Cell C has appointed two new non-executive directors, Sindi Zilwa and Mark Nelson-Smith, to its board, it said on Wednesday. The operator’s chief legal officer, Zahir Williams, is also joining the board.
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Boris Johnson insisted the decision to allow Huawei to play a limited role in the UK’s 5G infrastructure would not “imperil our relationship” with the US as he faced a backlash from Tory MPs and US Republicans.
Mobile World Congress, the annual technology event in Barcelona which attracts more than 100 000 visitors, will go ahead with extra medical precautions in place amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Cell C has defaulted on the payment of interest on a $184-million loan, which was due in December 2019, along with interest and capital repayments related to bilateral loan facilities with various lenders.
Britain will let Huawei Technologies play a limited role in building the country’s next-generation mobile phone networks, denying a long-running attempt by the US to have the Chinese tech giant barred.
The Wacs cable, one of two cable systems damaged earlier this month due to a suspected undersea earthquake, will probably only be fixed on 8 February.
MTN has kick-started a three-month phased cut-over to a new customer service platform, which is promises will offer a better experience to clients.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will put his friendship with US President Donald Trump to the test this week as he announces whether to allow Huawei a role in the country’s 5G wireless broadband networks.
A US proposal to further restrict sales to Huawei has encountered objections within the Trump administration and is being held up as officials debate whether the step could harm exporters.
US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross said new rules are coming soon that will put more limits on US companies supplying China’s telecommunications leader Huawei Technologies.