Etisalat Group has announced its consolidated financial statements for the three months ending 31st March 2021.
Telecom Operators
Orange Group registers growth driven by Africa and Middle East markets
Orange group revenues were up 0.5% in Q1 2021 thanks to the recovery of equipment sales and an excellent performance in fixed broadband and IT and Integration services.
9Mobile picks Tecnotree for new wholesale & carrier billing solution
Tecnotree, the global provider of digital Business Support Systems (BSS), has announced that 9Mobile, a leading telecom operator of Nigeria, has selected Tecnotree to replace its Wholesale & Carrier Interconnect Billing System.
MTN Rwanda announces listing on Rwanda Stock Exchange
MTN Rwandacell Plc (MTN Rwanda) has announced that it will list on the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE) on 4 May 2021.
Bids for Ethiopian licenses: a tug-of-war
Ethiopia received the bids for nationwide telecom service licenses from two giant telecom operators: MTN Group Ltd. and a consortium of Safaricom (Kenya), Vodafone Group (UK), Vodacom Group (South Africa), CDC Group (UK), and Sumitomo Corporation (Japan), said Brook Taye, an adviser in the Finance Ministry.
Millicom pulls back from African markets to focus on Latin America
Millicom International Cellular S.A. (“Millicom”) announces that it has signed agreements for the sale of its operations in Tanzania and for its stake in the AirtelTigo joint venture in Ghana. Once closed, the transactions will complete Millicom’s multi-year plan to divest its African operations and focus on its Latin America markets.
MTN Group provides insight into its 2020 activities in a series of reports
MTN Group published a suite of 2020 reports – including the Integrated, Sustainability, Transparency and Tax Reports – covering how the Group performed in the year and how it delivered on its commitments to stakeholders.
Safaricom to initiate new mobile health records system
Safaricom has partnered with Nakuru County to improve health services for over 100,000 people through an integrated electronic medical records program named Afya Moja.
Hormuud Telecom aims big with Somalia’s first mobile money app
As a first in Somalia, Hormuud Telecom, the country’s largest telecommunications provider, has announced the rollout of its first indigenous mobile money application, WAAFI.
Telecom Egypt, Sudatel sign deal to boost international connectivity
Telecom Egypt and the Sudatel Telecom Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the field of international connectivity between Egypt and Sudan.