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News - Africa, Vodafone
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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Vodacom increases stake in Safaricom in $2.1bn deal
Takes majority 55 percent stake in the Kenyan telco
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Vodafone leverages AI to bolster resilience and power backup across mobile infrastructure
As the carrier looks to beef up its response to network outages and grid issues
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Vodacom inks virtual wheeling PPA with Sola in Free State, South Africa
Second wheeling PPA signed by the telco
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Vodafone, Orange, and e& secure 5G licenses in Egypt
The trio join Telecom Egypt in securing 5G licenses
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Orange and Vodacom in talks to share network infrastructure in Africa
Could boost connectivity in rural areas
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Vodacom Mozambique invests $25m in data center
First phase to be completed in July 2024
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Vodafone signs $1.5bn deal with Microsoft for cloud, AI, and IoT
Agreement to last 10 years
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2Africa cable lands in Canary Islands
Extension to Gran Canaria announced in 2021
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Vodafone Ghana adds 300 new 4G sites
Network expansion remains a priority for majority shareholder, Telecel Group
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Vodafone strikes satellite deal with Amazon's Project Kuiper
Will provide 4G and 5G to underserved areas
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South Africa's Vodacom signs virtual wheeling agreement with Eskom
Will add more capacity to the nation's power grid
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Lynk signs satellite deal with Vodafone Ghana
Direct-to-cell satellite firm to provide coverage across the country
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Ghanaian telco cable thief sentenced to seven years in prison
Suspect was caught with $45,900 worth of cables when arrested
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Vodafone finalizes Ghana unit sale to Telecel Group
The operator is keen to simplify its operations in Africa
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STC to land 2Africa cable in Bahrain, follows Saudi landings in Jeddah and Yanbu
Meta-led cable also lands in Madagascar
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Ghana regulators approve Vodafone-Telecel transaction
Telecel to snap up Vodafone's 70 percent stake in the telco
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e& increases Vodafone Group stake to 11 percent
The UAE telco scooped a 9.8 percent stake in Vodafone earlier this year
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Qatar state eyes $2.5bn stake in Vodafone Egypt
An agreement could be in place by the end of the year
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Vodafone Idea could lose access to towers, warns Indus
Indus has warned Vodafone Idea to 'pay its dues' or risk severe disruption
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China Mobile and Facebook in joint project to build 2Africa submarine cable
Along with a number of the biggest telcos in Africa
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Cisco joins Scottish smart grid project
Demonstration center could help UK energy strategy
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Vodafone builds 'super-core' data center in Berlin to prepare for 5G
Three times the size, 20 times the processing power