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Pan-African telecoms firm Africell confirmed on Friday it has secured a US$99.6 million direct loan from the US Export-Import Bank (ExIm) primarily to enable the American-owned company to buy only US and European mobile network equipment. Africell said...
- Type: Article
- Author: John Tanner
- Category: Investment
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The US Export-Import Bank is reportedly set to award pan-African telecoms firm Africell a loan worth US$100 million as part of a move by the Trump administration to discourage it from buying network equipment from Chinese vendors like Huawei and ZTE....
- Type: Article
- Author: John Tanner
- Category: Investment
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Operator MTN South Africa and integrated information and communication technology solutions provider ZTE Corporation say they have advanced the commercial validation of ZTE AIR RAN EnergyTurbo, an AI-native closed-loop energy intelligence solution. In...
- Type: Article
- Author: Vaughan O'Grady
- Category: Energy & Sustainability
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Regulators, famously, move slowly – while AI models are evolving at an unfathomable speed, outpacing the speed of governance whether intentionally or not. The potential benefits of AI-driven autonomous networks are vast, but so is the possibility for...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: Wireless Networks
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ZTE Corporation recently released its Sustainability Report 2025, highlighting the company's latest achievements in deepening Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices. This marks the 18th consecutive year that ZTE has voluntarily disclosed...
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- Author: Staff Writer
- Category: Energy & Sustainability
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Two partnerships, both announced at GITEX Africa Morocco 2026, are aimed at improve digital financial services and strengthening financial inclusion within Morocco. In one of the agreements, payments provider Damane Cash has teamed up with ZTE...
- Type: Article
- Author: Vaughan O'Grady
- Category: Mobile Finance
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State-owned service provider Libya Telecom & Technology (LTT)and technology giant ZTE Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing a strategic partnership between the two parties. Its aim is to accelerate network...
- Type: Article
- Author: Vaughan O'Grady
- Category: Service Management
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UPDATE: Ethio Telecom says it lined up several vendor deals to modernise its telecoms network at last week’s Mobile World Congress, with agreements with Ericsson and ZTE already signed and others with Huawei and Nokia in the pipeline. Ethio Telecom is...
- Type: Article
- Author: John Tanner
- Category: Operators
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ZTE Corporation, a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, and Türk Telekom have jointly completed the world's first C+L (12 THz) full-band integrated 1.6Tbps live network trial in Istanbul. The trial...
- Type: Article
- Author: Staff Writer
- Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
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In Part 2 of Developing Telecoms’ Global Forecast 2026, we share insight from vendors, including ZTE and Ericsson MFS, as well as the network & enterprise divisions of major operator groups, including Airtel Business and Liberty Networks. Sharat Sinha,...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: Trends & Forecasts
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South African operator MTN and technology giant ZTE Corporation have announced three major joint innovations in South Africa that they say will transform network performance and customer experience. They are: a quad-band massive-MIMO pilot site; a...
- Type: Article
- Author: Vaughan O'Grady
- Category: Wireless Networks
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ZTE and state-owned Ethio Telecom revealed on Monday that they have successfully deployed 152 rural base stations across Ethiopia’s remote regions, providing 2G, 3G and 4G mobile coverage for over 1 million users in underserved areas. Ethio Telecom has...
- Type: Article
- Author: John Tanner
- Category: Wireless Networks
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Two of Africa’s biggest operators – Vodacom and MTN – have, coincidentally, announced technology deployment firsts for the continent in the past few days – one involving MIMO, the other involving 5-band RRU commercial deployment. Vodacom South Africa...
- Type: Article
- Author: Vaughan O'Grady
- Category: Operators
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Drone technology continues to make inroads into developing markets, as recent news stories from the African Development Bank (ADB) and Movistar Chile indicate. The African Development Bank and Aerosense, a leading Japanese company engaged in drone...
- Type: Article
- Author: Vaughan O'Grady
- Category: Devices & Platforms
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China Mobile (CM) was recently hailed for becoming a high-level autonomous network in only six years. The operator’s efforts were not wasteful and have showcased results that all operators, not just emerging market players, should strive for. According...
- Type: Article
- Author: Manny Pham
- Category: Operators
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ZTE stood out from numerous proposals with its Signal Reach Program implemented in Africa, winning the WSIS Champion Award (Champion Projects) at the 2025 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Awards Ceremony. Notably, ZTE was the only Chinese...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: Vendors
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Ethiopia's state-owned operator Ethio Telecom and ZTE said on Wednesday they have deployed an FTTR all-optical network for the office building of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project. According to ZTE, the office building plays a crucial...
