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October 8, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
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Paratus has successfully concluded the first phase of the upgrades to its Mobile LTE Data network. The operator has confirmed that phase two will commence during November 2018 when the equipment arrives from the vendor manufacturing line. The upgrade has...
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October 6, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Startups •
Danielle Kruger •
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Following the recent announcement of South African tech startup RapidDeploy’s partnership with multinational telecommunications company AT&T, RapidDeploy has announced an alliance with APD Communications to provide a complete hosted solution for control...
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October 5, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Online & Social, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
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The MTN Business App of the Year Awards is in full swing. The intensive judging process that concluded last week will culminate with the winners, in various categories, being announced in Johannesburg on 11 October 2018. The judging panel, made up of business...
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September 26, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on SACS cable goes live
The South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) is now on-stream and open for commercial traffic. The new digital information highway is the first and fastest link between Africa and the Americas with the lowest latency and will provide a more direct routing for...
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September 21, 2018 •
Big Data, Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Liquid Telecom partners with Zindi to accelerate Africa’s data science ecosystem
Pan-African telecoms group, Liquid Telecom, has announced a partnership with Zindi to support the rollout of its new data science competition platform across Africa. Zindi was launched last week at the AI Expo Africa in Cape Town, providing a platform for...
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September 18, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Rufus Andrew of Corning International talks about the transformative nature of fibre
Connectivity is essential in this dynamic, online society. Fibre remains one of the top solutions to providing a seamless connection that allows online access to information and communication. Faster, stable and more reliable than data-driven connections,...
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September 15, 2018 •
Events, ITU Telecom World •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on ITU Telecom World 2019 heads to Budapest, Hungary
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the government of Hungary confirmed today the hosting of the next ITU Telecom World event in Budapest, Hungary. The announcement followed a high-level meeting during ITU Telecom World 2018 being held 10-13...
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September 13, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Liquid Telecom connects Cape to Cairo with the “One Africa” broadband network
Durban recently played host to the ITU Telecom World 2018 conference, one of the largest events of its kind on the African continent and hosted by the Department of Telecommunications and Post of the Republic of South Africa. Among many of the significant...
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September 11, 2018 •
Company News, Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on China Mobile International Limited establishes South Africa office
China Mobile International Limited (CMI) hosted the opening ceremony of its South Africa office in Durban – the office is located in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr. Chen Zhaoxiong, Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology of the...
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September 11, 2018 •
Events, ITU Telecom World, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on South Africa hosts ITU Telecom World 2018
ITU Telecom World 2018 officially opened for business yesterday, 10 September, in Durban, South Africa. Respectable delegates in attendance included H.E. Nomvula Paula Mokonyane, Minister of Communications, South Africa; Acting Premier of KwaZulu Natal,...
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September 7, 2018 •
East Africa, Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Telkom Kenya introduces 4G Bomba for heavy data users
Telkom has unveiled a 4G Bomba, a data offering targeted at the data-heavy youth segment, allowing ultra-fast speeds that match their lifestyles. Speaking on the announcement, Telkom CEO Aldo Mareuse says that the 4G Bomba offering has been tailored for the...
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September 5, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Afrique Telecom commended for developing internet connectivity solutions aimed at underdeveloped areas
Based on its recent analysis of the Sub-Saharan African (SSA) communications services market, Frost & Sullivan recognises Afrique Telecom with the 2018 Sub-Saharan Africa Enabling Technology Leadership Award. The company’s broadband connectivity...
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August 31, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on süpersonic launches fibre offering to connect more homes across South Africa
süpersonic, an independently run company, 100% owned by SA’s network operator MTN has announced the launch of a new fibre to the home offering which will be available on September 3, 2018. “Complaints of too much complexity, network instability and poor...
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August 31, 2018 •
Events, Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on AfricaCom 2018 – Telcos creating value in new, unprecedented ways
Whether your focus is on 5G, policy and regulatory frameworks that are going to enable communications, ICT investment, new revenue streams or accelerating the spread of digital connectivity throughout sub-Saharan Africa, AfricaCom 2018 – 13 to 15 November...
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August 31, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Ruckus Wi-Fi Technology supports Facebook’s Express Wi-Fi Initiative
Ruckus Networks, an ARRIS company, has announced that it is joining Facebook’s Express Wi-Fi Certified ecosystem, a program that allows access point manufacturers to build Wi-Fi hardware compatible with Express Wi-Fi. Operators participating in Facebook’s...
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August 29, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Opinion, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Embracing the future: how Telcos can evolve and flourish
If voice and data is ultimately a race to the bottom, how can Telcos embrace new, non-traditional business models in the future? Over the past decade or more, telecom carriers across the world have considered how they can evolve their business models, moving...
