FeaturedTelecomVodafone takes control of UK’s largest mobile networkIFM CorrespondentMay 11, 2026May 8, 2026 by IFM CorrespondentMay 11, 2026May 8, 2026 By taking 100% ownership of CK Hutchison, Vodafone simplifies its governance to accelerate the rollout of the UK’s most advanced 5G network... Read more
FeaturedTelecomVodafone-Three merger approval marks United Kingdom’s major antitrust shiftIFM CorrespondentDecember 10, 2024 by IFM CorrespondentDecember 10, 2024 The CMA accepted that three stronger operators - Vodafone-Three, current market leader BT and VM O2 would provide enough competition to deliver a better service for customers... Read more
MagazineTechnologyeSIM: The future of SIM cardsIFM CorrespondentAugust 11, 2023August 16, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentAugust 11, 2023August 16, 2023 Like the NFC chip used in payment systems like Apple Pay and Google Pay, an eSIM is essentially a tiny chip within your smartphone... Read more
Business LeadersFeaturedBusiness Leader of the Week: Meet Margherita Della Valle, first female CEO of Vodafone GroupIFM CorrespondentJune 9, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentJune 9, 2023 Vodafone markets mobile phones, televisions, broadband devices, gigaboxes and hosting equipment... Read more
FeaturedTelecomUK’s CityFibre to raise £1 bn through debt issue, stake saleWebAdminAugust 25, 2021 by WebAdminAugust 25, 2021 Mubadala Investment Company and Interogo Holding are poised to take stakes in CityFibre... Read more
FeaturedFinteche-wallets in Egypt increases by 16% to 16.3 mn in H1 2021WebAdminAugust 19, 2021 by WebAdminAugust 19, 2021 The number of deposit operations increased by 109% reaching 13.8 mn... Read more
FeaturedTelecomFrance-based telco Orange eyes stake as Ethio Telecom goes privateWebAdminJuly 22, 2021 by WebAdminJuly 22, 2021 Ethiopia is planning to sell-off of a 40% stake in the state-owned telco... Read more
FeaturedTelecomSafaricom gets a 56% stake in global partnership for Ethiopia consortiumWebAdminMay 21, 2021 by WebAdminMay 21, 2021 The mobile network operator has raised its controlling stakes in Global partnership from 51% to 56%... Read more
FeaturedFintechEthiopia launches new mobile money platform called TelebirrWebAdminMay 17, 2021 by WebAdminMay 17, 2021 The platform is built by Huawei... Read more
FeaturedTelecomMTN Group’s fintech separation project progressing well: CEOPritam BordoloiMay 6, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiMay 6, 2021 MTN to finish spinning-off all its financial services units by the end of Q1 2022... Read more