Uganda: Warid customers concerned over Airtel takeover
The East African Business Week reports that the Bharti Airtel takeover of Warid Telecom has been met with mixed response from Warid customers. News of Airtel's proposed takeover of Warid Telecom has been met More...
Globacom to start $750m network upgrade
Nigerian-based mobile operator Globacom has started an upgrading drive of its current network, and announced that they have signed a $750m contract with Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei Technologies. Globacom More...
MTN SA goes live with LTE devices
MTN SA has gone live with the commercial availability of LTE (Long Term Evolution) in the Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban regions, promising to bring the consumer faster broadband speeds and a better Internet More...
Guinea’s ETI chooses Alvarion’s 4Motion for expansion
Guinea’s Conakry ISP ETI has chosen Alvarion’s 4Motion 802.16e platform as part of the service provider’s broadband network expanstion from the capital in order to cover the entirety of the country. Guinea's More...
Airtel, Ericsson partner in major network overhaul
Bharti Airtel, an established telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has undertaken an end-to-end network transformation program across its mobile operations More...
How your body can connect to a network
The human body can be a part of a communication network. By holding a mobile phone in one hand and placing your other hand on a device, you can send and receive information instantly and at high speed. This is a More...
Gambian ISP selects American 4G solution
Gambian internet service provider Netpage has selected American communications technology provider Airspan Networks to rollout their 4G network in Gambia. American communications technology provider Airspan. (image: More...
Globacom installs broadband in another Nigerian city
Nigerian telecom operator Globacom, has taken fixed line services on its Broadaccess network to the nation’s third largest city Ibadan. The company aims to offer voice, data transmission and internet services. More...
Mobile and network policies could attract young talent to companies
The desire of young professionals and college students to use social media, mobile devices and the Internet more freely in the workplace is strong enough to influence their future job choice, sometimes more than More...
Telkom gears up for rainy season network disruptions
Unfavourable weather conditions in the form of heavy rains and electrical storm activity are expected across South Africa during the annual rainy season. Telkom is gearing up to minimise network related faults More...