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    Airtel Africa launches wholesale fibre unit Telesonic 

    Middle East & Africa
    The move follows its December launch of a new data centre business called Nxtra
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    MTN South Africa and Huawei complete 800G optical network deployment 

    Digital Platforms & APIs
    Data centre connect network links Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town
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    E&, Telecom Egypt announce cable to India and Indonesia 

    Digital Platforms & APIs
    Indonesian partner Telin named but Indian telco partner has not been named despite being at the signing
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    e& to land 2Africa subsea cable in UAE 

    Digital Platforms & APIs
    Operator also expands SmartHub data centre network to Abu Dhabi
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    Court tells Maroc Telecom to pay Inwi $636m in antitrust case

    5G & Beyond
    The Royal-backed number three telco claimed unfair competition practices
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    Ethio Telecom posts 14% rise in 1H as financial services drive growth 

    5G & Beyond
    The telco’s Telebirr service proves popular as the telco shrugs off foreign investment hurdles for now
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    Telecom Egypt gets 5G licence and readies to take on the big players 

    5G & Beyond
    Reported tower sale will spur 5G competition from the smallest mobile operator as it chases market share
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    Vodafone’s techco _VOIS readies for April ‘relaunch’ with new CEO

    Automation/AI
    The new phase follows the announcement of a strategic partnership with Accenture last autumn
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    Defining the future for 6GHz, 6G, satellites and more WRC-2023

    5G & Beyond
    The World Radio Conference 2023 (WRC-23) concluded in December and was attended by more than 3,900 delegates from 163 countries
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    Vodafone, Microsoft sign $1.5bn, 10-year Gen AI services deal

    Automation/AI
    Operator will close European data centres, promises AI-enabled services to more than 300 million EMEA businesses and consumers
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    Zain Omantel, Telecom Egypt bridge Mediterranean and Arabian Seas

    Middle East & Africa
    The infrastructure will be extended to Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan
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    DSL still dominates North Africa as fixed speeds continue to grow – Ookla 

    Access
    Egypt widened its lead while Morocco and Algeria saw a significant improvement in speeds
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    Ericsson aims to enable 50% of Africa’s mobile money services

    Digital Platforms & APIs
    MTN and the vendor underline this ambition, broadening the scope of MTN’s existing mobile financial services
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    Little progress on Telkom’s towerco sale despite due diligence 

    Financial/Regulation
    South Africa’s government-owned telco issues a renewal of cautionary notice to update on the apparent lack of movement
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    Are aerostats an affordable solution to connectivity gaps?

    Access
    Aerostat operator World Mobile calculates connectivity can cost 12 times less than traditional mobile infrastructure
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