Airtel Africa, a leading telecommunications company with operations in 15 countries across Africa, has refuted speculative media reports erroneously stating its possible exit from Africa. The organization has reaffirmed that it remains committed to Africa and will continue to invest in its operations to grow sustainably in Africa. Airtel Africa’s recent 3rd quarter results were … Read more
Bharti Airtel, the mother company of Airtel Ghana, has announced that it will be closing shop 15 African countries by the end of 2017. BloombergQuint, the India-focused subsidiary of Bloomberg, quotes Bharti Airtel Chairman, Sunil Bharti Mittal, as saying “the moves would pare the size of operations on the continent and could be completed within … Read more
Bharti Airtel, the mother company of Airtel Ghana, has announced that it will be exiting 14 African countries including Ghana within a year. The affected countries include Ghana, Nigeria, Congo, Chad, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. BloombergQuint quotes Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal as saying “the move would … Read more
Airtel Ghana, the Smartphone Network has introduced the ‘Connected Classroom’ project to encourage collaborative learning in schools with active STEM Clubs under its Evolve with STEM initiative. Powered by the company’s superior data services, ‘STEM Clubbers’ from three schools – the La Wireless, Abossey Okai and Mataheko Roman Catholic Schools were connected via Skype to … Read more
The country’s telecommunications sector is set to witness a major transformation as owners of two of the major players in the industry are set to merge. Bharti Airtel, owners of Airtel Ghana, is reportedly in talks with rival company, Millicom International Cellular, operators of tiGO in Ghana, for a possible merger in Ghana. Although the … Read more
The country’s telecommunications sector is set to witness a major transformation as owners of two of the major players in the industry are set to merge. Bharti Airtel, owners of Airtel Ghana, is reportedly in talks with rival company, Millicom International Cellular, operators of tiGO in Ghana, for a possible merger in Ghana. When consummated, … Read more
Bharti Airtel is in talks with rival Millicom International Cellular for a possible merger in Ghana, as India’s No. 1 telecom operator, embroiled in a brutal tariff war in its home market, tries to find ways to improve operations in Africa where it has yet to make a profit since entering the continent in 2010. … Read more
Growth in the areas of acquisition of new internet subscribers in Nigeria occurred only on the Globacom network in the month of October, 2016, according to the latest information released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The commission indicated in the Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for October, published on its website, that the industry added … Read more
Customers of MTN who use the telecom operator’s mobile money services will from next year have access to loans. Citi Business News has gathered the telecom giant has begun negotiations with regulators to start rolling out mobile based lending services from 2017. This is not the first time that a telecom operator is embarking on … Read more
Airtel, the Smartphone Network, has taken its Service Excellence Clinic to Madina, a suburb of Accra, to avail its world class services to customers within the locality. The Service Excellence Clinic, pioneered by the company, brings Airtel’s exceptional customer experience teams directly into the homes and localities of customers. Through the clinics, Airtel employees engage … Read more
Lexta Ghana Limited, producers and suppliers of Yazz range of products and Hooch Foods has appointed Seth Ntiamoah-Asare as its new Head of Sales and Marketing. Until his appointment, Mr. Ntiamoah-Asare was the Head of Sales, Airtel Money at Airtel Ghana. He also worked at Unilever Ghana Limited where he served in various capacities at … Read more
Lexta Ghana Limited, the producers and suppliers of Yazz range of products and Hooch Foods has appointed Seth Ntiamoah-Asare as its new Head of Sales and Marketing. Until his appointment, Mr. Ntiamoah-Asare was the Head of Sales, Airtel Money at Airtel Ghana. He also worked at Unilever Ghana Limited where he served in various capacities … Read more
Pupils from the Mataheko Roman Catholic JHS, who are part of Airtel Ghana’s STEM clubs held an exhibition within their school premises to showcase various experiments in chemistry, physics and biology using every day materials. Every Friday these young pupils gather to study and to engage in hands-on and practical experiments in science, technology, engineering … Read more
Airtel, Ghana’s best Data and Internet Service Provider Airtel, is offering customers free access to Social Media, Entertainment and 10% cash back on every purchase of Airtel Flex bundles – the company has announced. Airtel Flex – the biggest and most rewarding data bundles offers free access to Social Media platforms such as Whatsapp, Facebook, … Read more
An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday granted bail in the sum of GH₵ 200,000.00 to two persons who were said to have conspired and stolen an amount of GH₵ 123,610.00 belonging to Airtel Ghana Limited. Eric Owusu, Sales Manager and Delali Anku, Sales Executive are put before the court for conspiring and stealing amount of … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg , the CEO of Facebook, has announced a partnership with Airtel which offers Facebook’s Internet.org app to Airtel customers across Africa. Facebook’s Internet.org app was launched out of the conviction that every person should have access to free basic internet services – tools for health, education, jobs, local information, and basic communication. Research … Read more