Namibia opens first USF-funded telecom tower
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24 November 2025
Namibian officials announced on 19 November the inauguration of the country’s first telecommunications tower financed by the Universal Service Fund (USF).
Situated in Epinga, in the rural Ohangwena region, this new infrastructure aims to deliver 4G voice and data services to communities that have historically lacked access to commercial coverage.
Find out more Airtel Malawi launches 5G services
21 November 2025
Airtel Malawi has officially inaugurated its 5G network in several districts, alongside the nationwide rollout of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) for its existing 4G network.
The 5G service is now active on 56 sites across ten districts, including Lilongwe, Blantyre, Mzuzu City, Kasungu, Mangochi, Mchinji, Mzimba, and Zomba.
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Ethio Telecom engages with Ethiopian education authorities to promote digital learning
20 November 2025
Ethio Telecom recently engaged in discussions with the Adama Education Bureau to explore the deployment of its digital education platform across public secondary schools in Ethiopia.
The focus was on presenting the Education Management System (EMS), a cloud-based platform designed to streamline teaching and administrative processes, as well as improve communication among teachers, students, and parents.
Find out more When Africa’s networks learn to think: How AI is rewriting the rules of connectivity
19 November 2025
Safia Sayad, Head of Cloud & Network Services Sales, North & West Africa at Nokia
A new chapter is unfolding for Africa’s networks — one that will redefine how they operate, adapt, and evolve to meet the continent’s unique connectivity challenges and opportunities. For decades, communications infrastructure on the continent, as elsewhere, has been designed to respond to human commands — following instructions, executing scripts, and delivering services exactly as programmed. But a new era is emerging where networks won’t just follow orders — they’ll sense, decide, and act entirely on their own.
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