Proximus buys out MTN and Swisscom to take full ownership of BICS

International communications enabler BICS announced that Proximus has acquired MTN and Swisscom’s shares in the company (20% and 22.4% of issued shares respectively). This makes Proximus the sole shareholder in BICS and TeleSign, for a total

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BICS board and Kurgan agree his departure, Gatta appointed new CEO and Burton to lead TeleSign

The board of directors of BICS (Belgacom International Carrier Services) and CEO, Daniel Kurgan have come to the mutual conclusion to end their collaboration. The board of directors has approved

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WHO and Out There Impact use mobiles to curb spread of Covid-19

Out There Impact, the impact division of mobile advertising and data monetisation company Out There Media, committed to using the power of mobile technology for the greater good, is collaborating

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MNOs need new revenue streams to safeguard their future, Upstream tells NigeriaCom 2020

“Potential”, “digital growth” and “new revenues” are three keywords characterising Nigeria’s telecom market. That’s according to mobile technology company, Upstream, who helped kick off the first virtual NigeriaCom 2020. During

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Unlock the full potential of 5G to drive commercial success, says Huawei’s Guo

On the opening day of the online Better World Summit, Huawei’s rotating chairman, Guo Ping elaborated on how synergy across five major technology domains will help unlock the full potential of

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Ericsson 5G commercially live with MTN in South African cities

Ericsson was announced as an MTN South Africa vendor in November 2019, to deploy products and solutions spanning its radio access network (RAN) Ericsson Radio System, transport and 5G Core network portfolios. Ericsson will

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Global operators select Ericsson’s digital BSS for 5G and IoT readiness

Ericsson Business Support Solutions (BSS) continue to play an important role in helping operators address 5G-enalbled opportunities and deploy new services more quickly and efficiently.

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Mobile network operator forges partnership with CSP to deliver global IoT cloud solution

Eseye, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) services, is partnering with African mobile network operator (MNO) MTN. MTN has joined forces with Eseye and the AnyNet Federation, a new association

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African telecom, media and tech investment grows as Ethio Telecom privatisation leads 2019 deals

Telecom, media and tech investment and consolidation activity in Africa is predicted to reach a record high for 2019. According to reports from specialist news provider, TMT Finance this comes as

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Orange and MTN launch pan-African mobile money interoperability to scale up mobile financial services

Two of Africa’s largest mobile operators and mobile money providers, Orange Group and MTN Group, have announced a joint venture, Mowali (mobile wallet interoperability). It is designed to enable interoperable payments across the continent.

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