Telecom

December 27, 2021

MTN Nigeria, Dangote Cement, Others Raise N421.7bn CPs on FMDQ in 2021

With companies requiring short-term capital to stay afloat, 20 companies raised N421.7billion worth of Commercial Paper (CP) on FMDQ Exchange platform between January and December of 2021, FMDQ trading data has revealed.

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December 13, 2021

MTN Nigeria: Expanding Investors’ Wealth Via Public Offer

Nigeria’s largest telecommunication network and the most capitalised company on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) – MTN Nigeria Communications Plc – recently announced its Initial Public Offering (IPO) to Nigerians, with over 500 million shares to be sold to retail investors"...

December 8, 2021

NTT: Over 80% of CIOs and Senior Leaders Plan to Deploy Private 5G Networks Within the Next 24 Months

-- NTT Ltd., a global technology and business solutions provider, is releasing a new report developed by Economist Impact. The report, ‘Private 5G here and now’, reveals insights from a survey of 216 CIOs and senior decision-makers from the UK, US, Japan, and Germany, examining the industry challenges around the implementation and adoption of private 5G. The report shows a significant interest in private 5G networks, with 90% of executives expecting that private 5G will become the standard network choice. Where is private 5G being deployed? The research shows that just over half of companies (51%) planning to deploy a private 5G......

December 8, 2021

SA markets rise to all-time high, buoyed by broad-based gains in banking, telecoms and mining sector

INVESTORS yesterday shrugged off the latest depressing economic growth figures as South African markets rose to an all-time high, buoyed by broad-based gains in banking, telecoms and mining sector stocks as Omicron risks faded for now.

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November 20, 2021

IHS Towers Signs Telecom Tower Acquisition Sale and Lease Back Agreement with MTN in South Africa

-- IHS Holding Limited (“IHS Towers”), one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has signed agreements to acquire 5,709 telecommunication towers in South Africa from Mobile Telephone"...

November 19, 2021

SES, MDDIAI RK, RCSC, and AsiaNetCom Launch Demo Project to Test High-Speed Connectivity via O3b Satellite Constellation in Remote Villages of Kazakhstan

- Residents of two remote Kazakhstan villages can now benefit from unprecedented Internet speeds via satellite-enabled Wi-Fi, through a network set up for 30 days by the leading global content connectivity solutions provider SES. The demo is implemented in cooperation with the Republican"...

November 18, 2021

SES Orders Two State-of-the-Art Satellites for its Prime TV Neighbourhood Serving 118 Million Homes

SES announced today it has ordered two geostationary (GEO) Ku-band satellites for its prime orbital slot at 19.2 degrees East to maintain the premium services it provides to its European video customers and to capture new opportunities in the region. These two replacement satellites –"...

November 10, 2021

Hytera Launches Rugged MCS Radio PDM680 to Empower Public Safety’s In-Depth Digital Transformation

At CCW 2021, Hytera launched the PDM680, its first rugged 3GPP-compliant Mission Critical Services (MCS) radio. The PDM680 is designed to help first responders stay connected and informed anywhere, anytime in critical situations.

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November 5, 2021

Hytera Rolled Out New PoC Radio PNC360S for Simplified Business Communications at CCW2021

Hytera, the global leading provider of professional and private communications technologies and solutions, has launched its latest Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) radio at CCW2021- the PNC360S, a simple yet powerful radio designed to help business users communicate effortlessly and efficiently.

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October 27, 2021

Maroc Telecom Customer Base Nears 73 Million Users

Denver - Morocco’s main telecommunications company Maroc Telecom reported an increase in its user base over the previous year.

According to the company’s report, nearly three million new users were"...