Telecom company Airtel Africa has announced its intention to acquire additional spectrum in Nigeria to expand and strengthen its LTE services across the country
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Orange to launch new terrestrial fibre optic network in West Africa
Telecom company Orange has announced that it will launch a new international backbone network in West Africa
Orange, Itel launch Sanza XL to generalise mobile Internet access in Africa
Orange has announced at AfricaCom that it is partnering with Itel, the mobile brand in Africa, and KaiOS Technologies to launch a new 4G version of the Sanza Phone called ‘Sanza XL’
Zain selects Ericsson to launch 5G in Bahrain
Telecom company Zain Bahrain has selected Ericsson to build its 5G network in the country, with the first commercial 5G services expected to go live before the end of 2019
Greenlight Planet partners with telecom operators in sub-Saharan Africa
Greenlight Planet, pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar service provider, has partnered with telecom operators in Africa to recognise the natural synergy between the telecom and pay-as-you-go solar industries