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    Airtel Africa launches wholesale fibre unit Telesonic 

    The move follows its December launch of a new data centre business called Nxtra

    MTN South Africa and Huawei complete 800G optical network deployment 

    Data centre connect network links Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town

    E&, Telecom Egypt announce cable to India and Indonesia 

    Indonesian partner Telin named but Indian telco partner has not been named despite being at the signing

    e& to land 2Africa subsea cable in UAE 

    Operator also expands SmartHub data centre network to Abu Dhabi

    Court tells Maroc Telecom to pay Inwi $636m in antitrust case

    The Royal-backed number three telco claimed unfair competition practices

    Ethio Telecom posts 14% rise in 1H as financial services drive growth 

    The telco’s Telebirr service proves popular as the telco shrugs off foreign investment hurdles for now

    Telecom Egypt gets 5G licence and readies to take on the big players 

    Reported tower sale will spur 5G competition from the smallest mobile operator as it chases market share

    Vodafone’s techco _VOIS readies for April ‘relaunch’ with new CEO

    The new phase follows the announcement of a strategic partnership with Accenture last autumn

    Defining the future for 6GHz, 6G, satellites and more WRC-2023

    The World Radio Conference 2023 (WRC-23) concluded in December and was attended by more than 3,900 delegates from 163 countries

    Vodafone, Microsoft sign $1.5bn, 10-year Gen AI services deal

    Operator will close European data centres, promises AI-enabled services to more than 300 million EMEA businesses and consumers

    Zain Omantel, Telecom Egypt bridge Mediterranean and Arabian Seas

    The infrastructure will be extended to Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan

    DSL still dominates North Africa as fixed speeds continue to grow – Ookla 

    Egypt widened its lead while Morocco and Algeria saw a significant improvement in speeds

    Belgium’s Fiberklaar appoints new CEO  

    Network now reaches more than 4,000km in 97 municipalities

    Ericsson aims to enable 50% of Africa’s mobile money services

    MTN and the vendor underline this ambition, broadening the scope of MTN’s existing mobile financial services

    Little progress on Telkom’s towerco sale despite due diligence 

    South Africa’s government-owned telco issues a renewal of cautionary notice to update on the apparent lack of movement