Airtel Africa Archives

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Broadband

Airtel Africa taps Starlink to fix its biggest blind spot

Airtel Africa and Elon Musk’s SpaceX have struck a deal to bring Starlink’s “Direct to Cell” technology to…

TechBooth

December 16, 2025

1 min

Airtel starts work on East Africa’s largest data centre in Kenya

Airtel Africa has begun construction of what it says will be East Africa’s largest data centre at Tatu…

TechBooth

September 10, 2025

1 min

Telecoms

Airtel Africa launches AI-powered spam alert service in Nigeria

Airtel Africa, a telecoms and mobile money provider operating in 14 African countries, has launched an AI-powered Spam…

TechBooth

March 17, 2025

1 min

Telecoms

Airtel Africa records strong customer, revenue growth despite currency challenges

Revenue for the period was $3,638 million, up 20.4% in constant currency but down 5.8% in reported currency due to devaluation.

TechBooth

January 31, 2025

1 min

Airtel Africa CEO honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award

Mr Ogunsanya will retire from Airtel Africa on 1 July 2024, and will become the Airtel Africa Charitable Foundation’s inaugural Chair, building on the work undertaken during his time as CEO, including the launch of the Company’s first sustainability strategy.

Francis Karobia

June 6, 2024

2 min

Telecoms

Airtel Africa breaks ground on first data centre in Nigeria

Dubbed Nxtra by Airtel, the data centre aims to be a leading data center network in Africa. High-capacity centres will be built in major cities across their footprint, complementing existing edge locations.

TechBooth

March 13, 2024

2 min

Airtel Africa, Cisco offer NaaS solutions for African businesses

Airtel Africa now offers NaaS solutions, including security, surveillance, connectivity, and cloud services, delivered through a secure cloud platform.

TechBooth

March 4, 2024