Africa’s Satellite Internet Price War Is Real. SMEs Are Still Paying Too Much.
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Starlink and OneWeb have driven down satellite internet prices across Africa — but structural costs keep SMEs priced out.
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NCC’s TIRMS Framework: Nigerian Telecoms Must Give 14 Days’ Notice Before SIM Deactivation
Nigeria’s NCC has established minimum notice rights for mobile subscribers before SIM deactivation under the new TIRMS framework.
DRC’s €8B Digital Plan: Towers, Cables — and a €6.5 Billion Funding Gap
The DRC targets 30,000 towers and a national fibre backbone — but 81% of the funding remains unconfirmed.
MTN’s 30 Million Connected Homes Play: The Fixed Wireless Bet That Could Reshape African Broadband
MTN is targeting 30 million connected homes across Africa through fixed wireless access — a bet that could redefine who controls African home broadband.
MTN’s 30 Million Homes Bet: The Fixed Broadband Push Underpinning Africa’s Digital Economy
MTN is targeting 30 million connected homes across Africa through a fixed wireless access and fibre hybrid strategy — rewriting Africa’s connectivity story from SIM penetration to household bandwidth.
Ghana’s 5G Reset: How the NGIC Experiment Failed and What Comes Next
Ghana is scrapping its shared-infrastructure 5G model after Next-Gen InfraCo defaulted on licence fees. A competitive spectrum auction will reshape the market — and MTN Ghana’s 73% market share puts it in pole position.
Ethiopia’s Telecom Revenue Levy: A 5% Tax That Could Fund Rural Connectivity — or Kill Competition
Ethiopia has introduced a 5% levy on telecom revenues to fund rural connectivity. It’s a significant policy step — but the economics of taxing a market with only two operators are complicated.
Africa First: MTN and Huawei’s AI Antenna Deal Is Rewriting the Rules of Network Operations
MTN and Huawei announced an AI antenna MOU at MWC 2026, with Ghana as the first deployment market. An analysis of what the technology actually does and what it means for African telecoms.
Africa’s Satellite Internet Price War Is Arriving — What It Means for SME Connectivity Costs
Satellite internet competition is arriving in Africa. Starlink leads, rivals are entering, and prices are falling — but the economics for African SMEs are more complex than the headlines suggest.
Congo’s €8.7B Digital Bet: 30,000 Towers, an AI Academy, and a Race Against Its Own Infrastructure Gap
The DRC has unveiled Africa’s most ambitious National Digital Plan — €8.7B across five years targeting 30,000 telecom towers, a Congolese AI Academy with Huawei, and a National Interbank Payments Platform.
