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.
Airtel Malawi officially launched its 5G network in select districts on Tuesday along with the nationwide rollout of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) for its 4G network.
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.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has reportedly urged the country’s four main state-owned telcos to lead the charge in implementing the government’s semiconductor growth strategy.