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...
Epidemics in China: Reducing global supply chain risks
How do you build resiliency into global electronics and hitech supply chains given China’s vulnerability to epidemics?...
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...
MTN Nigeria adds 108,000 agents to its mobile money network
The network served one million customers in its first four months...
South African fintech Jumo raises $55 million in Goldman-led funding
The proceeds of the funding will be used to expand its operations into new markets and launch new products...
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...
UAE-based telco Etisalat acquires German cybersecurity firm Help AG
Help AG acquisition will help Etisalat to protect its cloud, IoT, AI and big data line of business against sophisticated cyber threats...