Tag: telecoms
How K-NET Revolutionizes Broadcasting in Africa, Bridging the Digital...
Richard Hlomador, K-NET’s Founder & Chief Network Architect, and Akim Benamara, Founder of TechAfrica News discussed the role of K-NET in shaping the future...
Nigeria grants 25 MNVO licences
The Nigerian Communications Authority (NCC) has granted Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) licenses to some 25 companies, setting the tone for MVNO operations in...
Safaricom goes live in Ethiopia
Safaricom has begun providing 2G, 3G, and 4G network services in Ethiopia—four months later than it was expected to.
In May 2021, it led a...
2G, 3G to be shut down in South Africa
South African Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says the government wants South Africa to start working on an official timeline to shut...
MTN South Africa is Number 1 again
MTN South Africa has once again been ranked as the country’s best network, this time in the second quarter of 2022.
According to the tech...
Safaricom Ethiopia set for launch next month
Newcomer Safaricom Ethiopia has committed to switch on its first commercial services in a limited area next month, when it will become the country’s...
Vodafone is the Telecoms Company of the Year
Vodafone Ghana has been declared ‘Telecom Company of the Year’ for the second consecutive year at the Ghana Business Awards (GBA) held at the...
Nana Kwesi Gyan-Apenteng writes – Happy Birthday MTN
The bright sunshine outside did not invite your columnist to take the couple of steps required to put him in front of the laptop...
Top 10 African Telecoms Companies
This is an article culled from Business Chief first published on May 19, 2021. It shows that MTN Group is the number two biggest...
UK gets special regulator to control tech giants
A special regulator designed to prevent tech giants including Facebook and Google from exploiting their market dominance has been established in the UK. The move...