There has been a flurry of announcements from Nigerian operator T2 Mobile in recent weeks. And if that name doesn’t seem familiar that may well be because until August the operator had been known as 9mobile. Here are a few brief updates.
Vodacom Eastern Cape will invest more than ZAR400 million (US$22 million) in its network this financial year to expand coverage, boost capacity and extend connectivity to rural communities across the province.
Vodacom has launched its long-anticipated virtual wheeling solution, a system that enables businesses to procure renewable energy from independent power producers via the national grid.
Ghana’s Ministry for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations has reportedly revealed plans to merge telecoms players AT and Telecel in hopes of creating a sustainable competitor to market leader MTN.
Africa-focused telecoms firm Paratus Group has launched a private 4G/5G network in Namibia, positioning itself to compete with state-owned incumbents MTC and Telecom Namibia.
Next month marks Safaricom’s 25th anniversary. CEO Peter Ndegwa (pictured) was in London to reflect on the operator’s journey – from a subsidiary of Telkom Kenya to becoming the country’s largest and most valuable enterprise.
Ofcom is auctioning off a slice of the mmWave airwaves that could fix slow 5G connections around busy cities and landmarks. In just a couple of weeks, on 16-17 of September 2025, the UK’s telecoms regulator will open the bidding on a huge chunk of R…
Philippine telco PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications said on Wednesday they have expanded their grassroots programme to prevent theft of telecoms infrastructure by partnering with local communities, following its initial launch earlier this …
Telecoms caught up with Zac Eller, GM of Global Partnerships at ExpressVPN, to analyse the impact of a potential launch by digital bank Monzo into the mobile service market as a MVNO. While nothing is confirmed, the mere suggestion of such a crossover …
Two of Africa’s biggest operators – Vodacom and MTN – have, coincidentally, announced technology deployment firsts for the continent in the past few days – one involving MIMO, the other involving 5-band RRU commercial deployment.