Telecom Operators

To avoid a long-lasting court battle, South African telecom companies are trying to settle down a wireless spectrum auction dispute with the industry regulator.

Simon O'Hara, a senior executive at Airtel Africa, has issued a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited stating that the telecom company has received a total of $375 million from three investors: Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Mastercard and The Rise Fund.

As part of its contribution to the first phase of the Decent Life project, Telecom Egypt is connecting fibre-optic networks to about 1,413 villages in 52 towns in 20 governorates to develop the information infrastructure and ensure the access of high-speed Internet services to the Egyptian countryside, including the access of the fiber-optic network for more than one million buildings, comprising more than 3 million housing units, according to state agency news report.

Djibouti Telecom is upgrading its DARE1 (Djibouti Africa Regional Express1) network to increase digitization in the East Africa region, which has been widely underserved when it comes to international connectivity.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has put together a new set of key performance indicators to measure the quality of telecom services provided by operators.

MTN Group has announced the appointment of Burak Akinci as chief executive officer of Simfy (ayoba), reporting to the MTN Group chief digital and fintech officer Serigne Dioum and responsible for the super app ayoba.  

Telkom Kenya is currently preparing its connection to the Pakistan & East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) submarine fiber optic cable to further strengthen its capabilities in this area, noting that the company is planning to have the whole operation completed by the end of 2021.

Vodacom utilizes the two new successfully installed Newtec Dialog® hubs to migrate its VSAT-based 2G network to 3G across 150 base transceiver station (BTS) sites with the Base Station Controller located in Kinshasa.

Heading for the digital revolution, Airtel Niger launched its fiber-optic construction work at Zinder in line with its commitment to always deliver high-quality voice and internet services to its subscribers.

MTN Group reported a strong performance for the first half of 2021: exceeding most medium-term targets; reducing debt; advancing digital and financial inclusion; and cutting the cost to communicate across Africa.