South Africa’s MTN Group has exited its 18.9% stake in Africa-focused online retail giant, Jumia. This comes after another share price rally and 11 days before the announcement of Jumia’s …
Subsea Internet cables and the race to connect Africa to the Internet
The quality and cost of data in Africa have been poor and unaffordable. Much of this has been due to a failure to convert high-speed Internet from the seas to end-users. We explore some intricacies be…
MTN is testing eSIMs in Nigeria but you may not get to use it anytime soon
As the eSIM market opens up in Nigeria with MTN taking the first steps, we explore some existing conditions that could either stifle or promote its growth depending on how they are managed.…
If you live in these Nigerian states, calls and data are about to get cheaper
Five Nigerian states have drastically dropped or waived right of way charges for fibre connections. Nigerian telcos and ISPs discuss the implications for these states and Nigeria’s National Broadband …
Q1 2020 report: For MTN Nigeria, voice revenue remains king over data
MTN Nigeria maintained its usual dominant position at the top of Nigeria’s telecom market in 2020, but here’s how global disruptions and domestic policies affected its major revenue streams in Q…
NCC sanctions Airtel, Glo and 9mobile with ₦2.7 billion fine
Nigeria’s telecom regulator, NCC has once more placed sanctions on major telcos in Nigeria for various infractions and coupled with its earlier fines, Nigerian telcos have been fined up to ₦2.9 billio…
Data Wars 2019: Glo’s heavy loss and MTN’s continued dominance defines the battle for Internet supremacy
The battle for the share of Nigeria’s Internet market heated up in 2019 and after a closely fought battle, MTN once more pulled ahead of the pack but Glo’s loss of over a million internet subscribers …
4 things we learnt from MTN Nigeria’s 5G demo
After a successful trial launch in South Africa last year, MTN has commenced 5G trial in Nigeria, starting with Abuja. Here’s what we learnt at the trial event.…
How MTN Nigeria gained over $1.8bn valuation within just 6 months on the NSE
A look at MTN Nigeria’s performance in its first six months on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, becoming Nigeria’s most valuable company amidst executive exits, xenophobic attacks, and loss of subsc…
Uganda forces telecoms to list on securities exchange; this may be good for the economy
The Ugandan government and its telecoms regulator hope forcing companies in the market to list in the country’s securities exchange will benefit Ugandans by providing more affordable internet se…
Telcos, Bank CEOs, and USSD charges: A two-faced narrative of silence and finger-pointing
USSD charges by telcos are not new and are seemingly backed by regulations but everyone cried foul and pointed fingers when MTN decided to commence charging…
MTN Group reshuffles leadership roles in multiple African countries
Philip van Dalsen, the CEO of MTN Zambia and Freddy Tchala MTN Côte d’Ivoire CEO will both be leaving MTN at the end of September…
MTN Nigeria share price narrowly fluctuates amidst xenophobia reprisals in Nigeria
Amidst xenophobic attacks in South Africa, and angry reactions in Nigeria, MTN Nigeria’s share price wavers on the NSE…
MTN Nigeria is giving Dangote Cement a good run for its money on the NSE
Just three months after listing, MTN Nigeria briefly overtook Dangote Cement for a day as the most valuable company by market capitalisation on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The telecom giant clo…
5 things you need to know about Ayoba, MTN’s newly launched messaging app
MTN launched it’s own instant messaging app — Ayoba…
Millions of MTN subscribers to redo SIM registration, other telcos may follow suit
Millions of MTN subscribers to do fresh SIM registration and it appears other operators may follow suit.…
MTN wants to launch the “WeChat of Africa”, will it catch on?
MTN wants to launch a platform that has mobile money offering, music streaming and other features. Would you use it?…
MTN’s $25 “smart feature phone” will bring arguably 3rd most popular mobile OS to Africa
Riding on the resurgence of feature phones South African-based mobile network is working to bring reasonably priced feature phones with smartphone abilities to the continent. And it won’t have t…
MTN adheres to ₦330b fine payment schedule
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed MTN Nigeria’s adherence to the deal entered in 2015 after the South African company was fined ₦1.04 trillion for non-compliance with the deac…
MTN Group could be acquiring MultiChoice Africa soon
MultiChoice Africa is reportedly in talks with the MTN Group over its possible acquisition. With a presence in 49 African countries, MultiChoice is the company behind popular video entertainment and i…
