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• Safaricom has officially kicked off a large-scale customer pilot of its network in Ethiopia as part of ongoing plans to officially launch operations in Ethiopia 
• The telco has launched the trial network in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia’s second largest city after its capital Addis Ababa
• The launch of the network is part of Safaricom’s phased city-by-city regional network roll-out and rigorous service tests building towards its national launch in October

Safaricom Ethiopia has officially kicked off a large-scale customer pilot of its network in Ethiopia as part of ongoing plans to officially launch operations in the Horn of Africa country.

The telco has launched the trial network in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia’s second largest city after its capital Addis Ababa.

The launch of the network is part of Safaricom’s phased city-by-city regional network roll-out and rigorous service tests building towards its national launch in October.

Safaricom Ethiopia said the customer pilot would …