Rain's persistence dampens MTN's interest

Rain's interest in being acquired by Telkom has clouded a straightforward deal

475km of fiber-optic backbone cabling has been deployed

Telecel is the smallest of Zimbabwe's three operators

Airtel will use ATC's communications sites across the continent

Safaricom Ethiopia switches on mobile services in 11 cities

It follows recent investment in its Equiano subsea cable

That's despite South Sudan gaining independence from Sudan over a decade ago

Telkom Kenya gets nationalized

Rain wants to be acquired by Telkom, potentially scuppering MTN's plans to buy Telkom

Indus has warned Vodafone Idea to 'pay its dues' or risk severe disruption

South Africa has faced a challenging year for power cuts

The operator has worked with vendor Ericsson to deploy 5G

The country has been hit by regular outages this year

The country wants to push 4G and 5G rollout

Equiano is expected to create 1.6 million jobs

The operator has launched Tanzania's first 5G network

The operator is primed be the first in Nigeria to launch commercial 5G

Malcel is on course to be awarded a license by MACRA

Domestic rival Rain has also been interested in a Telkom takeover

Infrastructure has been deployed as high as 3,720 meters, with plans to reach summit by close of year

The regulation panel opposes Rain's request to merge with domestic rival Telkom

Ericsson will support SkyMax in building out 5G services in the region