On the face of it, the Covid-19 lockdown was an inadvertent blessing for South Africa’s telecommunications operators.
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Telkom shareholders have shot down a special resolution at its AGM that would have allowed the company to issue more shares for cash if it had been approved.
Cell C shareholder Net1 UEPS Technologies has appointed a new director to the board of the mobile operator. David Shimkins will replace Paul Edwards with immediate effect.
Ethiopia has set a new deadline of February 2021 to complete the partial privatisation of the country’s telecommunications industry, with carriers such as Orange, Vodafone Group and MTN Group keen to participate.
Santie Botha and Khanyisile Kweyama are stepping down from the board of Telkom, while Alphonzo Samuels will join the board along with Herman Singh.
Thousands of passenger planes are still grounded, but in-flight Internet is surging to new highs.
Ethiopia plans to sell a 5% stake in its state-run telecommunications firm to its citizens as part of measures to break up the monopoly, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting said on Monday.
With its $6.6-billion contract win with Verizon Communications, Samsung Electronics has reinforced its position as a challenger to the dominance of Nokia and its Nordic rival, Ericsson
Samsung Electronics has won a $6.6-billion order to provide 5G wireless solutions to Verizon Communications in the US, a big win for the electronics giant’s networking gear business.
MTN Group’s unit in Ghana has sought review from the supreme court after a high court this week dismissed its challenge to a move by the regulator aimed at exposing it to greater competition.