Tigo, Selcom, and Mastercard on Tuesday announced a partnership aimed at transforming Tanzania’s digital payment ecosystem by offering convenient online payments worldwide via Tigo Mastercard virtual service. The partnership will enable Tigo Pesa customers to transact on global payments platforms and create new digital commerce opportunities for both consumers and merchants through secure and straightforward […]
Liquid Intelligent Technologies Tuesday announced that it has acquired Cysiv MEA, Egyptian technology company that was formerly SecureMisr. The business specialises in providing enterprise cloud and cyber security services to some of Egypt’s leading companies, particularly in the financial services sector. The acquisition allows the London-based group with operations in Africa, UK, the US and Latin […]
Africa’s telecommunications and managed services provider, SEACOM Thursday announced it had gone live on the Equiano subsea cable following the cable’s landing in Cape Town, South Africa. SEACOM offers Private Line services with latency speeds of +/-110ms between South Africa and Europe, making it the fastest direct route between the continents. This comes after SEACOM […]
Safaricom has on Thursday partnered with Nairobi City County to digitise the county’s services and operations. Under the partnership, Safaricom will develop and support the “My Nairobi App” as part of the “My Nairobi” hub that provides digital services and citizen engagement. “This My Nairobi Hub will enable us to offer better services to the […]
Huawei has launched the Eco series antennas that reduce site power consumption, improve network energy efficiency, and save OPEX. These ultra-energy-efficient antennas reduce carbon emissions while benefiting the environment and society. Eco series antennas help operators build green, high-performance 5G networks without needing more energy, even during surges in network traffic. Higher network energy efficiency […]
Wholesale internet provider company, Workonline Communications has launched its third core Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Mombasa, Kenya. The additional PoP, housed in the carrier-neutral iColo datacentre in Mombasa, brings an important new addition to the IP Transit options available in the datacentre to content distribution networks, cloud networks, and internet service providers. Workonline is recognized for […]
Sport and entertainment monetization technologies firm, Telecoming has partnered with MTN Group to monetize its sports offer in 21 African countries. The deal seeks to open up a potential market of more than 280 million African users to boost Telecoming’s Sportech project. This is the second major global agreement that Telecoming has signed with a […]
Africa Data Centres is building its first data centre in Kigali, Rwanda. The facility will have 2MW of IT load and will break ground in the first quarter of 2023. “It is an exciting time for Africa Data Centres,” says Tesh Durvasula, the company’s CEO. “Our decision to build a data centre in Kigali was […]
You can purchase Airtel Airtime from Safaricom’s MPesa using Paybill number 220220. There are no charges below Ksh. 100. To purchase Airtel airtime from Mpesa, use the procedure below: Go to the Mpesa Menu Select Pay Bill Enter Business No. 220220 Enter Account No. AIRTXXXXXX (Where XXXXXX is your Airtel Mobile number), then press OK […]
Safaricom has today announced the availability of 5G Wi-Fi to empower its customers with superfast internet at home and at work hence complementing its growing fiber network. Safaricom became the first service provider in Kenya to announce 5G trials in March last year. This development now empowers customers in 5G-ready areas to enjoy fast and […]