Tata Communications has partnered with South African IT firm, Dreamtime Technologies (DTTech), to build a cloud-based virtual mobile network to serve mobile and IoT service providers across national borders in Africa. DTTech will also use the cloud-based network to give MNOs the flexibility to introduce new services and extend their geographical reach rapidly, with limited upfront investments. This virtual mobile network will support DTTech customers in sectors such as healthcare, transport, mining, agriculture, banking and retail, said the companies. They will be able to buy mobile network access from MNOs across Africa cost-effectively, on a pay-as-you-go basis. The new infrastructure will use Tata’s MOVE mobility and IoT platform, which will support regional break-out to Internet providers in Africa. That means…