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MTN shuffles management deck

Q-KON and Eutelsat will expand LEO satellite connectivity in Africa

Q-KON and Eutelsat will expand LEO satellite connectivity in Africa

3 Dec 2024

SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. Source: Reuters/Nacho Doce

Musk's Starlink ordered to cease operations in Namibia

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What's on the AfricaCom 20/20 agenda?

2 Oct 2018

#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Sep 2018

OSN and Huawei ink new strategic IPTV partnership

OSN and Huawei ink new strategic IPTV partnership

Yuveshen Darmalingum 6 Sep 2018

Africacom, Cape Town.

The spread of digital connectivity in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Vodacom Group launches commercial 5G service in Lesotho

Vodacom Group launches commercial 5G service in Lesotho

29 Aug 2018

The building blocks required for a bright digital future

The building blocks required for a bright digital future

Paige dos Santos 15 Aug 2018

Kyle Whitehill, Avanti CEO and Mathew Welthagen, Gondwana CEO

Avanti Communications signs distributor contract iWayAfrica

8 Aug 2018

Ali Al Hashemi, CEO of Thuraya

Yahsat completes Thuraya acquisition

6 Aug 2018

First fibre network from Cape to Cairo to be completed

First fibre network from Cape to Cairo to be completed

17 Jul 2018

AfricaCom.

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

Trevor Rajcoomar

What needs to be done to get SA telcos ready for 5G?

Trevor Rajcoomar 12 Jul 2018

Farhad Khan, Yahsat chief commercial officer

Broadband service, YahClick, to launch across West Africa

10 Jul 2018

#StartupStory: BlockMesh

#StartupStory: BlockMesh

Ilse van den Berg 12 Jun 2018

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Gabriella Mulligan 5 Jun 2018

Giovanni Chiarelli

#AfricaMonth: The evolution of mobile networks in Africa

Giovanni Chiarelli 23 May 2018

Satellite TV growth in Ghana

Satellite TV growth in Ghana

30 Apr 2018

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

16 Apr 2018

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

13 Apr 2018

African data analytics markets receive $5m injection

African data analytics markets receive $5m injection

4 Apr 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Tanzania

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Tanzania

Tom Jackson 29 Mar 2018

More competition for MTN in Nigeria

More competition for MTN in Nigeria

26 Mar 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

Tigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

African tech and telecom sector to thrive in 2018/19

African tech and telecom sector to thrive in 2018/19

16 Mar 2018

Why it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email

Why it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email

Wynand Smit 13 Feb 2018

TMT Finance Africa gets ready for Cape Town event

TMT Finance Africa gets ready for Cape Town event

25 Jan 2018

MTN, Ericsson trial 5G technology in Africa

MTN, Ericsson trial 5G technology in Africa

9 Jan 2018

Nokia to help MTN Nigeria drive transformation to customer-centric operations

Nokia to help MTN Nigeria drive transformation to customer-centric operations

7 Dec 2017

IoT driving traffic, enhancing business value for telco sector

IoT driving traffic, enhancing business value for telco sector

Hrusostomos Vicatos 22 Nov 2017

MTN looks to cut 'excessive' licence fee in Benin

MTN looks to cut 'excessive' licence fee in Benin

22 Nov 2017

BBM Messenger's Adam Pattison on chat, dark social and the new mobile economy

BBM Messenger's Adam Pattison on chat, dark social and the new mobile economy

Jessica Tennant 20 Nov 2017

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Marketing & MediaWhat's on the AfricaCom 20/20 agenda?

2 Oct 2018

#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

ICT#GartnerSYM: The next phase of digital transformation

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Sep 2018

OSN and Huawei ink new strategic IPTV partnership

Marketing & MediaOSN and Huawei ink new strategic IPTV partnership

Yuveshen Darmalingum 6 Sep 2018

Africacom, Cape Town.

