March 14th, 2024 10:30 AM 0 COMMENTS

MTN and Omnispace Partner to Develop Satellite IoT, 5G NTN services

Washington DC-headquartered Omnispace announced this week a collaboration with MTN Group of Africa to explore the use of the S-band for satellite services, aiming to expand MTN's portfolio of wireless services in its markets. MTN provides voice, data, fintech, digital, enterprise, wholesale, and API services to over 290 million customers in 19 countries (markets). Also Read: MTN and NEC Deploy 400G Optical Transponder Solution in Africa Next-Generation Connectivity Under this... Read More

November 28th, 2023 3:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

MTN and NEC Deploy 400G Optical Transponder Solution in Africa

MTN Group and NEC Corporation have announced the successful deployment of a 400G optical transponder solution, Phoenix, with both companies claiming it to be Africa's first. Phoenix is part of the Telecom Infra Project's (TIP) Open Optical and Packet Transport (OOPT) project group, a collaborative effort involving multiple telecom operators and technology providers. Also Read: MTN Nigeria Selects ATC Nigeria for Tower Services as Contracts Near Expiry 400G Optical Transponder... Read More

July 13th, 2023 12:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

Ericsson and MTN Bring Solar-Powered Connectivity to Remote Areas in Benin

Ericsson and MTN have joined forces to provide affordable and reliable mobile broadband services to remote rural areas in Benin that currently have limited or no connectivity. According to the official release, this strategic collaboration between the two companies seeks to bridge the digital divide by utilizing sustainable energy sources and innovative technologies to bring connectivity to underserved regions. Also Read: MTN Uganda Secures Spectrum for 5G Services Deployment of... Read More

July 8th, 2023 6:22 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Maintains Top Position with Highest Percentage of Active Subscribers

Bharti Airtel has retained its leading position with the highest percentage of active subscribers, according to the latest report by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) as of April 30, 2023 among Airtel, BSNL, Vi and Jio. Based on the Proportion of Visitor Location Register (VLR) on the date of Peak VLR in April 2023, the data highlights Airtel's strong presence among its subscribers in the telecom market. Also... Read More

June 23rd, 2023 5:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

MTN and Pivotal Commware Successfully Trial 5G mmWave Technology in South Africa

Pivotal Commware, a global leader in 5G mmWave infrastructure products, has concluded a successful field trial with MTN, Africa's largest mobile network operator (MNO), in an important step towards expanding 5G infrastructure in Africa. According to the statement, the trial showcased the capabilities of Pivotal's technology and its potential to significantly reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of mmWave networks. Also Read: Rain South Africa Launches 4G Mobile Network... Read More

March 25th, 2023 7:41 AM 0 COMMENTS

MTN Fully Deploys 5G Standalone Core in Microsoft Azure

MTN, Africa's largest mobile network operator, has carried out a Proof of Concept (PoC) for a first-of-its-kind 5G Standalone (SA) Core fully deployed in Microsoft Azure. MTN says it is working with Microsoft to accelerate digital and cloud transformation, intending to boost growth in Africa. Also Read: MTN GlobalConnect and BICS Extend Partnership for Digital Growth Across Africa Microsoft Azure Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform and service provided by... Read More

February 19th, 2023 12:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

MTN Deploys EXFO Advanced Topology Solution in 14 African Countries

EXFO, the communications industry's test, monitoring, and analytics experts, announced that they deployed its Context dynamic topology solution in 14 African nations to improve network inventory, security, and performance capabilities. Largest mobile network operator MTN, Africa's largest mobile network operator, serves more than 270 million consumers across 19 regions with voice, data, finance, digital, enterprise, wholesale, and API services. Early adopters of the technology MTN Uganda and South Africa have... Read More

November 5th, 2022 11:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

MTN Departs Afghanistan After Selling to M1

As it is ready to finalise its exit from the market, MTN Group has identified M1 New Investments of Lebanon as the buyer of its Afghan operation. In an effort to refocus on its core African markets, the pan-African firm has been gradually leaving the Middle East since 2020. It stated in August 2022 that it had found a buyer for its operations in Afghanistan, but it did not specify... Read More

October 28th, 2022 9:25 PM 4 COMMENTS

Airtel and MTN will Have to Reverse the Tariff Hikes

The local branches of Airtel and MTN have been ordered by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to reverse the pricing hikes they implemented last week. Reuben Muoka, director of public affairs for the NCC, said that both carriers had already raised voice and data rates by 10% despite just having received the regulator's temporary clearance. Muoka said in a statement that despite the tariff adjustment being submitted and provisionally accepted... Read More

October 21st, 2022 4:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

MTN Group Will Not Take Over Telkom

MTN Group Ltd. cancelled negotiations for a takeover proposal on Wednesday, according to Telkom SA SOC Ltd. Telkom was unable to provide exclusivity because Telkom was unable to do so. The MTN Group's announcement lacked a lot of impact. "Withdrawal of cautionary announcement" was the phrase used in the headline. The MyBroadband website's headline, however, was more representative of how the media reacted to the termination of negotiations between the... Read More

October 10th, 2022 2:19 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Infra Project’s Board of Directors Now also Includes MTN Group

Amith Maharaj, Group Technology Executive from MTN Group, has joined the Board of Directors of Telecom Infra Project (TIP) as the company's representative. Yago Tenorio, Chairman of TIP and Fellow and Network Architecture Director at Vodafone Group, commented on the appointment: “MTN has been a great contributor since it joined TIP in 2016. From its leadership in several Project Groups and other TIP initiatives, including DCSG, MUST, OpenWiFi and OpenRAN,... Read More

January 7th, 2010 11:12 AM 20 COMMENTS

Seventh Take On Indian Telecom Industry – “A SIMPLE TALK”

Taking the stride ahead this is first article in 2010 in accordance with last series “Telecom Talk’s take on INDIAN TELECOM INDUSTRY”. Thou the articles Indian Telecom Sector To Be Most Vibrant In 2010 & The Year of the Telecom Industry: 2009 from TT DESK very well depicted the markets current scenarios and the future forecasting’s and covered each and every aspect of Telecom industry as a whole so let’s... Read More

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