MTN Group has pledged its support for Nigeria’s drive to develop datasets of African languages, a move seen as critical to building large language models (LLMs) that can serve the continent’s 1.5 billion people.
Africa’s largest telecom operator, MTN Group, is in advanced talks with US and European firms to develop data centers across the continent to power artificial intelligence (AI) services.
The GSMA Board of Directors has elected Ralph Mupita as its new Deputy Chair, effective immediately, to serve until the end of 2026.
MTN Group CEO and President, Ralph Mupita, has urged African governments to harmonize regulations, especially in the tech sector, to encourage increased investment in digital infrastructure.
MTN Group's service revenue from South Africa surpassed that of Nigeria, traditionally its largest market by revenue. South Africa's revenue increased modestly by 3%, reaching 10.4 billion rand in Q1 2024, up from 10.1 billion rand in Q1 2023.
The lab is expected to stimulate the African digital ecosystem and promote the rapid development, deployment, and adoption of cutting-edge innovative solutions.
MTN, Africa's largest mobile phone group, plans to invest R1.9 billion ($101 million) by mid-year in generators, batteries, and renewable energy solutions.
MTN has signalled a potential departure from Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry, and Liberia, as it highlighted numerous challenges in the West and Central Africa region.
MTN Group’s active fintech users rose to 72.5 million at the end of 2023, according to the company’s audited financial result released on Monday.
MTN Group Ltd. CEO Ralph Mupita expects that Nigeria will recover from the temporary shocks posed by President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms by mid-next year.
Mupita will take over from Rob Shuter on September 1, 2020.
MTN Group has dropped its plan to sell 53% of its equity stake in Mascom Wireless Botswana.
