Airtel's Nxtra plans 200MW Hyderabad data center
Also rolls out AI platform in core data centers
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The latest news from the data center, telco, and cloud sector
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Bharti Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal to step down in 2026
Replacement Shashwat Sharma has been promoted from within
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Dialog Axiata completes takeover of Airtel Lanka
The long-awaited deal is finally complete
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Dialog Axiata finalizes agreement to buy Bharti Airtel's Sri Lankan division
Consolidation looks likely for Sri Lanka's telco market
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Airtel’s Nxtra breaks ground on 38MW data center in Lagos, Nigeria
Facility due live in 2026; first of five hyperscale sites planned on continent
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At least seven investment firms circling to acquire Carlyle’s stake in Airtel’s Nxtra data center business
KKR, DigitalBridge, Blackstone, Stonepeak, GIC, amongst those in running for 24 percent stake in Indian data center unit
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Carlyle to sell stake in Airtel’s Nxtra data center unit – report
Nxtra also signs new renewable energy deals
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IHS Towers expands Nigerian towers partnership with Airtel
The duo will also work together on green initiatives
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Airtel Africa CEO Ogunsanya to retire, Sunil Taldar to step in
Ogunsanya had led the group since 2021; Bharti Airtel veteran Taldar to step in from July
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Airtel launches Nxtra Africa; hires AWS data center lead as CEO
Company plans to develop network of data centers in Africa
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Airtel Uganda IPO falls short, raising half the sum hoped for
Operator had hoped to raise 8 billion shillings ($213m)
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Airtel Uganda doubles bonus shares ahead of IPO
With the IPO closing soon, the telco is looking to boost interest
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Airtel goes live with 5G in Tanzania
Becomes the third telco to do so
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2Africa cable arrives in Republic of the Congo
Follows Angola landing earlier this month
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East Africa portion of 2Africa cable goes live in Mozambique and Tanzania
Deployment of cable still ongoing for West Africa portion of cable
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Airtel Uganda to offer 20% stake through IPO
Will give preference to Ugandan investors
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MTN wins 5G launch race in Uganda, with Airtel not far behind
First in the Kampala districts of Lugogo and Bugoloobi
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Airtel Zambia launches 5G services in Lusaka
Becomes the second mobile operator to launch 5G in Zambia
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Airtel and MTN go live with 4G in Rwanda
And not from a wholesale provider
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Airtel launches 5G services in Kenya
Becomes the second operator in the country to launch the service
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Airtel to launch 5G services in Nigeria
Becomes third in the country to switch on 5G
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Airtel Congo and MTN strike national roaming agreement
Regulator confirms agreement
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Airtel Africa the only bidder during Nigeria's latest 5G spectrum action
It was the country's second 5G auction
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Airtel Africa takes out $194m loan to push connectivity drive
Money will be split between six markets
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Meta's 2Africa cable to land in Bharti Airtel's Mumbai cable landing station
World's longest subsea cable gets another partner
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Airtel’s Nxtra breaks ground on new data center in Kolkata
24MW facility due live in 2024
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OneWeb signs distribution deals with Airtel and Azyan Telecom
Company to serve customers in Oman and across Africa
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American Tower pens partnership with Airtel for African tower sites
Airtel will use ATC's communications sites across the continent