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Musk Vows affordable Starlink in India Days Before Ambani’s Record Jio IPO
Cheap data is the playbook that built Jio in India, and the one Musk has used in markets like Kenya to unsettle local telecom players.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Asia Pacific
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Proparco Invests US $20 Million in Frogfoot, Vox and Hypa to Expand Affordable Fibre Connectivity in South Africa
A key focus of the companies’ growth strategy is the expansion of fibre networks into lower-income and township communities.
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- Investing, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Algeria’s Fintech Era Begins as Telecom Giant Djezzy Secures Country’s First PSP License
Once fully licensed, Djezzy Payment Services will be permitted to issue digital wallets, process electronic transactions, and operate agent-based financial networks without functioning as a full-service commercial bank.
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- Finance, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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US Agency to Invest $155 Million in African Digital Infrastructure Firm WIOCC
Washington has increasingly backed telecommunications and digital infrastructure projects in Africa as it seeks to provide alternatives to Chinese technology providers like Huawei, including through a $100 million loan to U.S.-owned telecoms operator Africell.
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- Investing, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Health Officials Turn to Mobile-Phone Data to Track Ebola Spread in Congo
As the virus spreads, health officials are looking for ways to anticipate where cases could emerge next and direct limited surveillance and response resources.
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- Health Care, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria Approves NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B Satellites to Boost Broadband and Digital Sovereignty
The satellites are expected to expand Nigeria’s satellite capacity, improve broadband connectivity and reduce the country’s reliance on foreign satellite infrastructure.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Vox, Frogfoot Raise $900 Million to Expand Broadband to 360,000 South African Homes Yearly
According to a Bloomberg report on Monday, the companies, which are units of the Johannesburg-based Vivica Group, raised R8.4 billion in equity funding and R6 billion in debt.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Vietnam’s VinSpace Signs Deal With Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Launch Its First Satellites in 2027
VinSpace will launch its satellites on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare mission run by Elon Musk’s company, which carries satellites from multiple customers on a single rocket to share launch costs, it said in a statement.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- South Asia
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