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Globacom wins operating licence in Gambia

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Nigerian telecommunications operator Globacom has won an operating licence in the Gambia. The licence approval was presented to the company in Banjul, the Gambian capital, on Monday, bringing to six the number of countries in which the company holds a...
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Main One cable goes live

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Main One has launched its services commercially. The company’s 1,920 Gbps, 7000 kilometres long, submarine fibre optic cable system links West Africa to Europe. In a statement, Main One announced the completion and inauguration of the cable which has landing...
Mobile and Telecoms

Mobile Money in Ghana thanks to MTN

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Ghanaians can now do mobile money transfers thanks to Africa’s leading telecommunications company, MTN, which launched the service in the West African country recently. MTN has commercially launched this service to its subscribers in Uganda, Cote de Ivoire and Nigeria...
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AFDB invests $66m in West African fibre optic cable

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The African Development Bank (AFDB) board has approved an investment of $66 million for the development of the Main One submarine fiber optic cable project along the West African coast. The Bank previously invested in the East African "EaSSy"...
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World Bank commits US$50 million more to ICT in Nigeria

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According to an article on www.thestandard.com, the World Bank has agreed to commit US$50 million to Information & Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure development, connectivity, skills development and capacity building in Nigeria. Says Ismail Radwan, a senior economist with the African...
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Motorola, MTN Ghana sign multi-million dollar contract

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Motorola has announced a three-year, multi-million dollar managed network optimisation service contract with MTN Ghana, a leading cellular operator in the West African nation. According to Motorola spokesperson, Yasmeen Engelbrecht, under the terms of the agreement, Motorola would...
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African mobile operators to build $400m undersea cable

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Leading African mobile telecoms operators have signed a $400m pact to build an undersea fibre optic cable infrastructure that would complement the current but insufficient SAT3 in operation. The new cable will run from the West Africa coast through the...
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