow it to increase its network quality and user base, which now stands at 4.4 million.

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

The telco says it is focusing on scaling operations for the country.

Blewett takes over from Wim Vanhelleputte, who is departing to pursue new opportunities outside the company.

Telco officially complies with law regarding local ownership of telecommunication companies.

Company says it is trying to find out the precise reasons for the action by authorities.

Operator also gives third-party access to its Mobile Money Access Programming Interface.

The country's cabinet called for new stringent terms in its approval of plans to extend the telco's operations by ten years.

MTN Uganda CEO responds saying research shows that 99 percent of customers have already embraced the electronic airtime loading system.