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MTN offering affordable 4G smartphones to 1.2 million customers

Devices & Platforms

MTN offering affordable 4G smartphones to 1.2 million customers

MTN confirms customer data breach, core systems unaffected

Operators

MTN confirms customer data breach, core systems unaffected

Starlink in Africa: awards and arguments

Satellite Networks

Starlink in Africa: awards and arguments

MTN and Synamedia to develop new streaming platform for Africa

Consumer Ecosystems

MTN and Synamedia to develop new streaming platform for Africa

MTN Cameroon wins court appeal over seized assets

Operators

MTN Cameroon wins court appeal over seized assets

MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita appointed GSMA deputy chair

Operators

MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita appointed GSMA deputy chair

Vodacom KwaZulu-Natal partners communities to prevent battery theft

Operators

Vodacom KwaZulu-Natal partners communities to prevent battery theft

Vox to offer Q-KON’s Twoobii satellite services as OneWeb partner

Satellite Networks

Vox to offer Q-KON’s Twoobii satellite services as OneWeb partner

Lynk Global’s satellite D2D services trialled in South Africa and Turkey

Satellite Networks

Lynk Global’s satellite D2D services trialled in South Africa and Turkey

South Africa’s Telkom enters MVNO market

Operators

South Africa’s Telkom enters MVNO market

Zoho and Loita Business team up to support central and southern African SMEs

Enterprise Ecosystems

Zoho and Loita Business team up to support central and southern African SMEs

Visiosoft and Kinéis plan to use satellite IoT to bridge the connectivity gap

Satellite Networks

Visiosoft and Kinéis plan to use satellite IoT to bridge the connectivity gap

Data Centres & Networks

Africa’s first AI factory on the way, says Cassava

Intelsat and MaxIQ Space push STEM learning in multiple African countries

Humanitarian Comms

Intelsat and MaxIQ Space push STEM learning in multiple African countries

Microsoft announces major investments in South Africa and India

Investment

Microsoft announces major investments in South Africa and India

LotusFlare and MTN address changing customer needs in South Africa

Customer Management

LotusFlare and MTN address changing customer needs in South Africa

Magyar Telekom confirms plans to spin off tower assets

Business

Magyar Telekom confirms plans to spin off tower assets

Teraco to bring wind power to its South African data centre operations

Energy & Sustainability

Teraco to bring wind power to its South African data centre operations

Elon Musk skips South African satellite hearing amid industry pushback

Satellite Networks

Elon Musk skips South African satellite hearing amid industry pushback

MTN South Africa to shut down 3G a year earlier than planned

Operators

MTN South Africa to shut down 3G a year earlier than planned

Meta announces plans for longest-ever subsea cable project

Optical & Fixed Networks

Meta announces plans for longest-ever subsea cable project

Vodacom targets double-digit profit growth by 2030

Operators

Vodacom targets double-digit profit growth by 2030

NTT opens new data centre in Johannesburg

Data Centres & Networks

NTT opens new data centre in Johannesburg

Cell C takeover (almost) complete after ICASA approval

Operators

Cell C takeover (almost) complete after ICASA approval

MTN, China Telecom and Huawei announce private 5G network for mining in South Africa

Enterprise Ecosystems

MTN, China Telecom and Huawei announce 5G private network for mining in South Africa

Fibre access in South Africa’s townships gets investment boost

Investment

Fibre access in South Africa’s townships gets investment boost

Spirion localises data discovery with data centre opening in South Africa

Data Centres & Networks

Spirion localises data discovery with data centre opening in South Africa

Accenture warns telcos must transform to survive Starlink disruption

Operators

Accenture warns telcos must transform to survive Starlink disruption

Telkom clear to sell Swiftnet towers to Actis after ICASA says yes

Operators

Telkom clear to sell Swiftnet towers to Actis after ICASA says yes

Vodacom launches first 4G base station in Thathe Vondo

Operators

Vodacom launches first 4G base station in Thathe Vondo

MTN South Africa, China Telecom, Huawei in digital infrastructure pact

Enterprise Ecosystems

MTN South Africa, China Telecom, Huawei in digital infrastructure pact

MTN South Africa’s Icon phone: an affordable entry point for 5G?

Devices & Platforms

MTN South Africa’s Icon phone: an affordable entry point for 5G?

MTN South Africa launches cloud gaming service with Telecoming

Consumer Ecosystems

MTN South Africa launches cloud gaming service with Telecoming

Vodacom addresses Africa’s digital skills shortage

Operators

Vodacom addresses Africa’s digital skills shortage

Openserve no longer for sale, says South Africa’s Telkom

Operators

Openserve no longer for sale, says South Africa’s Telkom

Mobile money services team up for transfers between South Africa and Zimbabwe

Mobile Finance

Mobile money services team up for transfers between South Africa and Zimbabwe

MTN and Huawei claim 5.5G first in South Africa

Wireless Networks

MTN and Huawei claim 5.5G first in South Africa

OADC announces collaborative digital platform and AI-ready data centre solution

Devices & Platforms

OADC announces collaborative digital platform and AI-ready data centre solution

Nokia lands another fibre deal in South Africa to bridge digital divide

Optical & Fixed Networks

Nokia lands another fibre deal in South Africa to bridge digital divide

Liquid to support Western Cape connectivity expansion plans

Wireless Networks

Liquid to support Western Cape connectivity expansion plans

Optical & Fixed Networks

Nokia and Fibertime work together to expand South African broadband access

Enterprise Ecosystems

EIB assesses fintech growth in Africa; Visa promotes it

Vodacom and du highlight recycling efforts

Energy & Sustainability

Vodacom and du highlight recycling efforts

Funke Opeke steps down from CEO role at Nigeria's MainOne

Data Centres & Networks

Funke Opeke steps down from CEO role at Nigeria's MainOne

Volante Technologies, OMEA and partners continue Africa’s drive to digitise payments

Customer Management

Volante Technologies, OMEA and partners continue Africa’s drive to digitise payments

Equinix opens its first IBX data centre in South Africa

Data Centres & Networks

Equinix opens its first IBX data centre in South Africa

E-commerce company Jumia to exit South Africa and Tunisia

Consumer Ecosystems

E-commerce company Jumia to exit South Africa and Tunisia

South Africa reveals push to bolster broadband, lower device price

Regulation

South Africa reveals push to bolster broadband, lower device price

Image credit: Vodafone Group

Operators

Vodafone partners with Google for AI and phones

Vodacom Business deploys smart city solutions across South Africa

Enterprise Ecosystems

Vodacom Business deploying smart city solutions across South Africa

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