MTN Group
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MTN Group and Huawei have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to bolster their strategic cooperation in the field of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). -
MTN Group has deployed EXFO’s Context dynamic topology solution in 14 African countries as part of MTN’s digital transformation initiative, targeting improved network inventory, security and performance functions.
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MTN South Africa has selected TEOCO’s ASSET 5G planning solution to deliver its 5G services nationwide.
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MTN Group and Microsoft have formed a strategic alliance to accelerate digital and cloud transformation across Africa.
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Mobile operators in Zambia have set up a trade association to lobby the government on the industry’s behalf.
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IHS Towers has completed the acquisition of 5,701 towers in South Africa from MTN, in a deal valued at 6.4 billion South African rand (US$412 million) that makes it the country’s biggest tower operator.
Forthcoming events
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Capacity shares five key stories making headlines around the world today.
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MTN GlobalConnect is deploying 135,000km of fibre across Africa. CEO Frédéric Schepen tells Melanie Mingas about the strategy, investments and next steps
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African group MTN is following the example of the former Liquid Telecom and rebranding to reflect its status as a technology company.
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Syria's telecoms regulator has started the process to license another operator in the country – officially Syria's third player.
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MTN has told all its employees that they must be vaccinated against Covid-19 if they are to work on the company’s premises.
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MTN Nigeria is planning to raise the equivalent of almost US$220 million in a bond issue to expand its 4G network.
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MTN Uganda and IHS Holding have both announced further details for their respective initial public offerings (IPO).
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Ethiopia has called for proposals for a second private telecoms operator to compete with Ethio Telecom, the incumbent, and Safaricom, licensed earlier this year.
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The investor that is one of the biggest shareholders in MTN has bought Telenor’s Myanmar operation for just US$105 million.
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MTN has announced plans to invest the equivalent of US$1.5 billion in Nigeria over the next three years to expand broadband access across the country.
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MTN has picked two Indian companies and three US companies for its move to open RAN technology, which it plans to start this year.
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Companies have 30 days from today to tell the government of Ethiopia if they are interested in buying a 40% stake in state-owned Ethio Telecom.
