Africell made its first call on its new network in Angola, the major technical milestone marks the start of network operations and prepares the way for a phased roll-out of services. The phased launch of services that will follow the first call reflects local and international best practice. It is part of how Africell operates [...]
Vodacom, the South African operator, has launched ConnectforChange which is a donation platform that enables customers to donate their airtime or cash to a worthy cause. Customers can now make a donation via the My Vodacom App, a USSD string as well as the newly-launched VodaPay app. Customers also have the option to make a [...]
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, two of Nigeria’s 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 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 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/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 operator’s premium packages, subscribers will be able to access FilmBox Africa, FilmBox Adrthouse, DocuBox and FightBox. Georgina Twiss, Managing Director, Western Europe & Africa [...]
Etisalat announced that it is exclusively bringing the Xbox All Access service to the UAE. The offering includes a next-generation console of one’s choice between Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, depending on one’s preferences, and a 24-month subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which includes a library of over 100 high-quality games and [...]
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 Ooredoo’s network. This will be [...]
Ooredoo Group, the Qatari multinational telecommunications firm, and Nokia signed a partnership as part of a strategic deal intended to drive Ooredoo’s digital transformation and enhance experiences for its customers. Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo, Managing Director at Ooredoo Group, commented on the partnership saying: “Ooredoo launched the world’s first commercial 5G network in 2018 and this [...]