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Starlink's parent company, SpaceX, has withdrawn its planned participation in public hearings on South Africa’s proposed new satellite services licensing framework, TechCentral has learnt. The hearings, organised by communications…
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Starlink, the satellite internet service from SpaceX, has only recently launched in markets like Zambia and Zimbabwe, but it is already oversubscribed in major cities across Africa. In urban centres such as Harare, Lusaka, Nairobi, Accra,…
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Vodacom Group announced on Monday that it processes an average of US$1.2 billion in mobile money transactions daily, highlighting the increasing significance of financial services in its revenue stream. In its trading update for the…
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Vodafone Group’s performance in Germany, its largest market, was impacted by a TV law change and heightened competition in the mobile sector during its fiscal Q3 2025 (calendar Q4 2024). However, declines in Germany were offset by revenue…
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The Chief Finance Officer of MTN Ghana, Antoinette Kwofie, has called for the unification of regulations across the continent to facilitate the attraction of capital to invest in the infrastructure on the continent. Participating in a…
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The leader of the Canadian province of Ontario declared it would rip up a CAD 100 million ($68.5 million) contract with Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s Starlink in response to trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. Ontario Premier…
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The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, has clarified that the previous SIM card registration exercise was not a failure but rather an incomplete process that lacked full biometric…
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Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has raised concerns after it was reported that nearly 100 users were targeted by spyware linked to Israeli software maker Paragon Solutions. The spyware attempt reportedly sought to compromise the…
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Bharti Airtel CEO and GSMA deputy chair Gopal Vittal has been appointed as acting chair of the global telecoms industry body until after MWC Barcelona 2025, following the departure of Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete. The GSMA confirmed in a…
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OpenAI and SoftBank Group have announced a strategic partnership to develop and market AI systems for enterprises, with SoftBank committing $3 billion annually to integrate OpenAI’s technology across its businesses. The collaboration,…
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