24 results
- 28 Aug 2013
Airtel to Change Top Execs in Africa
Bharti Airtel has announced that Christian de Faria will take over as CEO of its African operations at the start of next year. He will replace Manoj Kohli, who is relocating to India. Kohli has led…
- 27 May 2014
Airtel Africa Tips Youth Development Key to Unlock Continent’s Growth Potential
Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, on Monday reiterated its commitment to further support human capital in…
- 14 Nov 2014
Airtel Africa Wins Double Awards At AfricaCom
Bharti Airtel Africa, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, reinforced its continued contribution to the pan-African telecoms landscape…
- 15 Oct 2014
Airtel Re-launches Employee Volunteer Scheme
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications service provider, has re-launched its Employee Volunteer Scheme; which was introduced in 2011 to chart a new course in the way the company, in…
- 17 Jul 2015
Airtel Africa Partners Samsung, Singtel on Continental Application Challenge
Bharti Airtel, the world’s third largest telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Africa and Asia has launched an application challenge for startup developers as it…
- 9 Aug 2015
Airtel Nigeria Hits 30m Subscriber Milestone
Bharti Airtel, the world’s third largest telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Africa and Asia, on Friday announced a significant milestone in its African…
- 30 Jul 2014
Bharti Airtel Crosses 300m Customers Milestone
Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, on Tuesday announced that it has crossed the 300 million customer mark…
- 27 Nov 2014
Airtel Launches Its First 4G Service in Africa
Bharti Airtel (Airtel), a leading global telecom services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has launched its Africa’s first 4G service in the Seychelles. Airtel…
- 18 Feb 2015
UNICEF, Airtel Form Pan-African Alliance to Empower Children & Youths
UNICEF and Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, have entered a partnership agreement to expand their collaboration…
- 9 Jun 2015
Global ICT Policy Community Meets for Top International Regulatory Event
Some 400 senior international policy makers from the world’s information and communication technology (ICT) regulatory authorities and leading tech companies are meeting in Gabon this week to discuss…
- 23 Jul 2015
Airtel Plans Sale of Subsidiaries’ to Boost Nigerian Operations
Bharti Airtel has commenced final talks to sell four of its African subsidiaries to France’s Orange SA for $1bn (N197bn) in order to consolidate its stake in Nigeria. After the sale, which should be…
- 27 Jul 2015
Ericsson, Airtel Extend Partnership on LTE Deployment
Ericsson has been selected by Airtel Gabon as its sole supplier for the deployment of a new LTE network. The agreement also includes transformation of the existing mobile radio access and core…
- 24 Sept 2015
Airtel, Liquid Telecom Partner for Faster Mobile Broadband
Airtel has signed an agreement with Liquid Telecom to use the fibre provider's terrestrial fibre network to connect Airtel's mobile base stations and enterprises, in a bid to increase internet access…
- 17 Nov 2015
Airtel Africa, Facebook Launch Free Basic Services in 17 African countries
Bharti Airtel Africa, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 17 countries across Africa, has announced its partnership with Facebook which will see the launch of Free Basics…
- 1 Dec 2015
Airtel Launches $9Bn 'Project Leap' to Reinforce Network
Bharti Airtel has reportedly announced a $9.04bn network expansion plan to drive mobile broadband access to villages and fixed broadband to towns across Asia and Africa over the next three years.…
- 18 Feb 2016
Airtel Announces Senior Level Changes, New Organigram for Africa operations
Bharti Airtel (Airtel), a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has announced top level changes for its Africa operations.…
- 29 Feb 2016
Ericsson Reaffirms Commitment To Africa's Smart Cities Drive
During Mobile World Congress 2016, Ericsson hosted a discussion on the impact of smart cities for a connected Africa with a distinguished panel of leading players in the information and…
- 10 Aug 2010
MTN, Intel to Cooperate on WiMax Deployments
MTN Group and Intel have signed an agreement to collaborate on deploying WiMax networks in Africa and the Middle East. The collaboration covers a wide spectrum of initiatives, including areas such as…
- 11 May 2016
Airtel Partners Facebook, Sets New Ground on Free Internet Service
Bharti Airtel Africa, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 17 countries across Africa, on Tuesday announced the launching of Free Basics in Nigeria in partnership…
- 21 Sept 2010
Intel, MTN Group collaborate to accelerate broadband adoption in Africa and Middle East
Intel Corporation and MTN Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will see the companies collaborate to accelerate the deployment and penetration of broadband access in Africa and…
- 18 Mar 2014
GSMA, Telcos Partner to Improve Mobile Access across Africa
Senior leaders from eight major mobile operator groups, covering 551 million mobile connections across Africa and the Middle East, plan to cooperate on network infrastructure sharing initiatives that…
- 18 Mar 2014
GSMA, Operators Thinker on Improving MEA Mobile Access & Affordability
GSMA and telecom operators have commenced moves with the initiative aimed at enhancing use of network infrastructure to connect underserved communities across Middle East and Africa. The move is in…
- 1 Apr 2014
Airtel to Resell Thuraya Services for Rural Africa
Thuraya, satellite phone operator said that it has signed a reseller agreement with Bharti Airtel for its African mobile network subsidiaries. Commencing from May onwards, Airtel Africa will sell…
- 27 May 2014
Telcos to Reduce Roaming Charges across Africa, Middle East
The GSMA has announced that senior leaders from nine major mobile operator groups, accounting for over half a billion mobile connections across 48 countries in Africa and the Middle East, are…