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Orange Invests in the Maker of KaiOS Mobile OS for Smart Feature Phones

KaiOS Technologies, maker of KaiOS, the leading mobile operating system for smart feature phones, confirmed Orange’s participation in a recent…

BICS, Flickswitch Team Up to Accelerate Deployment of IoT in Africa

BICS, a leading international communications enabler, and Flickswitch, an African mobile network service provider, announced a partnership to accelerate the…

fonYou Opens Nigeria Office To Help Operators Develop Fintech, Mobile Money Strategies

fonYou announced a new office in Nigeria, where more than 30 million new mobile subscribers are expected to come online…

Safaricom Partners with BuuPass to Launch M-Pesa Bus Booking Service

Safaricom has partnered with BuuPass, a marketplace for bus, shuttle, and train bookings to launch an online service where travelers…

MTN Nigeria Lists Shares in Nigerian Stock Exchange

MTN Nigeria announced that it has received approval to list on the Premium Board of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).…

Kenya's Equity Bank, Safaricom Team Up to Expand Digital Financial Businesses

Equity Group, the second largest banking group in Kenya and Safaricom announced plans to expand their digital financial businesses. Specifically,…

Mobile Payments Service MPESA Accounts for 31.2% of Safaricom's Service Revenue

Safaricom, the largest mobile operator in Kenya, announced that its service revenue growth of 7% for the year ending March…

Safaricom Plans to Double 4G Network Coverage to 5000 Base Stations by March 2020

Safaricom announced plans to double its 4G network coverage to 5000 base stations by March 2020, covering all major towns…

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Deploys Subex's Analytics Solution to Improve Operational Efficiency

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ), a leading telecom operator in Zimbabwe has selected Subex for the deployment of its Analytics Centre…