INTERVIEW: MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita cited issues hampering digital ambitions in much of Africa, highlighting smartphone prices need to be well below $40 crack the usage gap on the continent. During a wide-ranging interview with Mobile World Live, the executive cited a number of challenges and opportunities for pushing forward digital technology in the region. “The other one is really the usage gap,” he added. “That’s really about device affordability,” pointing to initiatives to bring the cost of smartphones down to $40 or below. To view the full interview, where the executive also discusses the importance of local language AI models, click here.
