telco bundling

Microsoft’s latest move to widen AI access in Africa reads like a play straight out of the cloud wars: a large-scale skilling promise, telco bundling to accelerate distribution, and heavy investment in local infrastructure — all timed to blunt the influence of a rising Chinese open‑source rival...

Microsoft’s announcement that it will train 3 million people across Africa on AI this year — and pair that skills push with telco distribution of Microsoft 365 and Copilot — marks a significant step in a contest for influence, talent and market share on a continent already at the centre of a...