Category Archives: Telecom

Angola Cables partnered with Cabo Verde Telecom to expand connectivity and network capabilities

Cabo Verde Telecom have signed a joint cooperation agreement with Angola Cables, to expand connectivity and network capabilities.This new strategic partnership will also streamline closer commercial cooperation in the development of customised networking products and solutions that can be brought to market in the coming months. The SACS, WACS, MONET and EllaLink subsea cables will [...]

MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa launched payment service banks

MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa, two of Nigerias largest telecommunications companies, announced in November that they have received approval in principle from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to operate payment service banks (PSBs). PSBs offer financial services, including deposit-taking from individuals and small businesses, providing payment and remittance services, issuing debit and prepaid cards, [...]

Mauritius Telecom to bring UEFA Campions League

Mauritius Telecom and Showmax, the Multichoice-owned local streaming service, have partnered up to bring UEFA Champions league and major football leagues to my.t customers and football fans in Mauritius. Through this partnership, my.t customers will be able to access Showmax Pro features the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, English Premier League, FA Cup, Serie A, [...]

MTN launched ‘uncapped’ 5G in South Africa

MTN South Africa announced last week that it will offer uncapped 5G access at $63.11 per month. The telecommunication operator giant has done this by upgrading its MyMTN Home Uncapped plan, which until now was only available in a 4G/LTE flavour, to 5G, which should offer users in coverage areas significantly better network latencies [...]

SPI international inks deal with Axian Group to expand its footprint in Africa

SPI/FilmBox has signed a new distribution deal with Axian Group to bring four channels from its portfolio, available in Madagascar, Comoros and Togo on Telma TV and Togocom TV. In the operators premium packages, subscribers will be able to access FilmBox Africa, FilmBox Adrthouse, DocuBox and FightBox. Georgina Twiss, Managing Director, Western Europe & Africa [...]

Etisalat brings exclusive Xbox All Access packs to the UAE

Etisalat announced that it is exclusively bringing the Xbox All Access service to the UAE. The offering includes a next-generation console of ones choice between Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, depending on ones preferences, and a 24-month subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which includes a library of over 100 high-quality games and [...]

Ooredoo and Snap Inc. join forces to create next-gen AR experiences

Ooredoo Group has announced a new three-year strategic partnership with Snap Inc. to unlock the possibilities of augmented reality (AR) experiences across all of its international markets. Through this partnership, Ooredoo will collaborate with Snapchat to build advanced AR experiences for Ooredoo customers across their 10 market-footprint, all powered by Ooredoos network. This will be [...]

Ooredoo inks deal with Nokia to enhance 5G experience in MENA

Ooredoo Group, the Qatari multinational telecommunications firm, and Nokia signed a partnership as part of a strategic deal intended to drive Ooredoos digital transformation and enhance experiences for its customers. Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo, Managing Director at Ooredoo Group, commented on the partnership saying: Ooredoo launched the worlds first commercial 5G network in 2018 and this [...]