Telecommunication
Analyzing global telecommunication trends, technological advances, and regulatory impacts.
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Airtel Kenya set for $100M IFC loan to accelerate mobile network expansion
Airtel Africa is on an absolute tear this month. From record-smashing fiscal results to major backend shareholding shuffles, the telecom…
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CA to fine Safaricom and Airtel for poor voice calls and slow internet
For millions of Kenyans, including myself, this regulatory crackdown is long overdue. We constantly pay premium prices for aggressively marketed…
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Truecaller Launches Travel eSIM in 29 Countries as Ad Revenue Slides
Truecaller launched travel eSIMs across 29 countries as ad revenue fell 44% last quarter. Here's what the move really means.
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Court Keeps Block on Safaricom Stake Sale to Vodacom, Stalling KES 244.5B Treasury Windfall
The SafaricomβVodacom deal remains blocked by the High Court of Kenya, with a constitutional ruling on the matter pending.
- Business
Bharti Airtel Moves to Lift Airtel Africa Stake to 79% in $2.9 Billion Share Swap
A cashless share swap moves promoter group holdings into Bharti Airtel and lifts its Airtel Africa stake from 62.73% to…
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The Quiet Telco Truce: Why Airtel Is Sharing Pipes With Its Biggest African Rivals
Airtel Africa's deals with MTN, Vodacom and SpaceX point to a telco truce that has direct implications for Kenya's market.
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From $2.65 Billion to $10 Billion: The Airtel Money IPO Story Is Bigger Than the Delay
Airtel Money's IPO is delayed to H2 2026, but its valuation has climbed from $2.65 billion in 2021 to potentially…
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Airtel Africa FY26: Profit Triples to $813M as Data Finally Beats Voice
Revenue jumped 29.5% to $6.42 billion, but the CEO is already warning that diesel costs could pressure next year's margins.
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Somalia’s Hormuud Just Borrowed Kenya’s Smartphone Financing Playbook, But Made It Interest-Free
Hormuud Telecom partners with Get-Phone to finance 100,000 smartphones in Somalia, using EVC Plus mobile money and zero-interest Sharia-compliant terms.
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Safaricom FY26: Mobile Data Just Overtook Voice for the First Time. Is This Really a Tech Company Yet?
Mobile data hit 42.1% of connectivity revenue, voice fell to 41.3%. Fixed broadband grew 12.2%. AI is in production. But…
- Interesting Reads
Africa Just Agreed on a Continental Playbook for Telecommunications Sovereignty. Now Comes the Hard Part.
The Algiers Declaration commits African governments to sovereign cloud, local data centres, and continental infrastructure integration by 2030.
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Truecaller Opens Business Chat to Partners, Eyes Africa’s Enterprise Messaging Market
Truecaller opens Business Chat to global partners including Sling Africa, targeting African enterprises seeking alternatives to low-trust SMS.
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Safaricom Decode 4.0 Opens in Nairobi, Framing 2026 as Kenya’s Year of AI
Safaricom's Decode 4.0 summit opened in Nairobi on 31 March. Three days of AI, a major M-Pesa overhaul, and 100,000…
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Hayo Is Expanding Into Rwanda. Here’s What That Actually Means for the Country’s Digital Push
Hayo launches voice, messaging, IoT and eSIM solutions in Rwanda; betting big on a country where two-thirds are still offline.
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CA publishes new 2026 technical specifications for mobile phones sold in Kenya
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has officially released its 2026 Technical Specifications for Mobile Cellular Devices. This comes after…