- Type: Article
- Author: John Tanner
- Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
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Nokia’s Senior Vice President for the Middle East and Africa, Mikko Lavanti, has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the region, stating that it remains a key area for growth. He emphasised that Nokia will not be “defocusing” on the market, in...
- Type: Article
- Author: Manny Pham
- Category: Vendors
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ZTE Corporation has unveiled a range of new, AI-enabled devices during MWC2025 in Barcelona, under the banner of its "AI for All" product strategy. They include a new full-screen smartphone and devices catering for the gaming, photography, fashion and...
- Type: Article
- Author: Staff Writer
- Category: Devices & Platforms
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South African operator MTN is launching an own-branded 5G smartphone. Called the Icon 5G, the new MTN smartphone will sell for 2,499 rand (about US$138). The smartphone is manufactured by ZTE. Described by MTN as providing an affordable entry point for...
- Type: Article
- Author: Vaughan O'Grady
- Category: Devices & Platforms
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Orange Group Deputy CEO Brelotte Ba (pictured) said the upcoming launch of 4G in the Central African Republic (CAR) next year will complete the 4G rollout across Orange’s African footprint, stating it will be deployed early next year. Ba revealed to...
- Type: Article
- Author: Manny Pham
- Category: Operators
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Jean Marius Yao, CEO of Orange Liberia, discusses the company's ambitious initiative to bridge the digital divide in rural Liberia. By deploying 128 innovative green communication sites in collaboration with ZTE, Orange has significantly improved...
- Type: Article
- Author: Staff Writer
- Category: Operators
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Service provider MTN South Africa and technology giant ZTE Corporation have announced Africa's first 5G ultra-range maritime offshore coverage at Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa. The partners says that this initiative promises to revolutionise...
- Type: Article
- Author: Vaughan O'Grady
- Category: Wireless Networks
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As global demand for data continues to surge, the need for more robust and efficient connectivity solutions becomes paramount. Enter 5G standalone – a transformative technology poised to revolutionise not just download and upload speeds but unlock an...
- Type: Article
- Author: Manny Pham
- Category: Wireless Networks
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Orange Liberia and ZTE said on Thursday they have successfully completed a project to build new base station sites in rural areas across the country that they say significantly enhances network coverage in those areas. The project involved installing...
- Type: Article
- Author: John Tanner
- Category: Wireless Networks
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Digitel South Sudan has launched what it says is the first 5G trial in the country, which it hopes can help address the digital divide in South Sudan where the majority of people remain unconnected. According to media reports, the non-standalone (NSA)...
- Type: Article
- Author: John Tanner
- Category: Wireless Networks
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The GSMA has announced that China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom have commercially launched an open API from the GSMA Open Gateway initiative to help reduce mobile fraud, while CITIC Telecom, Huawei and ZTE have joined the initiative. According...
- Type: Article
- Author: John Tanner
- Category: Cybersecurity
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With MWC24 now over, it’s time to look at the key trends that emerged from the show – and check whether they aligned with our predictions. Our editorial team on the ground in Barcelona consisted of our Editor Manny Pham, Director of Content James...
- Type: Article
- Author: Manny Pham, James Barton, Julian Bright
- Category: Trends & Forecasts
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Operator Orange Côte d’Ivoire has opened its Orange 5G Lab, devoted to digital professionals, start-ups and businesses, at an event attended by Mr Amadou Coulibaly, Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, and a number of senior figures from...
- Type: Article
- Author: Vaughan O'Grady
- Category: Investment
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Africa 2.0 – Inside a Continent’s Communications Revolution presents a 35-year history of the impact of mobile and internet on Sub-Saharan Africa. It is arguably the biggest story to come out of the continent over the last couple of decades and is...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton & Vaughan O'Grady
- Category: Trends & Forecasts
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) has had a tortuous history since gaining independence. The country’s stability has been affected by disputes among rival groups and armed militias, particularly in the far eastern provinces and Katanga....
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: BuddeComm Market Reports
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The slow process to open up Ethiopia’s telecom market was completed with the licensing of the Safaricom-led Global Partnership for Ethiopia consortium. The country had been one of the last in Africa to allow its national telco a monopoly on all telecom...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: BuddeComm Market Reports
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South Africa's data center market size will witness investments of USD 3071 million by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 15% said a report. In 2020 the South Africa data center market investment was valued at USD 1316 million, according to a market research...
