Nigeria-based telecom infrastructure group IHS has signed an agreement with Airtel to acquire 1,100 telecoms towers in Zambia and Rwanda
Commerce
Airtel Money reaches one million customers mark in DR Congo
Telecom services provider Bharti Airtel has announced that its mobile commerce service, Airtel Money, has achieved a target of one million revenue-earning customers in DR Congo
NATCOM Consortium wins bid to buy Nigerian telecom firms
NATCOM Consortium has won the bid to buy Nigerian national telecom companies — Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited (Mtel) — for a total of US$252.5mn
Ntegra acquires asset of RedArk
Business and IT consultancy firm Ntegra, as part of its expansion strategy in the digital arena, has announced the asset acquisition of RedArk
MTN Uganda and Ericsson collaborate on m-wallet services
MTN Uganda has deployed Ericsson Converged Wallet platform to launch mobile financial services to its seven million mobile wallet users in Uganda