Societe Generale and AmEx partner in Africa
Societe Generale announces that it has signed a merchant acquiring partnership with American Express in eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa where the Bank operates.
View ArticleIntelsat and Orange Partner to Expand 3G Connectivity in Cameroon
Orange Group has renewed an agreement for satellite solutions with Intelsat S.A. in Cameroon.
View ArticleEutelsat launches Konnect Africa Broadband Service
The Konnect Africa broadband venture set up by Eutelsat Communications has this month officially launched new-generation services, starting in Benin, Cameroon, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, South Africa,...
View ArticleiPLANS taps World Telecom Labs for New OTT and VoIP Voice Service in Cameroon
Cameroonian operator iPLANS has partnered with World Telecom Labs (WTL) on its new VoIP network.
View ArticleCameroon anticipating SAIL submarine cable link with Brazil
The ICT sector in Cameroon contributes only about 3.5% of GDP, which is low for the region.
View ArticleOrange Group selects ZSmart Digital BSS for IT ecosystem transformation in...
Orange Group has selected ZTE’s ZSmart Digital BSS to support the strategic transformation of the IT ecosystems in its subsidiaries in Cameroon, Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of...
View ArticleVodafone Cameroon ceases operations over licence issues
Vodafone Cameroon has been officially shuttered with immediate effect, with its parent firm Afrimax stating that it “reluctantly concluded that it was no longer commercially viable to return” to the...
View ArticleMTN looking to dominate African banking sector via mobile
MTN has declared its intent to treble its mobile money subscribers in Africa across the next four years, with the ambition of becoming the continent’s largest financial institution.
View ArticleGIMAC and TerraPay enabling cross border money transfers in central Africa
GIMAC, the regional electronic money transfer platform of Central Africa, has partnered with TerraPay to enable instant cross border money transfer to bank accounts and mobile wallets in the CEMAC...
View ArticleNexans Connects Brazil to Cameroon via SAIL Fibre Optic Project
Nexans has manufactured and tested 6,000 km of submarine fibre optic cables for the South Atlantic Inter Link (SAIL) project connecting Cameroon to Brazil, enabling a faster and more stable Internet...
View ArticleYahsat aims to improve satellite broadband provision in West Africa
Africa is said to be a high-priority market for UAE-headquartered satellite communications services provider Yahsat and it certainly seems to be proving that with the recent announcement that it is...
View ArticleCamtel CEO on New ICT Infrastructure Projects in Cameroon
Interview with Judith Yah Sunday, Camtel Chief Executive Officer.
View ArticleInterview: Camtel CEO Judith Yah Sunday
We spoke to Camtel’s CEO Judith Yah Sunday about the country’s connectivity projects and the technology it is using to execute its strategy.
View ArticleCameroon issues fines to operators over network quality
Cameroon’s Telecommunications Regulatory Agency has fined the local operations of MTN, Orange and Viettel a collective XAF3.5 billion ($6 million).
View ArticleVodafone Cameroon ceases operations over licence issues
Vodafone Cameroon has been officially shuttered with immediate effect, with its parent firm Afrimax stating that it “reluctantly concluded that it was no longer commercially viable to return” to the...
View ArticleInterview: Camtel CEO Judith Yah Sunday
We spoke to Camtel’s CEO Judith Yah Sunday about the country’s connectivity projects and the technology it is using to execute its strategy.
View ArticleInfinet Wireless negotiates expansion in African market
Infinet Wireless has made a number of new landmark implementation agreements across the African and Latin American markets.
View ArticleIntracom Telecom Supports Wiicom’s Cameroon Network
Wiicom has tapped Intracom Telecom for a network delivering mobile and ultra-broadband services to residential consumers and businesses across Cameroon that cannot be reached by fibre.
View ArticleUndersea cable faults hit Africa and Middle East
Submarine cable disruption has affected a number of areas in recent months. The last two weeks have seen many countries in Africa in particular affected by two regional undersea cable faults.
View ArticleWhen will WACS be back?
The recent SAT-3/WASC and WACS cable system problems that disrupted services in a number of African countries have still to be completely solved, although restoration of services seems to be getting...
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