I'm looking forward to speaking at #WestAfricaCom this week. I'll be hosting a panel discussion about critical connectivity and universal broadband access in Nigeria. Follow this link to register: bit.ly/3nn0BOF

Connecting Africa has officially launched our first podcast! I'm hosting the new series along with my friends ‘Tobi Lafinhan and Tien. The pilot episode covers all things #Fintech and #MobileMoney in Africa. Check it out here: anchor.fm/connecting-afr… #ConnectingAfrica

In the latest episode of Omdia Digital Leaders Podcast, hosts Terry White and Hansa Iyengar were joined by Al Blake to discuss how digital leaders can keep technology roadmaps heading in the right direction in an environment of ongoing instability. spreaker.com/user/14869576/…

Join me on November 9th at 10:20 CAT as I'll be on a panel titled: "Decade of Diversification – New Models for African Telecoms". Register for the event here: lnkd.in/dJPVwdY2 #AfricaTechFestival #AfricaCom #ConnectingAfrica

Join me tomorrow at 15:55 CAT at #africatechfestival on a panel titled : OTT Services - African telcos and the battle for media supremacy. I'll be joined by Kenechi Okeleke #GSMA and Chérine T.MAGORA #tiktokmarketing

Ahead of South Africa #SONA 2022, I shared Omdia's views on the soon to come spectrum auction @SABC . More spectrum should lead to improved broadband services and (hopefully) lower #data tariffs. Check the full pre-SONA report here: bit.ly/3oXv06j

Omdia would like to hear from you regarding your perspectives on #mobilepayment in Africa. To access the survey, click here: lnkd.in/eDCAUzuE

#News: Omdia analyst Thecla Mbongue explains SA regulator ICASA's plans to move to symmetrical mobile termination rates in the next 12 months. #ConnectingAfrica #MTRs #ICASA spr.ly/6013KLqU1

#News: Analysts weigh in on pan-African operator MTN's hopes of buying Telkom SA - what it would mean for the local market and what chance the deal has with the competition authorities. #ConnectingAfrica #TelkomZA #MTN #Telecoms Thecla Mbongue Omdia spr.ly/6019zaSkW

Despite the rising cost of living and tough economic forecasts, #smartphone makers are still seeing demand for premium #devices among local consumers in #SouthAfrica. #Africa Markets analyst Thecla Mbongue explains what's driving this growth to ITWeb here: itweb.co.za/content/RgeVDM…

Exciting job opportunity alert! At Omdia we are recruiting for a Senior Analyst to lead our research into telecom markets in MENA from our Dubai office. Full details via the link. #telecom #research #dubai #middleeast #recruiting lnkd.in/e4SzGKmF

Check Omdia 's Nicole McCormick latest report on #5G monetisation in #Africa. Despite the relative nascency of 5G in Africa, there is much to report on the progress of the technology on this continent. Click for more lnkd.in/e-ce2By8 #5G #broadband #technology

By 2028, there will be 670 million mobile money users in Africa. The growth is driven by digital transformation and growing adoption of new services beyond P2P transfer. Check Omdia's latest MFS forecast here lnkd.in/eyS42Rzq #mobilemoney #mobilepayments #Africa

As always, I'm looking forward to the annual #africatechfestival . Check this year's agenda lnkd.in/eWeJFCJ5 and join me during discussion panels about financing telecoms projects and TelCo to TechCo transformation

#AfricaTechFestival is on! I'm chairing the Connecting Africa's Next Billion stream. We're discussing, among many other themes, best use cases for 5G, in a panel led by Matthew Reed , joined by Orange Egypt CommScope BICS and Comviva

Join me on 29th May on Omdia 's MEA webinar. We'll discuss key trends driving telecoms & media growth in the region, notably broadband, mobile financial services, IoT, online video.... Register her: tinyurl.com/4ew5fvdc

If you’ve missed Omdia latest MEA trends webinar, here is an opportunity to access the on-demand webinar. We looked at how #broadband demand and #OTT #onlinevideo usage drive the telecoms and media markets in #MEA. Link to the files: tinyurl.com/4ew5fvdc

According to Canalys (part of Omdia) , smartphone shipments in Africa slowed down in 2Q24. Without device financing, smartphones' sales are yet to make a major breakthrough in Africa, where 58% of mobile subscribers used smartphones in 2Q24. Link to article: lnkd.in/ekZDUf5r

Last week @InformaTechHQ #AfricaTechFestival was enlightening as always, with plenty of examples on how #DigitalTransformation is shaping African economies and is fuelling data traffic. Omdia forecasts cellular data traffic of over 100m TB a year in Africa by 2028

Honoured to be a Judge for the 30th GLOMO Awards at #mwc25 Barcelona!