Updated Thu, November 17th 2016 at 18:47 GMT +3Safaricom CEO Bob CollymoreSafaricom has been named top African mobile operator of the year in the annual CommsMEA Awards for 2016. Safaricom was nominated for the award which is distributed by CommsMEA, a leading Middle Eastern publication that focuses on the telecoms sector. The award recognizes one mobile operator in Africa that has continued to develop, improve, and innovate its mobile services while growing its penetration rate and improving customer experience. The judging criteria focuses on a combination of successful growth metrics, including financials, market innovation and quality of service. This year safaricom was up against African operators including Ooredoo Algeria, Vodacom South Africa, Sudatel and Vodafone Egypt for the award.

Source: Standard Digital November 17, 2016 15:49 UTC