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Equinix has launched its LG2.3 data centre in Lagos, boosting Nigeria’s digital economy and signalling its intent to dominate Africa’s growing tech infrastructure market.
MTN South Africa has completed Africa’s first satellite phone call using a standard smartphone, marking a key step toward expanding mobile coverage in underserved regions.
Despite fierce competition between both companies, MTN and Airtel—both Nigerian telecom giants—will collaborate on infrastructure sharing to ensure proper service delivery to customers.
Kenyan court clears Safaricom in reverse call lawsuit, reigniting IP concerns for African innovators
Kenya’s High Court has dismissed a reverse call lawsuit against Safaricom, raising fresh concerns over how African innovators can protect their ideas in a fast-moving tech landscape.
Airtel Africa has launched an AI-powered spam alert service in Nigeria to combat SMS fraud. The service will detect and label spam messages in real time.
Telkom Kenya secures a $4.4M grant from Rakuten and Airspan to develop Open RAN technology, enhancing mobile connectivity and reducing infrastructure costs across Kenya.
Vumatel’s acquisition of Herotel gets regulatory approval, paving the way for expanded fibre access in South Africa’s underserved regions.
Namibia’s telecom sector has generated over $800 million in data revenue, reflecting Africa’s shift toward digital services.
MTN Ghana has recorded over $1 billion in revenue for the year 2024, driven by strong data and mobile money performance.
Goodweek Inter-Services Limited has sued Safaricom, accusing it of abusing market dominance with unfair contract terms.
Nigerian banks have finally paid ₦32 billion in long-overdue USSD payments to MTN, but ₦42 billion remains outstanding. This comes amid a ₦400.4 billion loss reported by the telco for the 2024 year.
MTN Group anticipates a significant decline in 2024 earnings, primarily due to substantial forex losses and economic challenges in key African markets.
MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Network International to enhance its digital payment processing across Africa, strengthening its mobile money services and fintech expansion strategy.
Nigeria has set up a joint committee to tackle fibre cuts caused by road projects, aiming to reduce telecom disruptions.
Airtel Nigeria’s revenue fell 40.34% to $738M in 2024 due to Naira devaluation, despite a 3.2% rise in customers and 37.2% growth in data usage.
MTN Nigeria has acknowledged the 200% hike on the 15GB data bundle plan, apologising to its users after severe backlash surfaced following the hike.
French telecom giant, Orange, reports significant revenue growth, propelled by Africa’s and Middle East contribution.
MTN begins tariff hike following approval. Although the NCC has capped tariff hikes at 50%, some MTN tariff plans seem to have increased beyond this limit.
The NCC has signed a grant agreement with Swedfund to improve the Nigerian telecom sector by implementing real-time tracking of consumer data. Find out what it entails here.
Following widespread service disruptions in Lagos, MTN Nigeria has apologised to users but failed to clarify the cause.