What Is Safaricom, Kenya’s M-Pesa Giant Explained
What is Safaricom? How Kenya's biggest company makes money from M-Pesa, who owns it after the contested Vodacom deal, its...
October 1, 2026Topic
Telecom
Madagascar Minister Meets Starlink as Internet Price Cut Strains Networks
A basic Madagascar data bundle now gives five times more data for the same price. Traffic is rising, and the...
September 30, 2026
Chile Court Suspends US$45 Million Police Telecom Contract, Report Says
A Chilean court has suspended a US$45 million police telecom contract won by Claro after rival Sonda cited a no-cloud...
September 29, 2026
What Is MTN Group? Africa’s Mobile Giant Explained
What is MTN Group? Africa's largest mobile operator has 317.7 million customers in 19 markets, a MoMo wallet arm and...
September 28, 2026
Movitel Unveils 5G Solutions to Drive Mozambique Digital Transformation
Movitel unveiled 5G enterprise solutions at FACIM 2026, weeks after Mozambique granted 5G licences to Tmcel, Vodacom Mozambique and Movitel.
September 11, 2026
Brazil’s Big Three Telecoms Face Congressional Probe as TIM Warns on Price War
TIM, Vivo and Claro face parliamentary and antitrust scrutiny in Brazil as TIM warns a R$30 price war threatens investment...
July 18, 2026
Telecommunications investment in Brazil to exceed US$4 billion by 2030
A recent study by SmC+ Digital Public Affairs, at the request of American Tower, points out that investment in telecommunications
January 4, 2022
Brazil’s rural production could increase US$18.8 billion with increased connectivity – study
The Gross Value of Agricultural Production (GVaP), estimated at R$1.057 trillion (US$199 billion) for 2021, could grow by up to...
May 20, 2021
Oi’s Largest Shareholder Rejects Recovery Plan in Brazil
One of Brazil's largest telecom companies, Oi, filed for bankruptcy recovery in June of 2016 with debts totaling over R$65...
January 30, 2017