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Srikapardhi March 14th, 2024 9:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel’s Nxtra Breaks Ground on Data Center in Lagos, Nigeria

Nxtra by Airtel, Airtel Africa's data center business, has started construction of its first data center in Lagos, Nigeria. Airtel Africa this week officially broke ground for the new Nxtra data centre, situated in Eko Atlantic, on Lagos's Victoria Island, Nigeria, at a ceremony attended by key dignitaries, industry leaders, Airtel Africa's outgoing group CEO, Segun Ogunsanya, and his successor, Sunil Taldar. Also Read: Airtel Launches Nxtra Data Center Business... Read More

Yashika Goel February 27th, 2024 10:41 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Africa Launches Airtel Ads Platform

Airtel Africa has announced the launch of Airtel Ads, which it claims to be Africa's first Integrated Demand-Side Platform (DSP), enabling advertisers and agencies to efficiently manage, purchase, and optimize digital ad inventory across multiple ad exchanges in real-time. The announcement was made on the LinkedIn page of Airtel Ads Africa. This announcement follows the recent launch of Airtel Africa Telesonic, a wholesale fiber bandwidth service by Airtel Africa, as... Read More

Yashika Goel February 13th, 2024 5:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Africa Launches Telesonic, Wholesale Unit for Fibre Bandwidth Services

Airtel Africa has announced the launch of Airtel Africa Telesonic Limited (Telesonic), a new fibre bandwidth service aimed at meeting the rising demand for wholesale data across Africa. Leveraging ground fibre assets and submarine cable systems, Telesonic offers comprehensive terrestrial fibre and submarine cable solutions, said Airtel Africa in a LinkedIn update last week. This means the operator's fibre assets and subsea cable systems will be in the new unit,... Read More

Yashika Goel February 1st, 2024 2:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Africa Reports 9.1 Percent Growth in Customer Base, Announces Share Buy-Back Program

Airtel Africa, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel operating in 14 African countries, today has announced its results for the nine-month period ending December 31, 2023. During this period, Airtel Africa witnessed a 9.1 percent increase in its total customer base, reaching 151.2 million. The company reported growth in both mobile data and mobile money services, with data customers increasing by 22.4 percent to 62.7 million and mobile money customers by... Read More

Srikapardhi December 27th, 2023 7:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Africa Reaches 150 Million Customer Milestone

As the year 2023 draws to a close, Airtel Africa announced that it has registered its 150 millionth customer. In its latest Half-Yearly report, for the end of September 2023, Airtel Africa reported that its customer base grew by 9.7 percent to 147.7 million. Now, this marks a milestone in subscriber additions for Airtel Africa. The telco group credited this growth to the continued penetration of mobile data and mobile... Read More

Yashika Goel December 6th, 2023 9:32 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Launches Nxtra Data Center Business in Africa to Accelerate Digital Transition

Airtel Africa has announced the launch of Nxtra by Airtel, its data center business, to accelerate Africa's digital transition and address the increasing demand for secure and sustainable data center capacity on the continent. According to African media reports, Nxtra aims to build one of the largest networks of data centers in Africa, with high-capacity facilities in major cities located across Airtel Africa's footprint, complementing existing edge sites. Also Read:... Read More

Yashika Goel October 30th, 2023 4:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Africa Expands Customer Base, Reports Profits Despite Currency Challenges

Airtel Africa, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel operating in 14 African countries, reported a profit of USD 115 million for the quarter ending in September 2023. This marked a 13.53 percent decline from the USD 133 million earned in the same quarter the previous year. The company also revealed a 4.7 percent year-on-year decrease in revenue for the quarter, with earnings totalling USD 1,246 million, down from USD 1,308 million... Read More

Srikapardhi August 11th, 2023 11:50 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Africa Partners With Mastercard for Cross-Border Money Transfer

Airtel Africa and Mastercard have strengthened their partnership by introducing a cross-border remittance service that enables over 100 million Airtel subscribers across 14 African markets to securely send and receive money globally, marking a remarkable advancement in the continent's financial landscape. Also Read: Airtel Uganda Plans IPO for 20 Percent Stake on Uganda Securities Exchange "Airtel will leverage Mastercard's global network and digital payments capabilities to deliver a first-class experience... Read More

Yashika Goel July 27th, 2023 2:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Africa Reports Strong Revenue Growth in Q1 Despite Forex Challenges

Airtel Africa has announced financial results for the quarter ending June 2023. Despite facing foreign exchange headwinds in Nigeria, the company showcased robust operating performance with significant growth in revenue and improved EBITDA margins, according to the results. Also Read: Airtel Uganda Launches VoLTE Service on Its 5G-Ready Network Data Services and Mobile Money Drive Performance Operating Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) demonstrated Airtel's continued regional expansion and growth. The total... Read More

Srikapardhi May 11th, 2023 3:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Africa Reports Over 11 Percent Revenue Growth and Increased Customer Base

Airtel Africa, a prominent telecommunications and mobile money services provider across Africa has announced positive operating and financial performance in the recently released results for the year ending March 2023. Airtel Africa company witnessed significant growth in its customer base, with a notable 9 percent increase to reach a total of 140.0 million customers. Customer Base This growth can be attributed to the increasing adoption of mobile data and mobile... Read More

Srikapardhi May 9th, 2023 3:19 PM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel Africa Renews 2100 MHz Spectrum License in Nigeria

Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services in Africa, has announced the renewal of its 2x10MHz 2100 MHz spectrum license in Nigeria. Airtel Networks Limited, the Nigerian subsidiary of Airtel Africa, has made a payment of NGN 58.7 billion (USD 127.4 million) to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the license renewal, according to an exchange filing. Also Read: Strengthening Partnership: Tim Cook and Sunil Bharti... Read More

Aparna R March 9th, 2023 3:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Africa to Rollout Nokia iSIM Technology Over the Next Year

Nokia announced that Airtel Africa has selected its iSIM Secure Connect Technology as part of Airtel Africa's digitization efforts to offer customers 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) based on-demand services. According to Nokia, by 2025, there will be 6 billion eSIM and iSIM based consumer and IoT devices, which means more number of users will switch to the next-generation SIM technology. Also Read: Airtel Uganda Core Network is now 5G... Read More