Facebook eyes 10% stake in Indian telco Reliance Jio
Talks between the two parties have stalled due to the Covid-19 outbreak...
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Safaricom introduces zero transaction fees on M-Pesa
Kenya's banks and mobile money providers are pushing cashless payments to curb Covid-19...
Data falls: Vodacom to cut data price by 30% as part of social contract
The Competition Commission has ordered the telecom giant to revise pricing on internet connectivity in South Africa...
Malaysia’s telcos to enhance 4G connectivity ahead of 5G rollout
Celcom, Digi and Maxis sign an agreement for fibre infrastructure development...
MTN subscriber base reaches 64.3 mn in 2019
Active subscribers also rose to 25.2 million, representing a 34.9% increase from 2018...
UAE telco du deploys first live millimetre wave 5G site at Yas Island
The site will provide ultra-high mobile broadband speeds of up to 2.1Gbps using a 26GHz frequency...
Safaricom might award contract to Huawei for its 5G rollout this year
Safaricom involving Huawei in its 5G network could hinder talks on a free trade agreement between the US and Kenya...
Warburg Pincus to fuel digital telco Circles.Life’s expansion plan
Circles.Life will enter markets in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East...
UAE records 23.64 mn telecom subscribers in 2019
The number of mobile phone subscribers reached around 18,278,817...
MTN to invest $1.6 bn in Nigeria to boost connectivity
This follows the Nigerian government’s decision to drop charges against MTN Group for alleged unpaid taxes worth $2 bn...