Maxime Saada, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Canal+ Group, confirmed earlier this month at a press conference that Bollore’s subsidiary has increased its stake in the capital of Multichoice, the leading South African pay-TV operator in Africa, to reach 26.26 per cent of the capital. The French group first took a 6.5 per […]
Eutelsat and Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, have signed a multi-year, multi-beam agreement for capacity on the Eutelsat’s Konnect satellite to address the connectivity needs of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and Small Office / Home Office (SOHO) customers in Uganda, South Sudan and the Eastern regions of […]
London-based specialist satellite company Avanti Communications has linked with Clear Blue Technologies for Avanti’s e-Learning services in Africa. Avanti and its eLearning partners plan to deliver satellite connectivity to enable eLearning for an initial 3,000-5,000 schools across Sub-Saharan Africa. Clear Blue will be the exclusive off-grid power provider for Avanti’s eEducation services. This programme aims […]
Abu Dhabi-based satellite operator Yahsat has declared a Q2 profit of $25.3 million (€24.4m), and recorded its highest-ever revenues for the half-year, up 8.1 percent. Yahsat (officially the Al Yah Satellite Communications Co), which is listed on the Abu Dhabi stock exchange, reported revenues for the half-year of $206 million. Yahsat’s growth momentum continued in […]
Phase3 Telecom, one of Africa’s leading independent aerial fibre optic network infrastructure and telecommunications service providers, has partnered with YahClick (powered by Hughes) to offer high-speed, low-latency satellite broadband services. As a result of this partnership, satellite broadband services with be available throughout Nigeria, focusing on the unserved and underserved communities. “Our satellite broadband services will […]
On June 20th, MTN detailed its plan to cover at least 25 per cent of the South African population with 5G by the end of 2022 and 60 per cent by 2025. This confirms South Africa as the most advanced country in the Sub-Saharan region in terms of mobile broadband coverage, reports Dataxis. MTN’s projects […]
The telecoms sector will be the fastest-growing industry in Africa over the next five years as internet connectivity improves, according to research from blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile. When asked to pick the three sectors that they believe will see the strongest growth over the next five years, three out of four (75 per […]
In February 2021, Spotify’s market entry into 39 African countries gave a new boost to the music streaming competition. Spotify’s decision to bet on the entire continent, rather than continuing focusing on North Africa and South Africa, emphasises the new global players’ interest in this promising market, reports Dataxis. Music streaming has undergone a multi-speed […]
For several years, the SVoD market in Sub-Saharan Africa has been growing steadily, reports Dataxis. Between 2018 and 2021, the number of streaming subscribers almost doubled to reach just over 5 million. This growth is not likely to stop as the market is expected to reach more than 15 million subscribers by 2026, a threefold […]
Greater innovation from telecoms and technology companies is vital to drive the expansion of Internet connectivity in Africa, research for blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile shows. Its study with African business leaders found nearly two out of three (65 per cent) worry that a lack of infrastructure is stopping traditional telecom companies from delivering […]