Vodacom pledged to invest ZAR435 million (US$25 million) into the Northern Gauteng Area of South Africa this financial year to meet growing connectivity demand.
Iraqi telco Asiacell says it has launched the country’s first Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) service that enables users to make and receive voice calls in spaces with Wi-Fi coverage in areas – especially indoors – where cellular signal quality is poor.
America Movil central American subsidiary Claro CENAM signed an agreement with Proximus Global to support the monetisation and security of its application-to-person (A2P) messaging services across Latin America.
The Ghanaian government has reportedly appointed KPMG to advance plans to merge AT Ghana and Telecel in a bid to stem mounting losses from its acquisition of the former, while building a stronger rival to market leader MTN.
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.