Starlink is expanding its Starlink for Communities programme with a new model that allows property owners and local operators to generate income by sharing a single Starlink connection with people nearby. Under the programme, hosts install a Starlink dish and router at locations where there is demand for internet access, including apartment complexes, campgrounds, rural…
Mastercard and Tamatem have partnered to enhance in-app gaming payment experiences across the Middle East and Africa, with the collaboration initially launching in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Under the agreement, Mastercard Gateway, available through Mastercard Merchant Cloud, will become the payment gateway behind Tamatem Plus, Tamatem’s white-label digital commerce platform and marketplace. The solution…
WSO2 has opened its first Africa-based office in Johannesburg, South Africa, marking a new phase of the company’s expansion across the continent. The investment comes as governments, banks, telecommunications providers and retailers across Africa increase efforts to modernise legacy systems and strengthen digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence. WSO2 said Africa has been one of its…
Vertiv has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cybastion to establish a framework for collaboration on digital infrastructure initiatives across Northwest Africa. The collaboration will focus on markets including Morocco, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Chad and Gabon, where the two companies have existing engagement and strategic alignment. The partnership is expected to enable…
MTN Ghana has received a notice of award from Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) for additional spectrum in the 700 MHz and 3 GHz bands, supporting the company’s plans to expand 5G and mobile broadband services across the country. The spectrum licences will run for 15 years. Under the award, MTN Ghana will receive two…
M-PESA Ethiopia has concluded a three-day CODE! Cashless Communities Hackathon Bootcamp in collaboration with Yenetta Code, bringing together more than 100 young developers to build skills in digital payments and financial technology. The bootcamp featured hands-on workshops, live coding sessions and practical API integration challenges using the M-PESA Developer Portal. The sessions focused on equipping…
Safaricom Ethiopia Foundation has concluded an education support campaign that provided learning materials to students and schools across several regions of Ethiopia ahead of the new academic year. Through the initiative, the foundation distributed 66,000 exercise books and 11,000 pens to schools and students in need. The materials reached communities across Tigray, the Northeast, Northwest,…
Orange Egypt and Huawei have announced the successful deployment of the world’s first Co-Channel Interference Cancellation (CCIC) microwave technology, aimed at improving wireless backhaul capacity and spectrum efficiency. The technology combines Huawei’s CCIC algorithms and interference-cancellation architecture with Orange Egypt’s network infrastructure. It is designed to address spectrum scarcity by increasing microwave spectrum efficiency by…
