Airtel Africa, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, has announced the first closing of the transaction to sell its telecommunications tower assets in Tanzania to a joint venture company (the ‘Purchaser’)
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World Mobile partners with Altaeros to launch aerostat balloons in Africa
World Mobile, the first mobile network built on blockchain and run by the people, has partnered with Altaeros, to provide low-altitude aerostats (tethered balloon platforms) with a coverage area of approximately 8,000 sqkm each, forming a part of World Mobiles Dynamic Network
MTN launches RCS Business Messaging with Google and Dotgo in Nigeria
MTN has launched RCS Business Messaging (RBM) services in partnership with Google and Dotgo, a Gupshup company and a leading cloud communications provider of RBM Solutions
Ericsson to acquire Vonage for US$6.2bn
Ericsson has entered into an agreement to acquire Vonage Holdings Corp for US$21 per share, representing a total acquisition price of approximately US$6.2bn
Appzone relaunches BankOne
Appzone, a pan-African fintech software provider building proprietary solutions for the continent’s banking and payments industries, has announced the launch of BankOne, its digital core banking solution to serve the continent’s leading Fintechs, neobanks and challenger banks