Marketing & MediaThe spread of digital connectivity in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Vodacom Group launches commercial 5G service in Lesotho

ICTVodacom Group launches commercial 5G service in Lesotho

29 Aug 2018

The building blocks required for a bright digital future

ICTThe building blocks required for a bright digital future

Paige dos Santos 15 Aug 2018

Kyle Whitehill, Avanti CEO and Mathew Welthagen, Gondwana CEO

ICTAvanti Communications signs distributor contract iWayAfrica

8 Aug 2018

Ali Al Hashemi, CEO of Thuraya

ICTYahsat completes Thuraya acquisition

6 Aug 2018

First fibre network from Cape to Cairo to be completed

ICTFirst fibre network from Cape to Cairo to be completed

17 Jul 2018

AfricaCom.

Marketing & MediaAfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

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ICTWhat needs to be done to get SA telcos ready for 5G?

Trevor Rajcoomar 12 Jul 2018

Farhad Khan, Yahsat chief commercial officer

ICTBroadband service, YahClick, to launch across West Africa

10 Jul 2018

#StartupStory: BlockMesh

ICT#StartupStory: BlockMesh

Ilse van den Berg 12 Jun 2018

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

ICTOrange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Gabriella Mulligan 5 Jun 2018

Giovanni Chiarelli

Marketing & Media#AfricaMonth: The evolution of mobile networks in Africa

Giovanni Chiarelli 23 May 2018

Satellite TV growth in Ghana

Marketing & MediaSatellite TV growth in Ghana

30 Apr 2018

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

RetailKenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

16 Apr 2018

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

ICTBroadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

13 Apr 2018

African data analytics markets receive $5m injection

ICTAfrican data analytics markets receive $5m injection

4 Apr 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Tanzania

ICTWhy my startup scene is better than yours: Tanzania

Tom Jackson 29 Mar 2018

More competition for MTN in Nigeria

ICTMore competition for MTN in Nigeria

26 Mar 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

ICTTigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

African tech and telecom sector to thrive in 2018/19

LegalAfrican tech and telecom sector to thrive in 2018/19

16 Mar 2018

Why it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email

Marketing & MediaWhy it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email

Wynand Smit 13 Feb 2018

TMT Finance Africa gets ready for Cape Town event

ICTTMT Finance Africa gets ready for Cape Town event

25 Jan 2018

MTN, Ericsson trial 5G technology in Africa

ICTMTN, Ericsson trial 5G technology in Africa

9 Jan 2018

Nokia to help MTN Nigeria drive transformation to customer-centric operations

ICTNokia to help MTN Nigeria drive transformation to customer-centric operations

7 Dec 2017

IoT driving traffic, enhancing business value for telco sector

ICTIoT driving traffic, enhancing business value for telco sector

Hrusostomos Vicatos 22 Nov 2017

MTN looks to cut 'excessive' licence fee in Benin

ICTMTN looks to cut 'excessive' licence fee in Benin

22 Nov 2017

BBM Messenger's Adam Pattison on chat, dark social and the new mobile economy

Marketing & MediaBBM Messenger's Adam Pattison on chat, dark social and the new mobile economy

Jessica Tennant 20 Nov 2017

BICS to provide voice and data roaming services in Swaziland

Marketing & MediaBICS to provide voice and data roaming services in Swaziland

16 Nov 2017

MTN to comply with Benin demand

ICTMTN to comply with Benin demand

Nick Hedley 16 Nov 2017

#AfricaCom: Day three highlights

Marketing & Media#AfricaCom: Day three highlights

11 Nov 2017

Egypt state firm looks to cash in on thriving mobile sector

ICTEgypt state firm looks to cash in on thriving mobile sector

10 Nov 2017

ALL THE 2017 AFRICACOM AWARDS WINNERS!

Marketing & MediaALL THE 2017 AFRICACOM AWARDS WINNERS!

9 Nov 2017

#AfricaCom: How innovation is better in Africa

ICT#AfricaCom: How innovation is better in Africa

Ilse van den Berg 8 Nov 2017

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ICTEricsson releases MEA Mobility Report 2017 at AfricaCom

8 Nov 2017

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

Marketing & MediaUS journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

6 Nov 2017

Could the humble phone call be the future of digital CX?

ICTCould the humble phone call be the future of digital CX?

Rob Lith 31 Oct 2017

Airtel Sierra Leone rebranded Orange

Marketing & MediaAirtel Sierra Leone rebranded Orange

19 Oct 2017