Orange hooks up Chinese subsea cable in Marseille
The latest subsea cable designed to ease capacity constraints in East Africa has landed in Marseille, according to Orange, which will operate the landing station in the French city.
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Orange Money partners with Ericsson Wallet Platform
Operator group Orange has turned to Ericsson to help it grow its pan African Orange Money service.
US China spat is Balkanising even subsea cables
Recent developments in the subsea cable game suggest we’re moving towards a time when China and the US operate their own distinct internet backbones.
Orange wants a stake in Ethio Telecom
Orange has formally declared its interest in buying into Ethio Telecom, almost three months after it declined to participate in the sale of new telecoms licences in the country.
Djibouti sale could struggle to attract telco investors
Djibouti has confirmed that it will sell of a chunk of its incumbent telecoms operator, but questions remain over how attractive the asset will prove to would-be investors.
Nokia rolls out Africa’s newest greenfield network
Africell is using equipment from Nokia in what will become Africa’s newest mobile network when it launches in Angola later this year.
MTN to roll out OpenRAN in Africa this year
MTN this week became the latest major telco to commit to deploying OpenRAN technology, which it claims will be a “game-changer” in emerging markets.
Orange not getting into Ethiopia…or its own way in Belgium
Ethiopia has shared the names of just two bidding groups for its two available telecoms licences, a disappointing outcome from one of the world’s last great liberalisation opportunities.
Airtel offloads more Africa towers
Bharti Airtel has brokered several more towers deals that will see it sell off 2,500 towers in Africa to passive infrastructure specialist Helios Towers.
MTN teams up with Mastercard on mobile wallets
Africa’s leading mobile operator MTN has partnered with payment platform Mastercard to add online payment functions to its mobile wallet for user across its fintech footprint.
Telkom Kenya hosts first commercial deployment of Loon
Alphabet’s novel solution to connecting the unconnected has had its first non-emergency deployment in Kenya.
Vodafone transfers m-Pesa control to new joint venture
A joint venture owned by Safaricom and Vodacom has been handed the reigns for money transfer, financing and microfinancing service m-Pesa from Vodafone.
World Bank continues mission to make Africa more investable
The World Bank has selected Progressus to head-up the second phase of its ambitious African Regulatory Watch Initiative (RWI).
Orange opens new Africa and Middle-East HQ in Casablanca
Orange has announced it has opened its new headquarters for the Africa and Middle-East region in Casablanca Finance City Tower in Morocco.
KaiOS shows why it is critical to Africa’s digital ambition
Working in tandem with Vodacom, KaiOS has brought another smart-feature phone to the market, this time in Tanzania for the remarkable price of $20.
Pan-African initiatives are only way to solve its connectivity conundrum
Connecting the unconnected is an ongoing challenge for anyone in the African telecoms industry, but where do you find the $435 billion to plug the holes?
Spectrum shortage is killing African digital ambitions
Telcos complaining about government regulation and policies is not unique to the African continent, though they never seem to get along here.
Attracting investment to Africa is not the issue, keeping the value is
Europe has been rubbing the White House up the wrong way with the diabolical intention of reforming regulation, and now it appears Africa might be heading the same direction.
Handsets are now the biggest hurdle to adoption in Africa – MTN CEO
Connecting the African continent is always going to be a complicated job, but the availability of handsets is now the biggest challenge according to MTN CEO Rob Schuter.
Vodafone searches for supply chain rejig through OpenRAN
Vodafone has announced it will introduce OpenRAN technology in various parts of its UK network, as well as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Mozambique.
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