Tag: Airtel

Airtel Nigeria recently announced that it now provides high-speed 4G mobile broadband across 99% of its sites nationwide. During a media briefing in Lagos, Mr Dinesh Balsingh, the managing director ...

MTN and Airtel are estimated to have lost about US$7 million in data revenue due to recent internet shutdowns in Uganda, illustrating the economic impact of digital restrictions in Africa. ...

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has reported a significant achievement in Nigeria's film sector, approving 1,185 films in 2025, a notable increase from the 1,088 films classified ...

Kenya's telecommunications regulator is raising the bar on service quality standards, aiming for a compliance threshold of 90%. This move puts major players like Safaricom, Airtel, and Telkom at risk ...

Meta, the American technology company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has selected Safaricom, Kenya's leading telecom operator, as its local partner for a new submarine cable project connecting Oman and ...

Two major telecommunications operators in Gabon, Airtel and Moov Africa-Gabon Télécom, have signed a memorandum of understanding to share their network infrastructure. The Ministry of Digital Economy, Digitalisation and Innovation ...

Facebook is expanding its digital presence in Africa through its Irish subsidiary, Edge Network Services Ltd., which has invested in Safaricom's ambitious undersea fibre optic cable initiative. According to reports, ...

The communications authorities of the Republic of Congo and Angola are embarking on a collaborative effort to regulate the radio frequency spectrum along their shared 231km border. This initiative, spearheaded ...

SpaceX's Starlink is setting its sights on Uganda as part of its mission to improve internet access in underserved areas, gaining the backing of President Museveni. The initiative aims to ...

The Nigerian telecommunications industry is scaling up measures to protect its vital infrastructure from increasing vandalism, theft, and sabotage. Telecom operators have established an Industry Working Group to design and ...