Telecom Operators

Orange and Vanu will deploy an innovative model that will allow for a “win-win” partnering for both companies by sharing mutual opportunities. They will be using the latest mobile technology to accelerate the development of digital projects in healthcare, agriculture, education and financial services, among others. This will help to improve the overall Orange customer experience, and Vanu, with its expertise, will facilitate the rollout of sites in uncovered areas of Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Liberia.

A total of R340 million will be spent by Vodacom Central Region this financial year on expanding broadband coverage in deep rural areas, upgrading base station sites and improving network resilience. This investment will drive inclusive digital access across the region as part of the network’s commitment to ensuring connectivity for all.

Etisalat Egypt by e& signed an agreement with Solariz Egypt, a leading company in solar energy production, with the aim of converting the mobile towers in Egypt to work with solar power towers. This comes within Etisalat Egypt’s strategy to utilize the latest technologies that adopt clean and renewable energy, paving the way for a clean, sustainable future.

Vodacom has achieved 2.4 Gbps throughput on a live site, a first for South Africa. Trials were conducted using a commercial smartphone and Vodacom's Midrand campus's commercial base station. Compared to the average fiber-to-the-home connection, the record speed is approximately 100 times faster.

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has awarded an MVNO license to Dolphin Telecoms, which aims to become the country’s first successful reseller after other attempts to launch an MVNO failed to get off the ground.

Africell has been named official sponsor of Association Sportive Vita Club – aka AS Vita Club – a leading team in the premier football league in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Telecommunications operator Vodacom Tanzania announced that M-Pesa, its mobile financial services platform, has expanded its international money transfer (IMT) service to eight new countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) where its customers can send and receive money.

Telecommunications operator Safaricom Ethiopia launched its mobile network in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Following a series of successful customer network pilots in ten cities, the company is holding a national launch ceremony to mark the official start of its operations in the country.

According to the information memorandum, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the auction of two lots of 100 megahertz in the 3.5 GHz band to support 5G deployment in Nigeria, with a reserve price of US$273.6 million per lot.

A British investment firm, Helios Investment Partners, has sold its 60% stake in Telkom Kenya, making it a fully owned state-owned company.