At the heart of the Paratus East African operation is the 2 000km G2M terrestrial fibre route linking Goma in the eastern DRC with Mombasa on the Kenyan coast.
Internet costs are outpacing headline inflation, the Competition Commission warns – although petrol, taxis and bonds are climbing far faster.
South Africans spent more on telecoms products in the first half of 2026, despite buying significantly fewer units.
Starlink’s low earth orbit satellite service allows Paratus Uganda to unlock high-speed, low-latency satellite access for enterprise customers across even the most remote parts of the country.
Xiaomi is gearing up to bring the REDMI 17 to South Africa on 11 September.
Paratus Namibia is expanding its reach across the region through its own customer touch points and an expanding reseller network in northern towns.
The mobile network operator delivers strong growth, robust cash generation and increased returns in the first half of 2026.
The company targets revenue growth in the upper-single-digit range in its 2027 financial year, after growing wholesale revenue by 20% and cutting net debt by 64%.
South Africa’s smartphone market grew 17% in Q2, defying a wider African downturn as rising device prices put pressure on consumers.
SA’s mobile virtual network operator market races ahead as Africa struggles to turn licences into growth, Africa Analysis reveals.
Minister Solly Malatsi says ICASA alone decides who gets a communications licence, even as he sees satellites as key to SA’s digital future.
The company targets a nationwide 5G home broadband network of base stations, with more than one million Gauteng households already covered.