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

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

According to @Canalys , 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:

If you’ve missed @OmdiaHQ 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:

Join me on 29th May on @OmdiaHQ '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:

#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_SA and @ComvivaTech

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

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 .#mobilemoney #mobilepayments #Africa

Check @OmdiaHQ 's @NicoleMc_Omdia 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 #5G #broadband #technology

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.

RT @OmdiaHQ: Despite the rising cost of living and tough economic forecasts, #smartphone makers are still seeing demand for premium #device….

RT @Connects_Africa: #News: Analysts weigh in on pan-African operator MTN's hopes of buying Telkom SA - what it would mean for the local ma….

RT @Connects_Africa: #News: @OmdiaHQ analyst @tmbongue explains SA regulator ICASA's plans to move to symmetrical mobile termination rates….

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

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:

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 @Kenechi0 #GSMA and Chérine T.MAGORA #tiktokmarketing

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: #AfricaTechFestival #AfricaCom #ConnectingAfrica

RT @paulajgilbert: Connecting Africa has officially launched our first podcast! I'm hosting the new series along with my friends @TobiLafin….

RT @OmdiaHQ: In the latest episode of Omdia Digital Leaders Podcast, hosts Terry White and @HansaIyengar were joined by Al Blake to discuss….

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: