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2025 vs 2026 Mobile Industry Checkpoint: Has Anything Actually Changed for Africa?
Every year, the GSMA drops its Mobile Economy report  like a report card for the world’s telecoms industry. And every year, Africa gets a section .........
Absa and Thunes Launch Absa Global Pay for Faster Cross-Border Remittances
Absa Group,  one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services providers, has partnered with Thunes,  the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, to launch .........
MTN Nigeria Announces Departure of Non-Executive Director Mazen Mroue
MTN Nigeria Communications PLC  has announced the departure of Mr. Mazen Mroue, a Non-Executive Director of the company, effective 27 February 2026. The notice was .........
TM Forum Launches First Projects of AI-Native Blueprint to Scale AI in Telecoms
TM Forum,  the leading global alliance of telco and tech companies, launched the first three projects within its AI-Native Blueprint: Model as a Service (MODaaS), .........
Ghana Launches Commercial 5G Backbone with NGIC, Accelerating Nationwide Digital Connectivity
March 3, 2026. Next Gen InfraCo (NGIC)  Limited, Ghana’s wholesale 4G and 5G operator, has commenced full commercial operations of the country’s shared 5G backbone, .........
SPARK and Nokia Launch Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Regional Innovation
Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SPARK)  has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nokia  Solutions and Networks AE to expand collaboration in .........
Ericsson Achieves Level 4 Network Autonomy, Strengthens Market Leadership
In its 2025 Annual Report, Ericsson  highlighted a year of strategic transition, emphasizing its leadership in mobile networks and its growing role in the AI-driven .........
Ericsson Demonstrates 1 Tbps 5G Core on Google Cloud at MWC 2026
Ericsson  has successfully demonstrated a 1 Terabit per second (Tbps) 5G Core network—supporting 1 million concurrent subscribers—running entirely on Google Cloud.  The demonstration, showcased at .........
New 20-Year Mobile License Offers Strategic Entry into Syria’s Telecom Market
Syria’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MoCT)  has opened an international tender for a 20-year mobile network operator license, providing a strategic opportunity for .........
Ericsson and Turkcell Partner to Pioneer 6G Research and Autonomous Networks in Türkiye
Ericsson  and Turkcell  have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Mobile World Congress 2026, Barcelona, Spain, to pioneer the future of telecommunications through a .........
SES and emergency.lu Launch First MEO Satellite Connectivity for Refugees
SES,  a space solutions company, is expanding humanitarian connectivity at the Farchana refugee settlement in Chad in cooperation with emergency.lu,  the public-private partnership led by .........
Western Union and Sasai Fintech Launch Mobile Remittance App for South Africa
Western Union  and Sasai Fintech , a business of Cassava Technologies,  announced the launch of a new international money transfer mobile app tailored for South Africa’s .........
Cassava Technologies Launches Cloud Partner Programme to Scale AI Across Africa and Beyond
Cassava Technologies,  a global technology leader of African heritage, announced the launch of the Cassava Cloud Partner (CCP) programme. The programme will enable mobile network .........
Nigeria to Mandate 14-Day Notice Before SIM Churning Under New Rules
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)  has commenced a stakeholders’ consultation process on the proposed Telecoms Identity Risk Management System (TIRMS), a cross-sector platform aimed at .........
Vodacom Deploys Africa’s First EcoMatrix Network, Boosting 4G by 200%
Vodacom,  in partnership with Huawei, has successfully deployed Africa’s first commercial EcoMatrix  site in Tanzania, marking a significant step forward in delivering more efficient, sustainable .........
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