Africa & Middle East – Page 13
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Network & InfrastructureSouth African regulator proposes 2G, 3G shutdown
Drafted ICASA policy document suggests 2G shuttering in 2024, with 3G to follow in 2025.
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Public AffairsT-Systems probed over South African ‘state capture’ links
Frankfurt public prosecutor’s office confirms launch of investigation related to in-country unit disposed of in 2021.
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Network & InfrastructureVodacom takes 5G to Tanzania
First 5G network goes live in Vodacom’s second-largest market.
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OperationsSafaricom’s long-awaited Ethiopian network begins pilot
Dire Dawa test-run represents “important milestone”.
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PeopleSafaricom draws AT&T talent to lead B2B
CEO Peter Ndegwa’s executive overhaul continues with the appointment of Cynthia Karuri-Kropac as Chief Enterprise Business Officer.
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Public AffairsDRC operators hit with travel ban amid tax dispute
Vodacom, Africell, and Orange executives reportedly among those to have passports confiscated.
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OperationsCircle Gas ‘healthy and growing’ despite challenges and CEO exit
Safaricom-backed scale-up flags progress in international expansion of connected, pay-as-you-go cooking fuel proposition.
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OperationsSpaceMobile tweaks plan amid cost and supply drags
Vodafone-backed New Sat startup “highly focused” on funding requirements as costs rise for kit, components, services, and employees.
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Partnerships & Alliances‘Big six’ form new industry body in South Africa
Association of Communication and Technology created by Cell C, Liquid, MTN, Rain, Telkom, and Vodacom.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodacom likes Facebook for rural 4G in Tanzania
Duo clubs together to upgrade 120 rural sites for 4G.
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PremiumVodafone people moves: Vi’s transformation rolls on
Senior Vi changes continue, with a fresh Operations Director from Bharti Airtel to join the new CEO.
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PeopleSafaricom names new chair as Joseph turns to Ethiopia
Michael Joseph steps down to director role to enable greater focus on “crucial” early years in Ethiopia.
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Strategy & ChangeSafaricom spreads out on fibre, targets seven-figure connections
Kenyan operator wants to grow its FTTP/FTTB footprint by five times in mid to long term.
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PremiumVodafone Q1 FY22–23: overall resilience masks in-country patchwork and continuing M&A hiatus
Familiarly solid set of results met with familiar lack of notable strategic activity.
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PremiumVodafone Q1 FY22–23 headlines: Mixed bag in Europe as UK takes the plaudits
Seventh consecutive quarter to deliver service revenue growth.
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Partnerships & AlliancesSafaricom works Vodafone links to expand in IoT
Link-ups formed with Innovus and IoT.nxt in bid to kickstart IoT business.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Partner Markets: Vf Oman partners Tamimah for government-enabled services
Major network outage throws further doubt on Rogers–Shaw combination.
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PremiumElsewhere in Africa: AST’s BlueWalker 3 launch pushed back
Vodacom’s VoD service shuttered to aggregate content through VodaPay; SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 satellite launch put back by up to a month.
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Financial & PerformanceVodacom resists market challenges in bumper Q1
Group posts revenue increases across the board for Q1 FY22–23.