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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86094, member: 27"] Fiber capacity just surged continent-wide as data hunger spiked and the network sprinted to keep up. Network expansion and spend [LIST] [*]Airtel Africa stretched its fibre beyond 81,500 kilometers. [*]Added roughly 4,000 kilometers within nine months. [*]Capital outlay jumped sharply to $603 million. [*]Build focused on coverage depth and throughput. [/LIST] Customer base growth pressure [LIST] [*]Subscriber count climbed to 179.4 million users. [*]Demand increases pushed infrastructure acceleration. [*]Network scale chased usage growth, not vanity metrics. [*]Capacity planning became unavoidable. [/LIST] Data usage surge [LIST] [*]Data users expanded to 81.8 million customers. [*]Monthly usage per user climbed to 8.6GB. [*]Smartphone adoption pushed heavier consumption. [*]Data services overtook other revenue streams. [/LIST] Revenue and ARPU momentum [LIST] [*]Data income surged in constant currency terms. [*]Per-user data spending moved higher. [*]Handset penetration reached nearly half the base. [*]Usage intensity drove earnings more than pricing. [/LIST] Nigeria market intensity [LIST] [*]Nigeria saw the sharpest usage spike. [*]Average monthly data hit 10.7GB. [*]Consumption growth outpaced regional averages. [*]Network stress is concentrated in urban corridors. [/LIST] Satellite and fiber strategy [LIST] [*]Partnered with SpaceX for Starlink Direct-to-Cell. [*]Enables service beyond terrestrial coverage. [*]Blends satellite reach with fiber backbone. [*]Targets underserved zones across markets. [/LIST] Continental growth positioning [LIST] [*]Operates across 14 African countries. [*]Infrastructure mix widens addressable demand. [*]Connectivity gaps shrink as usage rises. [*]Scale bets lean into long-term data growth. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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