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Vodacom to bid in consortium for Ethiopia licence
The largest wireless carriers operating in Africa are starting to form partnerships ahead of making offers for new licences to be awarded by Ethiopia.
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Internet of Things
Nico Steyn on IoT.nxt’s growth plans, a year after the Vodacom acquisition
Promoted | Nico Steyn, co-founder and CEO of IoT.nxt, joins TechCentral for a discussion on how the company has grown a year on from Vodacom Group’s acquisition of a 51% stake in the business.
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Vodafone warns UK against banning Huawei
Vodafone has warned that Britain’s desire to lead the world in 5G technology will face a big blow if it decides to remove Huawei Technologies from the country’s telecoms infrastructure.
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Vodacom hires Balesh Sharma as South Africa MD in major restructuring
Vodacom Group has moved to simplify its structure, creating a standalone South African operation and appointing an MD, a newly created role that will be filled by Vodafone executive Balesh Sharma.
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Facebook-backed Africa mega cable will cost R18-billion
A giant subsea cable to help bring more reliable and faster Internet across Africa will cost just under $1-billion (R18.7-billion at the time of writing), according to three people familiar with the project.
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2Africa: New mega subsea cable to connect continent
A massive new submarine broadband cable is to be built around Africa and the Middle East and is being backed by the likes of Facebook, China Mobile, MTN Group, Vodafone Group and Orange.
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Mega merger is set to reshape Britain’s telecoms industry
Telefonica and Liberty Global have agreed to create the UK’s largest phone and Internet operator, a deal that threatens its rivals and marks another industry-defining merger for billionaire John Malone.
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‘An enormous sacrifice’: Rob Shuter on why he’s leaving MTN
Leading MTN Group has come at an “enormous sacrifice”, outgoing CEO Rob Shuter said on Wednesday at a media conference following the presentation of the telecommunications operator’s 2019 financial results.
Fintech
Vodacom’s path to expansion is paved with mini loans
Vodacom Group sees its African financial services business as a cornerstone of growth as the wireless carrier expands into products such as funeral insurance and loans of as little as $2.
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Vodacom to take over management of Vodafone Ghana
Vodafone Group will hand over management of its Ghana unit to the UK carrier’s separately listed South African division in April, the latest step to bring the company’s operations on the continent under one roof.
