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MTN Cameroon to Support Camtel to Expand its 4G Coverage
MTN Cameroon and Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) have signed a national network roaming agreement on Wednesday which will see Camtel expand 2G/3G and 4G coverage in areas of Cameroon which are…
Equinix Expands to Africa After Buying Nigerian Data Centre Firm for $320M
Equinix, an American digital infrastructure company, announced on Monday it has completed its deal to acquire West African data centre and connectivity solutions provider MainOne for a value of $320-million.…
What the Global Oil Crisis Means for Africa
Energy experts say the growing oil crisis across the globe is a wake-up call for the African continent to become less dependent on foreign oil supplies. The cost of fuel…
Liquid Lands Capacity of Subsea Cable Equiano in Nigeria & South Africa
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has announced it has acquired a fibre pair on the Equiano subsea cable, allowing Liquid to transport traffic…
Airtel Africa Wants to Get Rid of its Towers to Cut Costs
Pan-African telecommunications firm Airtel Africa has reportedly stopped investing in new tower infrastructure in Kenya, and other markets across the continent, as it prepares to sell most of its already-existing…
MultiChoice Hikes Prices of DStv & GOtv in Nigeria – Here’s By How Much
MultiChoice has increased the monthly prices for its DStv and GOtv packages in Nigeria, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The same announcement claimed the cause of the price hike…
Tizeti Partners Microsoft to Boost High-Speed Internet in Nigeria
Microsoft, the US-founded tech megacorp, and West African solar-based internet service provider Tizeti have announced a new collaboration to boost high-speed internet in Nigeria with the “Airband initiative”. The initiative…
Airtel Nigeria Upgrades All 2G & 3G Cell Sites to 4G
Airtel Nigeria, the West African arm of telecom Airtel Africa, has announced that it is upgrading all of its cell sites to 4G technology. The operator says that now its…
Top 5 Women Breaking the Bias in the Ghanaian Tech Space
All over the world March 8 is celebrated as International Women’s Day (IWD) and this year has been no exception. From event celebrations to social media posts, women have been…
New Bitcoin SV Ambassadors Appointed for East & West Africa
The Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision (BSV) blockchain’s – the original Bitcoin blockchain created in 2018 – Switzerland-based organisation has appointed two new BSV Ambassadors as part of its global ambassador programme.…