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  1. 2026

    Airtel Africa and Starlink launch satellite-to-mobile service in DRC

    Airtel Africa and Starlink launched a satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the first African country where the service has entered commercial deployment. The service provides connectivity via compatible LTE Android smartphones in areas outside conventional mobile network coverage, supporting SMS and messaging apps such as WhatsApp, with a 30-day introductory trial for eligible Airtel DRC customers.

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  2. 2026

    Airtel Africa commercially launches Starlink satellite-to-mobile service in DRC

    Airtel Africa commercially launched Starlink's satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of Congo, becoming the first telecommunications operator in Africa to deploy the technology commercially. The service, launched Friday in Kinshasa, lets Airtel customers with compatible smartphones connect to Starlink satellites in areas without terrestrial mobile coverage, initially supporting light-data applications such as WhatsApp messaging and SMS. Airtel is offering eligible customers a 30-day free trial through its MyAirtel application.

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  3. 2022

    Singtel sells part of its Airtel Africa stake

    Singtel monetised its 1.6% stake in Airtel Africa through a market placement, raising net proceeds of approximately SGD150 million (US$110 million). It said it would continue to hold a 21.7% effective stake.

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  4. 2021

    ZTE and Airtel Africa voice-network transformation partnership

    ZTE won a bid for Airtel Congo-Kinshasa’s network virtualization reconstruction project, and the article describes the work as furthering ZTE’s partnership with Airtel Africa on voice-network digital transformation.

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  5. 2021

    Airtel Africa appoints Olusegun Ogunsanya as group CEO

    Airtel Africa announced the appointment of Olusegun Ogunsanya, then managing director and CEO of Airtel Nigeria, as the group’s MD/CEO. He was to succeed Raghunath Mandava and join Airtel Africa’s board effective October 1, 2021.

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