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Econet & Ericsson Launch 5G in Zimbabwe

Zintle -
Econet and Ericsson have announced a joint venture to launch 5G in Harare, Zimbabwe, which will help boost capacity and user experience with faster network speeds and responsive time. This newly-formed partnership is aligned with Ericsson's #AfricaInMotion movement, focusing...
Mobile and Telecoms

Econet Teams Up with Alphabet to Expand Network Connectivity in Africa

Jenna Delport -
Econet has teamed up with X’s Project Taara - Alphabet's moonshot factory (formerly known as Google ) - to expand and enhance affordable, high-speed connectivity to communities across Sub-Saharan Africa. This makes it the first roll-out of Taara’s wireless optical...
Africa By Region

Online Marketplace for Medical Supplies Launches to Aid Africa-wide COVID-19 Response

Luis Monzon -
An online marketplace, Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), has been launched to provide the purchase, volume aggregation, quota management, payment facilitation as well as logistics & transportation of COVID-19-related medical equipment across the African continent. According to Tech Cabal, the...
East Africa

Econet could Buy as much as 49% of State-Owned Telecoms in Ethiopia

Jenna Delport -
Econet Global is interested in purchasing a telecommunications licence in Ethiopia, reports TechCentral. The company, founded by Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, could be one of the first foreign investors to do so since the industry opened up. According to the...
Mobile and Telecoms

Zimbabwe gears up for eSIMs thanks to Workz & Econet

Jenna Delport -
On Wednesday, 6 November 2019, mobile and IoT solutions provider Workz Group and Econet Zimbabwe announced a deal that will see them offer Zimbabwean subscribers network connectivity via embedded SIM devices such as the iPhone XS/XR/11 and Microsoft Surface...
Mobile and Telecoms

Zimbabwe kills internet over protests

Danielle Kruger -
Zimbabwe's government is limiting access to the internet - and social media specifically - in an attempt to stifle violent protests that have broken out in response to skyrocketing fuel prices. Protests broke out across the country after fuel prices...
Mobile and Telecoms

Econet Wireless to reimburse customers

Staff Writer -
Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe's leading telecommunications company has decided to reimburse customers who were affected by recent tariff hikes, which was subsequently reversed according to a report from News Day. Econet raised its prices on data and voice calls on the 11th...
Mobile and Telecoms

Ericsson and Econet Wireless Zimbabwe sign five-year deal

Staff Writer -
Ericsson today announced that it has been selected as the sole supplier by Zimbabwe's largest provider of telecommunications services, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, for the company’s Core network upgrade program. The deal will see the companies working together to simplify...
Mobile and Telecoms

Afreximbank & Econet exploring African mobile payment platform

Staff Writer -
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is exploring the option to introduce a mobile payment platform to support intra-African trade and payments. According to Jean-Louis Ekra, president of the bank: "This venture would essentially bring in around USD 50 billion of informal...
Mobile and Telecoms

Zimbabwe: Econet joins fight against Ebola

Staff Writer -
Zimbabwe operator, Econet has joined the fight against Ebola. According to the operator, it has set up an Ebola Response Taskforce. The company revealed that the taskforce is made up of doctors and other specialists who report to a working...
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