MTN Zambia has a new CEO, Lambertus Hofker
by MTN Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Lambertus (Bart) Hofker as MTN Zambia Chief Executive Officer effective 1st October 2019 taking over from …
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Eutelsat selects ground infrastructure providers for its KONNECT satellite programme
by Eutelsat has chosen high-performance ground infrastructure providers to operate its future KONNECT satellite and associated broadband services: General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies has been selected to offer …
ZamPay goes number neutral
Zamtel has announced that ZamPay, the country’ first Quick Response (QR) code payment platform has now become number neutral. The Number Neutrality Feature allows customers …
AngoNAP Fortaleza data centre to benefit content and data sharing between Latin America and Africa
Telecom multinational, Angola Cables announced the opening of its carrier neutral data centre, AngoNAP Fortaleza in Fortaleza, Brazil earlier today. The Tier III designed …
Liquid Telecom selected as regional partner for MIT’s 2019 Inclusive Innovation Challenge to address digital economy disparities across Africa
Liquid Telecom, the leading pan-African telecoms group, is proud to be the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) official partner for the 2019 Inclusive Innovation Challenge …
Zamtel launches Win-It promotion!
Zamtel has launched a new and exciting promotion dubbed Win-It that will see its prepaid mobile customers win bicycles. The Win-It promotion is also aimed …
Liquid Telecom expands availability of Microsoft Azure in Africa
Liquid Telecom, the leading pan-African telecoms group and Microsoft Gold Partner, has announced the availability of Microsoft Azure across its pan-African network, approaching 70,000km and stretching …
Uzi Zambia given up to end of 2019 to set up network
The new mobile operator, Uzi Zambia, has been working on set up in the country but now their launch date has been extended even further …
Liquid Telecom secures first customer, MTN, for 4G roaming in South Africa
Liquid Telecom South Africa, part of the leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, has secured its first customer MTN, to offer 4G roaming to millions …
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Choppies Supermarkets joins ZamPay digital revolution
Zamtel has announced the signing of a partnership with fast growing chain store Choppies for the use of ZamPay, a new mobile payment platform. Choppies …
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Zimbabwe’s internet shut down on Government orders
An internet shutdown happens when someone — usually a government — intentionally disrupts the internet or mobile apps to control what people say or do. …
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Zamtel launches ‘Elo Chadiba’ social bundles, offers free Facebook, WhatsApp & Instagram on mobile
Zamtel has launched new data packs that will see its mobile subscribers enjoy cheap data, calls and SMS services. The new offer dubbed Elo Chadiba will enable …
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Here’s how virtualization paves the way for 5G
It is not without reason that the African service providers have started exploring 5G technology. South African operator Rain recently announced that they would be launching 5G …
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Charles Molapisi leaves MTN Zambia as CEO to become Group’s CTIO
Former MTN Group Chief Technology and Information Officer Babak Fouladi who resigned has been replaced by Charles Molapisi effective 1 January 2019. Fouladi is leaving …
Zamtel’s new ‘Streaming Bonanza’ data bundle offers free Netflix and YouTube
Zamtel has launched a new data bundle offer called Streaming Bonanza with amazing add-ons. Zamtel customers can now purchase a 6GB bundle at only K100 and get …
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Zamtel switches on 4G on the Copperbelt
Zamtel has announced the launch of 4G network on the Copperbelt for its mobile customers. The 4G network which offers superfast internet download speeds on mobile in …
Liquid Telecom partners with Kymeta to deliver enhanced mobile satellite communications to Africa’s most remote locations
pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom is extending its award-winning VSAT service through a new partnership with Kymeta, enabling it to deliver enhanced satellite mobile connectivity across …
Liquid Telecom extends Microsoft Azure from Cape to Cairo
Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has extended the availability of Microsoft Azure from the Cape to Cairo, continuing its lead in the African cloud revolution. …
Emirates Skywards introduces new on-demand taxi app Emirates Skywards Cabforce
Emirates Skywards has launched an on-demand ground transportation booking app called Emirates Skywards Cabforce in partnership with CarTrawler – the first of its kind in …
Liquid Telecom named Best African Wholesale Carrier for 7th consecutive year at Global Carrier Awards
Liquid Telecom was named as the Best African Wholesale Carrier for a record seventh year at The Global Carrier Awards ceremony in London last …