15 results
- 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…
- 23 Aug 2014
World’s Fastest Mobile Service for Smartphones Debuts
SingTel, in collaboration with Samsung and Ericsson, on Friday broke new ground in the mobile industry by unveiling the world’s first commercial 300Mbps 4G LTE-Advanced service for smartphones. The…
- 17 Feb 2012
Econet Wireless Wins Again as International Tribunal Awards it Damages
Econet Wireless Limited has said it has come out victorious for a second time in less than a month in long-running legal cases to establish its ownership rights to shares in the Bharti Airtel…
- 1 Oct 2012
Bharti Airtel Rings Ezekwesili into Board
Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili, Nigeria's Former World Bank Vice President for Africa and a world-renowned expert on economic reforms and economic governance, joins the Bharti Airtel board, Nigeria…
- 5 Feb 2015
GSMA Announces Nominees for 20th Global Mobile Awards
The GSMA yesterday announced the nominees for the 2015 Global Mobile Awards, which are this year celebrating 20 years of achievement and innovation across the mobile industry. World-renowned actor,…
- 24 Aug 2015
GSMA Launches Low Power WAN Initiative to Accelerate Growth of IoT
The GSMA has announced that it has established the ‘Mobile IoT Initiative’, a new project backed by 26 of the world’s leading mobile operators, OEMs, chipset, module and infrastructure companies,…
- 29 Jun 2016
GSMA Launches Initiative for Rich, Interoperable Messaging Experiences
GSMA hasannounced that AIS, Axiata Group, Beeline, Bell Mobility, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Claro Brazil, Claro Colombia, Indosat Ooredoo, M1, Megafon, MTS, Optus, Personal…
- 27 Oct 2016
Wi-Fi as a Service Market Worth $5.94Bn in Next 5 Years
According to market research report by MarketsandMarkets, the Wi-Fi as a Service market size is estimated to grow from USD 1.18 Billion in 2016 to USD 5.94 Billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 38.1% during…
- 27 Oct 2018
Bharti Airtel, Owners of Airtel Under Financial Pressure
S&P Global Ratings has stated that Bharti Airtel’s dilution of a roughly 28% stake in its Africa unit will ease some pressure on the rating of the telco, but warned that a risk of a downgrade…
- 10 Jul 2019
Airtel Africa Debuts in Lagos in $4.4Bn Listing
Airtel Africa listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange yesterday in a 1.36 trillion naira ($4.4 bln) flotation turning the telecoms company into the bourse’s third-largest stock by market value. Airtel…
- 20 Nov 2019
Airtel Posts Record Loss After $4.3bn One-Time Charge
Bharti Airtel posted a consolidated net loss of $3.23 billion (230.4 billion Indian rupees) after the telco took charge of a one-time $4.3 billion potential outstanding payment to the government…
- 24 May 2010
World Cup Stars, Mobile Phone Coys in 1GOAL Campaign
Education for All, the football world and FIFA-backed legacy project for the 2010 World Cup, has launched the world’s biggest ever mobile phone campaign. Mobile companies from…
- 14 Oct 2024
Global Technology Leader Appointed Chair of M-KOPA
Leading emerging markets fintech company M-KOPA is pleased to announce the appointment of Rajeev Suri as Chairperson of its Board, effective 1st December 2024. Rajeev Suri Suri is a recognised leader…
- 22 Feb 2010
MTN, Others Partner on Global Applications Platform
MTN Group and other large mobile operators have joined forces to launch an open international applications platform, marking the largest unified move to date by the operator community into the mobile…
- 30 Mar 2010
Bharti Airtel Buys Zain for $10.7 billion
Zain has announced the signing of definitive agreements for the sale of 100% of Zain Africa BV, its African business excluding its operations in Morocco and Sudan (”Zain Africa”), to…