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Zimbabwe’s wealthiest individual, Strive Masiyiwa, the founder of the telecom giant Econet, has experienced a significant dip of $1.2 billion in his net worth over just 12 months. By Deborah Dan-Awoh As of 2022, Strive Masiyiwa, the 62-year-old former Chairman of Econet, boasted a net worth of $3 billion. However, recent data from the Forbes billionaire…

The bidders include Vodacom, MTN, Rain, Telkom, Cell C and Liquid Telecom and they all obtained spectrum licenses.

Growing popularity of smartphones, video consumption, and other multimedia services will continue to drive demand for data services and counteract any decline in voice service revenue.

APO Group, the leading pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is proud to announce the selection of VP of Digital, PR, and Media Relations, Lynne Krawchuk has been selected as a judge for the prestigious Drum Awards for Public Relations. This is the second consecutive year Lynne has been selected for this honour.

APO Group’s Vice President Lynne Krawchuk Selected as a Judge for The Drum Global Public Relations Awards 2023

On Sunday, August 6, an undersea landslide in one of the world’s longest submarine canyons knocked out two of the most important submarine cables serving the African internet. The loss of these cables knocked out international internet bandwidth along the west coast of Africa. In this blog post, we review some history of the impact of undersea landslides on submarine cables and use some of Kentik’s unique data sets to explore the impacts of these cable breaks.

Kenyan man Kim Musau has accomplished an extraordinary feat by embarking on a six-month journey from Nairobi to Portugal.

Alphabet — the parent company of Google — is embarking on an ambitious endeavor to extend internet access to remote and...

Taara's machine is the size of traffic lights that beam a laser carrying data – essentially fiber-optic internet without the cables. Partners like Airtel use the machines to build out communications infrastructure in hard-to-reach places.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, June 26 (Reuters) - Google parent Alphabet has already tried and failed to bring internet access to rural and remote areas by using high-altitude balloons in the stratosphere. But now,...