MTN, Africa's largest operator, is negotiating with U.S. and European companies on AI data center deals
Source: CoinWorld
Time: 2025-09-16 19:44:40
Ralph Mupita, CEO of MTN Group Co., Ltd., Africa’s largest wireless operator, said the company is negotiating with U.S. and European companies to build artificial intelligence data centers on the African continent. The company will provide part of the funding for the expansion and is exploring partnerships to build facilities, provide AI computing power, and lease capacity to businesses and governments. MTN is also considering equipting these centers with its own hardware and has begun building a $240 million data center in Nigeria.