- Type: Article
- Author: Shailaja Pai
- Category: Data Centres & Networks
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The slow process to open up Ethiopia’s telecom market was completed with the licensing of the Safaricom-led Global Partnership for Ethiopia consortium. The country had been one of the last in Africa to allow its national telco a monopoly on all telecom...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: BuddeComm Market Reports
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ZTE Corporation has implemented Africa’s first live 3G/4G/5G Tri-RAT dynamic spectrum sharing solution, ZTE’s SuperDSS, in South Africa. The Chinese vendor’s 3G/4G/5G SuperDSS field trial was implemented on 2.1GHz spectrum within 15MHz bandwidth,...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: Wireless Networks
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Ethiopia was one of the last countries in Africa to allow its national telco a monopoly on all telecom services including fixed, mobile, internet and data communications. For many years Ethio Telecom’s monopolistic control stifled innovation,...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: BuddeComm Market Reports
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) was under a 30-year dictatorship between 1967 and 1997. Since then the country has continued to suffer from regional wars among rival groups, resulting in considerable social upheaval. There remain...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: BuddeComm Market Reports
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As Malaysia pushes towards 5G, Digi has undertaken an extensive network modernization program with ZTE to ensure that it is able to meet subscriber demands. We spoke with ZTE’s Steven Ge to find out how Digi is improving its user experience. Please...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: Cloud & Virtualisation
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Tunisia has one of the most sophisticated telecom infrastructures in North Africa. Penetration rates for mobile and internet services are among the highest in the region. Stimulated by the Digital Tunisia 2020 program, a number of regulatory measures...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: BuddeComm Market Reports
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ZTE has been active in the African market since 1997, with business in this region and the Middle East overseen by the company’s President MEA, Darren Zhao. As the continent gears up for 5G adoption, we spoke to him to discuss ZTE’s past and future in...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: Vendors
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Ethiopia was one of the last countries in Africa to allow its national telco a monopoly on all telecom services including fixed, mobile, internet and data communications, reports Research & Markets. For many years Ethio Telecom's monopolistic control...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: Trends & Forecasts
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In the mobile broadband data era it is forecast that over 80% of traffic will occur in indoor locations creating demand for new indoor coverage solutions. Improving indoor wireless network coverage to guarantee user experience while creating valuable...
- Type: Article
- Author: Alec Barton
- Category: Wireless Networks
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Emerging markets are not typically early adopters when it comes to new generations of mobile technology, but this is not the case for the 5G era, according to ZTE. As one of the leading international vendors of network equipment, ZTE has a clear view...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: Vendors
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News reports from Kenya indicate that the country is edging closer to 5G rollout. The early indications are that leading operator Safaricom, pioneer of mobile money and the dominant force in the market, with close to two thirds of all subscribers, will...
- Type: Article
- Author: Vaughan O'Grady
- Category: Wireless Networks
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ZTE and MTN Uganda have jointly launched the first 5G SA network in East Africa. The companies showcased a high-speed 5G SA network under the 60 MHz spectrum bandwidth with an actual rate of more than 1.494 Gbps, which can support a variety of...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: Wireless Networks
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More 5G activity has been reported in two very different markets in West Africa: Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, and Gabon, whose population, at an estimated 2.1 million, is a little over one hundredth the size of Nigeria’s. Both,...
- Type: Article
- Author: Vaughan O'Grady
- Category: Wireless Networks
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At ZTE’s recent Wireless User Congress & 5G Summit in Vienna, DT Editor James Barton sat down to a roundtable with Zhang Jianpeng, Senior Vice President and President of Overseas Marketing, to discuss the Chinese vendor’s 5G strategy across various...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: Vendors
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Another update of Developing Telecoms brings yet another series of 5G announcements, following hard on the heels of recently highlighted 5G FWA rollouts in the US and ongoing trials in China. Now comes word that African operator Vodacom has tested its...
- Type: Article
- Author: Vaughan O'Grady
- Category: Wireless Networks
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Several factors have stymied development in the Horn of Africa, including instability in Somalia and a state monopoly in Ethiopia. Nonetheless, there are promising signs that the telecoms sectors in both of these markets will continue to grow,...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: Trends & Forecasts
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Retail giant Alibaba is reportedly nearing a deal to obtain ZTE’s software subsidiary, ZTEsoft Technology. After months of negotiations, acquiring the unit would help Alibaba improve its relationships with operators while also offering a boost to its...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Barton
- Category: Vendors
