Press Releases

SES and Africa Mobile Network Reach Milestone: Connecting 5.8 Million in DRC, Expanding Rural Coverage

Luxembourg, February 26, 2026 – SES and Africa Mobile Network (AMN) have expanded connectivity infrastructure across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), now supporting more than 1,100 base stations and increasing population coverage by 27%, bringing mobile network access within reach for more people, many in rural communities. There is a clear demand for connectivity…

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Africa Mobile Network Surpasses 5000 Base Stations Transforming Connectivity Across Sub-Saharan Africa

Milton Keynes, UK – March 2 2026 – Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) has achieved a significant infrastructure milestone, surpassing 5000 base stations and providing critical connectivity to more than 15 million people across Sub-Saharan Africa. The network’s advanced architecture now supports approximately 11.2 million billable voice minutes every day, further accelerating the digital transformation of the…

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AMN Reports a 45% traffic increase across more than 100 rural base stations using Starlink’s LEO Constellation 

AMN is pleased to announce that it has successfully utilised SpaceX’s Starlink constellation to provide satellite backhaul at more than 100 of its rural base stations so far in Nigeria. AMN expects to double this number before the end of the year. On average, traffic has increased by approximately 45% across all sites that have…

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AMN uses Osmocom to deliver more than 1.5 billion voice minutes per year

AMN is pleased to announce that it is now delivering more than 1.5 billion voice minutes per year using AMN’s own radio node (ARN) and Osmocom open source software. This represents approximately half of all AMN traffic across more than 4200 base stations. AMN sites provide crucial connectivity for more than 12 million people living…

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AMN UTILISES SPACEX’S STARLINK CONSTELLATION TO CONNECT RURAL VILLAGES IN NIGERIA

AMN is pleased to announce that the first AMN base station is now live using LEO backhaul from SpaceX’s Starlink.

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AMN ANNOUNCES BACKHAUL AGREEMENT WITH STARLINK TO CONNECT MILLIONS ACROSS AFRICA

Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) is pleased to announce that they have entered into a commercial agreement to use Starlink, SpaceX’s constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit.

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AFRICA MOBILE NETWORKS (AMN) REACHES FINANCIAL CLOSE ON US$20 MILLION HOLDCO DEBT WITH IMPACT INVESTORS

Africa Mobile Networks Limited is pleased to announce that it has successfully reached financial close on their US$20million senior secured loan facility.

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AMN Ltd signs NaaS Agreement with Orange Madagascar to build a minimum of 500 rural base stations

MN is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Orange Madagascar to expand rural coverage and connect the unconnected. AMN and Orange Madagascar plan to build a minimum of 500 rural base stations, and AMN has secured all funding to fulfil this agreement.

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AMN Secures New Private Equity Investment of US$36 Million from a Metier-led Consortium

AMN has secured an equity investment of US$36 million from a consortium led by Metier, an independent African private equity fund manager with a track record spanning four decades. The consortium includes CDC Group (the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor), DEG (Germany’s development finance institution), Proparco (the private sector arm of the French…

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AMN Reaches Milestone of One Million Phone Calls Through New Radio Node

AMN has launched commercially its first product based on the technology of Range Networks and surpassed 1 million phone calls

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