Cell C launches 5G network in South Africa
The operator has quietly launched its 5G network
News - Africa, Paul Lipscombe, DatacenterDynamics
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Nigerian gov't prepares to deploy 3,700 cell towers from October
Aims to improve connectivity for more than 20 million Nigerians
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Rwandan gov't sets out 3G retirement date for June 2027
As 2G is set to follow by December 2028
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MTN Uganda blames power disruption at data center for major outage on Sunday
As telco apologizes for the downtime
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Airtel Africa secures $150m loan from IFC for network modernization upgrades
Will support two of Airtel's African subsidiaries
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Vodacom finalizes $2.1bn deal to snap up additional 20% stake in Kenya's Safaricom
As the South African pushes to expand East Africa presence with controlling stake
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Thieves steal eight batteries from cell towers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Thefts took place across two different tower sites 24 hours apart
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Bharti Airtel shareholders vote in favor to increase Airtel Africa stake
Shareholders unanimous in their approval
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Bharti Airtel to increase stake in Airtel Africa through share swap
Will see the Indian telecoms giant increase stake to 79%
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Moov launches 5G network in Benin
Becomes second carrier in the country to launch 5G
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Helios Towers to invest $110m on telecoms infrastructure in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The investment will ramp up the mobile network rollout across the country
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Airtel Africa, SpaceX trials data and messaging tests of Starlink Mobile in Kenya
Builds on the agreement between the companies last year
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Helios Towers revenue up 8% for full year, ramps up tenancy ratio targets
Now wants to hit 2.5 tenants per tower
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MTN Group strikes $2.2bn IHS Towers deal
The South African telco will snap up the 75 percent stake in IHS that it doesn't own
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Ethio Telecom, Djibouti Telecom, and Sudatel Group sign strategic fiber agreement
The cross-border fiber project aims to create a resilient terrestrial fiber corridor
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MTN Group in talks to snap up remaining IHS Holdings stake
The carrier owns a minority stake at present
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Almadar launches Libya's first 5G network
Services have gone live in parts of Tripoli
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Internet services partially restored in Uganda following general election
Internet services were largely offline for four days last week
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Ugandan gov't shuts down Internet ahead of election
It's not the first time this has happened
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Airtel Africa and Starlink to offer direct-to-cell satellite services
Will launch service next year with plans to serve 14 markets
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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 gets approval to acquire 30% stake in CIVH for fiber JV
After years of delays, Vodacom finally gets greenlight to create Maziv
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Airtel launches 5G in Malawi, brings VoLTE nationwide
Becomes second telco to launch 5G in Malawi
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SES pairs with AMN to bolster rural connectivity across Côte d’Ivoire
2G and 3G services have been deployed, with plans for 4G in the future
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Vodacom pairs with Starlink for satellite connectivity deal
Will also resell Starlink services across several markets
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IHS Towers sells Rwandan unit to Paradigm Tower Ventures
The deal was finalized last week
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Ghanaian gov't moves 3 million AT Ghana subscribers to Telecel’s network
Amid AT Ghana's dispute with American Tower