It is estimated that mobile data traffic in sub-Saharan Africa will grow by 12 times the current figures, with total traffic increasing from 0.33 exabytes (EB) per month to 4EB by 2025
Mobile network operator Safaricom has announced a Lipa Na M-PESA business smartphone app for more than 170,000 merchants on the service
Zain Group, a mobile telecoms operator serving customers in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, has announced it is joining the Hedera Governing Council
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with telecom company Ericsson to help fast track roll out of technology across the continent
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, 5G is expected to reach 80mn subscriptions by 2025, representing 10 per cent of total mobile subscriptions
