Nigerian court pays ex-employee NGN 166 mln over wrongful dismissal
(Telecompaper) The National Industrial Court of Nigeria has ordered Airtel Networks to pay former employee Abdul-Hakeem A Olasewere NGN 165.98 million for wrongful dismissal ThisDay reported…
AINMT proposes liquidation following Ice sale to Lyse
(Telecompaper) Following the sale of Norwegian mobile operator Ice to fixed line operator and energy firm Lyse, and after the settlement of its external debt, AINMT…
DNA has fastest average mobile download speed in 10 out of 11 regions measured by Omnitele
(Telecompaper) DNA said it achieved the highest average download speed in ten out of eleven regions of Finland in measurements by Omnitele taken in February-March 2022. The areas covered nineteen localities…
Google announces Topaz subsea fiber cable system to connect Canada and Asia
(Telecompaper) Google has introduced a new subsea cable dubbed ‘Topaz’, which will be used to connect Canada and Asia…
Safaricom seeks M-Pesa head for Ethiopia unit
(Telecompaper) Kenyan operator Safaricom is looking for a new head for its mobile financial services in Ethiopia, indicating optimism about its M-Pesa roll-out…
MTN Nigeria bars 19 mln unregistered mobile numbers
(Telecompaper) MTN Nigeria has suspended around 19 million mobile numbers under a government directive to bar calls from unregistered phone lines from 04 April, Reuters reported, citing the company’s CEO…
3 Denmark says 70% of Danes know little or nothing about 5G
(Telecompaper) 3 Denmark said few Danes have heard of 5G or know what it is, citing a recent survey…
A1 celebrates first anniversary in Serbia
(Telecompaper) A1 Serbia celebrates its first year under the A1 brand and 15 years of presence on the Serbian market (then as Vip)…
Aryaka opens Paris services PoP
(Telecompaper) Aryaka said it launched a service point of presence (PoP) in Paris, France. Aryaka PoPs provide a global private network for business users with cloud and SaaS access from any location in the world…
Tiku to join DAZN as CTO
(Telecompaper) DAZN said it welcomed Sandeep Tiku as chief technology officer. Tiku will lead DAZN’s global technology and product teams to drive the next phase of…