This will form one of several key focus areas CEO Ralph Mupita said the group has identified as it moves beyond its Ambition 2025 strategy that has driven its focus in recent years. They are: connectivity, fintech and digital infrastructure.
The connected home buildout will be driven by a twin focus on fibre-to-the-home broadband and fixed-wireless access FWA using 5G technology, helped by planned spectrum auctions in the markets across Africa where it operates, including South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana.
Mupita was speaking to journalists at a press conference in Sandton on Friday.