World Bank Group joins Safaricom Telecommunications to bring 5G in Ethiopia

Safaricom Ethiopia, a telecommunications company, has received an investment from the World Bank Group. This investment comes as Ethiopia, the second most populous country in Africa with a young population

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Arrcus appoints Johan Wibergh to its advisory board

Arrcus, a hyperscale networking software company and a provider in core, edge and multi-cloud network infrastructure, has announced the appointment of Johan Wibergh to its executive advisory board. Wibergh served

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AST SpaceMobile, Zain KSA partner to expand satellite services to mobile phones

Midland, United States – AST SpaceMobile, Inc., a company building the space based cellular broadband network designed to be accessible directly by standard mobile phones, has announced a non-binding memorandum

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Vodafone CEO Nick Read to resign, names Margherita Della Valle as interim CEO

Vodafone Group Plc announces that Nick Read has agreed with the board that he will step down as group chief executive and as a director of Vodafone on 31 December

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How healthy competition and state support gave Qatar a 5G network worthy of the World Cup

Preparing to put on a World Cup isn’t easy for any nation. This year’s host, Qatar, has a population of 2.9 million and expects to welcome a staggering 1.5 million

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Vodafone, Altice partner to deploy FTTH in Germany, connecting up to 7 million homes

Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) and Altice (“Altice”) announce they are creating a joint venture (“FibreCo”) to deploy fibre-to-the-home (“FTTH”) to up to 7 million homes over a 6-year period.

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Safaricom Ethiopia officially launches mobile telecom network, services

Safaricom Ethiopia has switched on its mobile telecommunications network and services in Addis Ababa, the country’s capital city.

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How APIs are accelerating digital transformation for telcos but also present security issues

The telecommunications operating model has become much more complex in recent years and is undergoing tremendous change. Like most verticals, telcos and communication service providers (CSPs) are looking to accelerate

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Vodafone Group agrees non-binding terms in proposed sale of Vodafone Hungary for €1.8bn to 4iG and Corvinus

Vodafone Group Plc reports it has entered into heads of terms with 4iG Public Ltd Company and Corvinus Zrt, a Hungarian state holding company, in relation to the potential sale

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Global Partnership for Ethiopia welcomes licence award to operate telecom services in Ethiopia

An international consortium named the Global Partnership for Ethiopia has been awarded a licence to operate telecom services in Ethiopia. The impact investment consortium aspires to support Ethiopia’s digital transformation

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