Telecom Operators

Ooredoo Group has now climbed to number 40 in the top 50 global telecommunications brands, up one place from 41 in 2020, as confirmed by the Brand Finance Telecoms 150 2021 report.

Vodafone Group said it lifted the price range for the upcoming flotation of its Vantage Towers business on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, valuing the unit at up to 14.7 billion euros ($17.4 billion).

Telecommunications group MTN Nigeria has acquired an additional 10 MHz spectrum in the 800 MHz band from Intercellular Nigeria for an undisclosed amount.

Orange Egypt, the leading provider of integrated telecommunications services, brings Triple Play services and Fiber to the Home (FTTH) technology within 90 Avenue, a luxurious real estate project handled by Tabarak Development, the leading real estate developer in Egypt.

South Sudan hailed the launch of 4G internet services by Zain telecom services, the first ever 4G internet service that will boost connectivity in the country that previously depended on 3G bandwidth.

Telecom Egypt, Egypt’s first integrated telecom operator and one of the largest subsea cable operators in the region, announces its plans to launch Hybrid African Ring Path (HARP) by 2023, a new subsea system that will outline the African continent, forming the shape of a harp. It will connect coastal and landlocked African countries to Europe through the company’s widespread terrestrial and subsea infrastructure. Through HARP, Telecom Egypt will offer a wide range of capacity solutions, up to dark fiber, based on a layer two and layer three architecture that can connect multiple points on the system to one another.

MTN Group announced the appointment of Chika Ekeji as Executive: Strategy and Transformation as part of plans to further bolster management capacity to accelerate the Group’s strategic ambitions.

Telecom equipment maker, Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL), announced major new deals and extensions to current engagement with leading telcos in the Middle East and Africa region (MEA), worth $100 million

Safaricom is currently looking to partner with software engineering firms to build more in-house mobile phone applications. This step will enable the company to generate new revenue streams as its voice business matures.

MTN Nigeria recently announced off-center full-year turnover in the financial year of 2020, the highest ever recorded by a Nigerian listed entity.