20 December 2024
Telkom has received approval from the Independent Communications Authority (ICASA) to sell Swiftnet, its telecommunications infrastructure subsidiary.
The transaction, worth R6.75 billion, will be done with a consortium led by British investor Actis LLP.
Find out moreTelecom Namibia customer data sold on dark web
20 December 2024
Telecom Namibia has confirmed that a hacker group exfiltrated customer data from its systems and posted it onto the dark web after the telco refused to pay a ransom to prevent it.
According to a statement from Telecom Namibia CEO Dr Stanley Shanapinda, a ransomware group called Hunters International breached its systems and downloaded the customer data files. Shanapinda said the customer data was posted on the dark web on Friday after Telecom Namibia refused to pay ransom to the group.
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Cape Verde welcomes in Starlink
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19 December 2024
Cape Verde has become the latest African nation to approve and adopt Starlink’s low-earth orbit satellite internet services.
This comes after the country’s regulatory authority, Agência Reguladora Multissectorial da Economia approved the licensing for Starlink operations in October.
Find out more Angola plans for national roaming
18 December 2024
The Angolan government wants to implement national roaming and infrastructure sharing between Unitel, Movicel and Africell to improve mobile coverage.
The ‘Iluminar Angola’ initiative’s national roaming will allow subscribers of a telecom operator to access services in areas where its network coverage is poor by using the network of another operator.
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