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- 15 Mar 2021
Liquid Telecom Rebrands as Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Expands to a Consolidated Technology Group
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a pan-African technology group, yesterday announced the culmination of its extensive business transformation from being a telecommunications and digital services…
- 29 Jun 2016
Liquid Telecom & RBH Agree to Acquire Neotel
On Tuesday, Liquid Telecom, a privately owned Pan-African telecoms group majority owned by Econet Global, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire South African communications…
- 2 Mar 2021
Liquid Telecom Redundant Subsea Network Unaffected by Red Sea Cable Outages
Liquid Telecom, a leading pan-African telecommunications group, ensured continuity of service to its customers during the recent outages of the SEA-ME-WE 5 and EIG submarine cables. Liquid Telecom…
- 24 Aug 2015
MTN, Liquid Telecom in Partnership for Broadband
Mobile operator MTN and network services provider Liquid Telecom have announced a partnership to provide their respective customers with access to a broader fixed and wireless footprint. In a…
- 26 May 2020
Liquid Telecom Eyes Datacentre Expansion in Nigeria, Ghana
Strive Masiyiwa, Executive Chairman of the Liquid Telecom Group, confirmed that plans are at an advanced stage to enter West Africa and said: “We have secured land to build the largest datacentres in…
- 28 Oct 2020
Liquid Telecom Commences Construction of $100M Datacentre in Lagos
Liquid Telecom’s Africa Data Centres, pan-African network of interconnected, carrier-and cloud-neutral datacentres, has embarked on the construction of what it describes as one of the largest…
- 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…
- 12 Aug 2020
CFI, Liquid Telecom Partner to Accelerate Digital & Financial Inclusion in Africa
Cassava Fintech International (CFI) and the Liquid Telecom Group (LTG) have announced the launch of Sasai Wi-Fi Finder, a potential game-changer in driving digital and financial inclusion in Africa.…
- 25 Feb 2021
IFC Invests in Liquid Telecom Bond to Support Broadband Connectivity in Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, invested in Thursday's bond issued by a subsidiary of Liquid Telecommunications Holdings Ltd., which will allow the telecoms and technology solutions company to…
- 6 Apr 2021
Africa Data Centres Commits to West African Hub with Lagos Datacentre
Africa Data Centres, the pan-African network of interconnected, carrier-and cloud-neutral datacentres and part of the Liquid Telecom Group, has confirmed a significant investment into the…
- 10 May 2018
Firm to Set Up Network Between Africa, Asia
Liquid Telecom has signed a strategic partnership with China Telecom Global (CTG), which will see the companies collaborate to provide Africa and Asia with network solutions and services. CTG is a…
- 14 Oct 2020
Econet Launches Pan-African Wi-Fi Marketplace
Econet, through its subsidiaries Liquid Telecom Group (LTG) and Cassava Fintech International (CFI) has launched a network of #SasaiWiFiFinder hotspots in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Rwanda, to provide…
- 27 Aug 2015
Internet Local Content in Africa Increases by 50%
There have seen an increase in local content hosted within Africa, from 20% in 2012 to 50% this year, signalling the improvement of infrastructure on the continent, according to Networking firm…
- 8 Sept 2021
Liquid, Unitas Global Create the Largest Network of Interconnected Data Centres in Africa
Pan-African technology group, Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid), has announced a strategic partnership with global managed network provider, Unitas Global in a bid to meet the demands of rapid…
- 4 May 2015
MainOne Leads Africa Panel on Local Content, Data Traffic at IT-Week
MainOne, leading communications Services Company and operator of the premier Tier III Data Center in West Africa, MDX-I, will lead the African panel on localizing Content and Data Traffic in Africa…
- 24 Jun 2020
African Datacentre Operators Back Free Hosting
Datacentre operators in Africa have highlighted the rationale behind their decision last month to start offering free cloud hosting for applications in an effort to curb COVID-19. In a statement,…
- 7 Oct 2024
Moody Says MTN, LIT Exposed to Currency Volatility, Inflation Risks in Nigeria, Others
MTN and Liquid Intelligent Technologies (LIT) are exposed to inflation and currency depreciation in their South Africa, Zimbabwe and Nigerian markets, said Moody’s Ratings, adding though that…
- 1 Sept 2016
Standard Bank Predicts Increased M&A Activity in African Telecom, Media
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, is partnering with international news and events provider TMT Finance for the inaugural TMT Finance Africa in Lagos 2016 Conference, which is bringing…
- 2 Mar 2023
Liquid Intelligent, Microsoft Partner to Bring Connectivity to 20M Underserved in Africa
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, announced a new collaboration to deliver internet access to 20 million underserved people in Africa by the end of 2025, with…
- 3 Sept 2014
CWG’s New Business Strategy Impacts its Half Year Financial Report
Computer Warehouse Group (CWG Plc), at the twilight of a five year strategic plan to take the company in a different direction into a more robust subscription business model, paused to evaluate the…
- 12 Nov 2013
JP Morgan Recommends UBA Shares over 45% Upside Potential
Investors that take position on UBA shares now have the chance of making as much as 45% return over the next 12 months writes US based Investment banking giant, JP Morgan, in its latest…
- 9 Feb 2022
IFC Invests in AXIAN Telecom Bond to Support Digital Connectivity in Africa
To scale up access to quality mobile connectivity for millions of individuals and businesses across Africa and to further support the continent's digital economy, IFC has invested in a maiden bond…
- 5 Nov 2024
Standard Chartered, BII Renew $350 million Commitment to Support Trade Finance in Emerging Markets
Standard Chartered, a leading international cross-border bank, and British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, announce the signing of…
- 16 May 2019
Nigeria Nigeria Becomes a PLC, Lists on Nigerian Stock Exchange
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (“MTN Nigeria”) has successfully listed on the premium board of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (“NSE”). MTN Nigeria’s listing on the NSE will create a new telecoms and…
- 4 Aug 2008
Zain Nigeria lifts Group to 50 million subscribers
Zain Nigeria, the country’s operation of telecommunications giant Zain Group, Iraq and Sudan have accounted for 60 percent of 50 million subscribers on the group’s network worldwide.…
- 30 Nov 2016
AfDB, UBA Sign US$ 150m Line of Credit
African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) recently, signed a US$ 150 million loan agreement to finance infrastructure and SME projects, including women-owned…
- 8 Jun 2016
AfDB Approves $150m Facility for UBA
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its private sector window has approved a $150-million line of credit (LOC) to United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) in Nigeria.…
- 25 Dec 2014
BPE, NATCOM Sign Agreement on NITEL’s Assets
The Bureau of Public Enterprises has signed an Asset Sale Agreement with the preferred bidder for the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited, NATCOM Consortium. In a statement in Abuja yesterday, Mr.…
- 16 Dec 2021
Lawyer Slams N1Bn Suit against NCC, Others over Network Shutdown
Gloria Ballason, a human rights lawyer, has filed a N1 billion suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging the legality of the shutdown of telecommunication networks and internet services in…
- 18 Aug 2016
TSA: Why Nigerians Must See the Bigger Picture
It is often said that Nigerians are resilient and can ‘suffer and smile’ their way through any situation, however tough. Maybe so. Recently, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…