Telecom Operators

In a unique public-private partnership, MTN, Africa’s leading mobile network, has announced a donation of US$25 million to support the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Effective since day 1 of 2021, Maroc Telecom, majority owned by the Emirati Etisalat, has rebranded all its 11 subsidiaries in Arica as Moov Africa, evoking a “new chapter” in its international development: “This new identity illustrates the vision of the Maroc Telecom group “Africa on the move”, which lies in the principle of sharing the group’s know-how and its capacity for innovation for the benefit of the countries in which it operates”, said the company.

As people everywhere ramp up their usage of instant messaging, more and more are choosing ayoba. MTN Group is proud to partner with this unique instant messaging platform localised for the needs of consumers across Africa.

The Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat has witnessed the signing of three agreements between the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA), Vodafone Egypt, Telecom Egypt and Etisalat Misr, for allocating new frequencies in the 2600 MHz band, after completing the organizational procedures to reach the optimal frequency allocation, to leverage these frequencies and improve service quality.

Tata Communications announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31st, 2020. On a YoY basis, its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) rose 425 percent to Rs 309.41 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2020, compared to Rs 58.85 crore in the same period last year. The surge in profit was attributed to cost efficiencies and improved business processes as well as higher deferred tax credits during the quarter under review.

Telecom Egypt announced its 2021 guidance, in line with three main KPIs: Mid-to-high single digit revenue growth, EBITDA margin in the early thirties and in-service CapEx-to-sales ratio in the late twenties, excluding spectrum.
Adel Hamed, managing director and chief executive officer, commented, “Our 2021 guidance reflects our expectations of another year of outstanding operational and financial performance, which will continue to support the company in its vision of becoming the leading ICT provider in the market, and transforming Egypt into a premium digital hub.

BNP Paribas has chosen Orange Business Services to deploy an SD-WAN solution in more than 1,800 bank branches across France. Focused on developing and integrating new digital solutions, BNP Paribas continues to provide the highest standards to improve user experience for customers and employees alike.

Vodafone announced that its discussions with Saudi Telecom Company (stc) regarding the sale of Vodafone’s 55% shareholding in Vodafone Egypt have been terminated after a series of missed deadlines to complete the deal.

Customers in Morocco wanting to port their numbers to a competitor now have to abide by the new decision published by the Moroccan telecom authority ANRT applying to fixed and mobile operators. The main measure is the introduction of a twelve-character alpha-numeric code, known as RIO (Releve d'Identite Operateur), which will be issued to customers free of charge to identify lines more easily in the number porting process. Operators must introduce the new codes by 01 February 2022.

Telkom Consumer and YahClick have signed an agreement that enables consumers to make voice calls and access broadband data from anywhere in South Africa using satellite connectivity.