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- 16 Jul 2018
MTN Sells Subsidiary for $304m
South Africa-based mobile telecommunications company MTN Group Ltd said on Monday its Dubai subsidiary sold its Cyprus business to Monaco Telecom S.A for 260 million euros($304 million). …
- 3 Jul 2022
African Satellites Linked to Economic Boom
ZimSat-1 is the latest to launch after a delay Zimbabwe is set to launch its first satellite ZimSat-1 into orbit in July or August, weather permitting, according to local news site Bulawayo 24, The…
- 16 Apr 2015
Nokia Buys Alcatel-Lucent to Grow in Telecom Equipment
Nokia is to buy Alcatel-Lucent in an all-share deal that values its smaller French rival at 15.6 billion euros ($16.6 billion), building up its telecom equipment business to compete with market…
- 5 Feb 2019
AfDB, ECOWAS Sign Agreement for Study on Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway
The proposed Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway, a six-lane (3-lane dual) motorway, will connect the countries via Ghana (Accra), Togo (Lomé) and Benin (Cotonou) The African Development Bank and the…
- 12 Sept 2012
Payair Rolls Out Mobile Payment Solutions in Southern Europe
Payair, leading provider of mobile payments in Sweden, has signed a partner agreement with an experienced Swiss-Italian payment service industry team. Payair South Europe will serve as the branded…
- 28 May 2026
Bharti Airtel Named Fourth Largest Mobile Network Operator in the World
The top ten mobile network operators in the world account for roughly 3.8 billion subscriptions, about 43 percent of the 8.8 billion mobile lines in service worldwide as of mid-2024. The composition…
- 8 Mar 2020
StarTimes Inks Deal to Broadcast Euro 2020
StarTimes, digital pay-TV, has promised football lovers of the live broadcast of the UEFA Euro 2020 across the continent through its TV network and its streaming mobile app, StarTimes ON. StarTimes…
- 30 May 2013
Nokia, Others Collaborate with Hubs Across Africa to Access Funds
Nokia, AppCampus and infoDev, a global innovation program of the World Bank, has announced a collaboration with mobile innovation hubs across Africa, Asia and Latin America - a move that…
- 26 Aug 2012
HP out with Mobile Authentication of Products
HP has invented a sophisticated security technology meant to help protect customers against counterfeit print cartridges as the problems of counterfeiting continue to grow in leaps and bounds. Rita…
- 21 Mar 2016
Orange, Ecobank Launch Bank-To-Wallet Money Transfer
This partnership, which is already operational in Mali since January 2015 and in Cameroun since August 2015, facilitates money transfers for both Ecobank and Orange customers by allowing them to…
- 12 Nov 2019
Orange, itel Launch 4G Version of Sanza to Generalise Mobile Internet Access in Africa
Orange is partnering with itel, the leading mobile brand in Africa and, once again, with KaiOS Technologies, maker of the leading operating system for smart feature phone KaiOS, to launch a new 4G…
- 29 Jul 2016
Orange Outlines Vision for Smart Metering, Solar Power, Others for MEA
Bruno Mettling, CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa (MEA), Jean-Marc Vignolles, Chief Operating Officer for Orange MEA and Ramon Fernandez, Deputy CEO and Chief Finance and Strategy Officer,…
- 25 Feb 2019
Orange launches Phone which Democratises Access to Internet in Africa
Orange partners with KaiOS Technologies and UNISOC to launch a phone with voice recognition at $US 20 in 16 countries in Africa and the Middle-East : Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa…
- 15 May 2024
Adapt or Die: Nigeria's Telecoms Sector's Chance at Survival Amid Economic Turmoil
By Dr. Roseline Oluwaseun Ogundokun When the Global Systems for Mobile Communications (GSM) was first introduced into the Nigerian market in 2001, the acquisition of a cellular device swiftly became…
- 29 Sept 2020
Orange, Google Launch Sanza Touch 4G Device
Affordability of devices remains one of the most significant barriers to smartphone adoption in Africa. The average cost of an entry level smartphone in Africa still exceeds 60% of average monthly…
