June 14, 2019

5G Realised at MWC19 Shanghai in 2-Week Countdown

With two weeks until MWC19 Shanghai, the GSMA today announced a number of exciting 5G experiences at MWC19 Shanghai including 5G immersive experience of sports, performing arts and culture open to all event attendees; 5G-connected exhibition halls and 5G-enabled tele-mentored surgery. Also"...

June 11, 2019

GSMA Announces Speakers for Mobile 360 Africa

The GSMA today announced the first speakers for the 2019 Mobile 360 Series – Africa conference, which will take place 16-18 July 2019 at the Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda and is themed ‘Rise of the Digital Citizen’. Sponsors for the event include MTN Rwanda"...

June 8, 2019

MTN 21 Days of Y’ello Care to Address Youth Unemployment

MTN Nigeria is set to address youth unemployment in the country as it observed its annual ‘21 Days of Y’ello Care’ , a volunteerism initiative of MTN employees.

With the theme of the programme"...

June 6, 2019

SES and Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE) Partner to Broadcast Asteroid Day 2019 Globally in HD

Viewers around the world will receive a month of programming in celebration of Asteroid Day, the official United Nations day of education and awareness about asteroids, thanks to a partnership between SES and BCE. The broadcast will feature pre-recorded and live High Definition (HD) content"...

June 4, 2019

Uganda SIM card registration woes

In April, keen to beat the May 15 mobile phone number validation deadline set by the Uganda Communications Commission, a local journalist walked into an MTN Uganda service outlet and presented his national ID.

Soon"...

May 31, 2019

GSMA Reveals Shortlist for 2019 Asia Mobile Awards

(AETOS Wire)-- The GSMA today announced the nominees for the 2019 Asia Mobile Awards (AMO Awards). Winners of the AMO Awards will be honoured at MWC19 Shanghai during the AMO Awards Ceremony and Networking Reception which takes place Thursday, 27"...

May 30, 2019

Mobile services firms feel the pinch as social media eats into voice revenue

As more mobile phone users in Tanzania opt for third-party instant call services or over-the-top (OTT) platforms such as WhatsApp, Skype, Viber and Facebook Messenger, telecom companies’ revenue collections from voice services continue to fall.

The"...

May 30, 2019

Operators Task Buhari on ICT Devt Bank, Others

In order to maintain a steady growth in the telecoms sector as well as address some of the observed anomalies in the industry in the next four years of President Buhari’s administration, telecoms operators have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency, consider"...

May 23, 2019

UK telecoms giant EE says to launch 5G without Huawei

British telecoms giant EE will this month become the first operator in the country to launch a 5G network but will do so without Huawei technology as originally planned, it said on Wednesday.

EE had announced"...

May 20, 2019

MTN Listing will Attract More Firms to NSE’

Chief Executive Officer of Chapel Hill Denham Advisory Limited, Mr. Bolaji Balogun has said the listing of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc will encourage many other large unlisted companies in telecommunications and other sectors to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

The"...