- 14 Mar 2021
Banks Demand Extra KYC for Domiciliary Account Online Transfers
Banks in Nigeria in Nigeria have started informing customers that they can no longer make instant online transfers out of their domiciliary accounts without proper documentation or Know Your Customer…
- 29 Sept 2013
FCMB Commits to Power Sector Development
FCMB Group has reaffirmed its commitment towards providing the necessary support to ensure the successful implementation of the ongoing reforms in Nigeria’s power sector. This, it stated, is in line…
- 10 Aug 2015
Nokia Prepares for Mobile Comeback
Nokia is hiring software experts, testing new products and seeking sales partners as it plots its return to the mobile phone and consumer tech arena it abandoned with the sale of its handset…
- 6 Oct 2014
Facebook's $19Bn WhatsApp Buyout Gets Approval
European Union regulators have cleared the buyout of the WhatsApp mobile messaging service by Facebook, despite opposition by telecom companies afraid of the growing power of US technology giants. In…
- 16 Jun 2015
Nokia, LG Agree to Smartphone Patent Licensing Deal
Nokia Technologies and LG have agreed to a smartphone patent licensing agreement, the companies announced on Tuesday. Under the terms of the deal, LG will pay royalties to Nokia for use of its…
- 25 Mar 2012
That Gartner Doom-card for the PC
For many, especially in emerging markets like sub-Saharan Africa the talk of the personal computer’s use coming to an end may sound like telling a virtually impaired person to tell the colours of the…
- 18 Sept 2018
Lack of Funds Grounds TRACON, Raises Safety Concerns over Air Travels
Total Radar Coverage (TRACON), may collapse due to lack of spare parts raising questions over the safety of air travels in Nigeria. TRACON is a project conceived to improve the level of air…
- 22 Apr 2013
TelephoneNigeria.com Dangles Double Bonus on Glo Recharges
TelephoneNigeria.com, an interactive website is offering Double Bonus for all mobile recharges sent to Glo mobiles in Nigeria. The promotion is available on TelephoneNigeria.com starting April…
- 30 Oct 2014
Banks to Invest $16Bn in Branch Transformation in 2017- Report
A study commissioned by Wincor Nixdorf AG predicts that in 2017, banks worldwide will invest approximately $16 billion in branch transformation and related technologies, a company news release said.…
- 8 Feb 2016
Orange to Acquire Millicom’s Subsidiary in DR Congo
On Monday , Orange and Millicom signed an agreement leading to Orange’s acquisition of Millicom’s operations in the DRC. The mobile market in the DRC is undergoing significant growth and is currently…
- 17 Jan 2013
Orange on Lookout for New Businesses with Orange Horizons
Orange has launched a new subsidiary called Orange Horizons that aims to seek out new business opportunities in countries where the Group is not already present as a mass-market telecommunications…
- 8 Apr 2016
Orange Completes 100% Cellcom Acquisition
Liberia will now become the 20th country in Africa and the Middle East to join the Orange group, as Orange has announced the completion of the acquisition of 100% of Cellcom, Liberia’s leading mobile…
- 10 Feb 2016
Orange Unveils Entrepreneur Club for Start-Ups in Africa, Middle East
Orange is launching the Entrepreneur Club, a new space for information in French and English devoted to entrepreneurs in Africa and the Middle East. The website is a source of information for…
- 12 Jul 2013
Orange Launches First Mobile-to-Mobile Money Transfers
Orange has launched a quick and easy international money transfer service at a competitive price called "Orange Money International Transfer", between Mali, Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire. Every year, 200…
- 7 Sept 2013
Demo Africa Selects 40 Projects for 2013 Launchpad
40 projects have been selected for launchpad at this year’s DEMO Africa conference, according to the organizers. 300 technology startups from 24 African countries applied for this year's DEMO Africa…