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Nigeria’s internet download speed amongst slowest in the world
A report published by Cable, reveals that Nigeria’s significantly slow Internet download speed has caused the nation to rank 176th out of 207 countries — down from 95th place just two years ago. The Worldwide broadband speed league 2019 report…
Telkom committed to switching off legacy 2G network in South Africa
Telkom, in an interview with TechCentral, has revealed that it’s seriously looking at shutting down its legacy 2G network — establishing it as the first network provider in South Africa to make this move. “In the near future, we will…
Nokia set to launch new WiFi product
Nokia has on Tuesday, 9 July 2019, announced its plans to add a new beacon as well as several new features to its whole-home WiFi portfolio. The ‘Beacon 1’ is said to complement Nokia’s premium Beacon 3 solution, while new…
Canon launches new RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM lens
Canon Europe expands its RF lens range with the launch of the new RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM. This newest lens, according to Canon, was designed and created for creative enthusiasts beginning their photography/videography journey with the EOS R system.…
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BitCo Telecoms announces new Fibre packages
BitCo Telecoms has announced new Fibre packages that aim to deliver connectivity with speeds of up to 10Gbps. BitCo has also reduced typical business Fibre prices, with some reductions amounting to almost 50 per cent with the current promotion. The…
MTN named best mobile network in South Africa
On Tuesday, 9 July 2019, MyBroadband Insights released its Q2 2019 Mobile Network Quality Report — revealing MTN as the best mobile network in South Africa. The report is based on 330,596-speed tests performed by thousands of MyBroadband Android Speed…
Vodacom enters digital payments market
Vodacom in collaboration with Mastercard has launched VodaPay Masterpass, a platform that enables Vodacom customers to load any bank card into a digital wallet downloaded as an app on their smartphone. Vodacom customers can buy prepaid data, airtime and SMS…
Cloud network provider GTT to acquire KPN
Infrastructure company and cloud network provider GTT Communications recently announced its acquisition of Dutch IT provider KPN International. KPN International is a division of KPN N.V. and is headquartered in the Netherlands. The deal is worth an estimated $56 million…
Worldwide expansion of 5G device network
On Monday, 8 July 2019, the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) confirmed that the number of unveiled 5G devices has more than doubled in the last three months, with 26 new devices added in June alone. The global number of…
What Huawei’s EMUI 9.1 upgrade will offer South African customers
On Friday, 5 July 2019, Huawei revealed that its newest operating system upgrade, EMUI 9.1, will be beneficial for customers on selected Huawei devices. It’s been available from the beginning of July 2019. Some of the new OS features include:…
Taiwan Star Telecom expands LTE services, prepares for 5G migration with Nokia end-to-end portfolio
On 5 July 2019 in Espoo, Finland, Nokia announced that Taiwan Star Telecom (TST) has selected the Nokia end-to-end (E2E) solution in order to expand the capacity and coverage of its LTE network. This is said to support subscriber growth.…
Eutelsat invests $11 million in Broadpeak
Eutelsat Communications has announced an $11 million investment in Broadpeak, a video content delivery solutions provider. Eutelsat now has an approximately 20 per cent stake in the solutions provider. Broadpeak supplies CDN (Content Delivery Network) technologies that optimize the delivery…
New Opco added to MTN Group’s GlobalConnect portfolio
On Wednesday, 3 July 2019, MTN Group announced that GlobalConnect, the company’s wholesale infrastructure company, is now an operating company — Opco. It will be headquartered in Dubai and still be led by current CEO Frédéric Schepens. MTN GlobalConnect was…
Nokia’s digitalization of 5G Oulu factory recognized by World Economic Forum
Nokia’s 5G factory in Oulu, Finland, dubbed as the “factory of the future,” has been selected by McKinsey and the World Economic Forum as an Advanced 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) Lighthouse. This selection reflects Nokia’s leadership and success in adopting…
Liquid Telecom to rollout South Sudan’s first fibre broadband
Liquid Telecom has announced plans to connect South Sudan to the “One Africa” broadband network, which is approaching 70,000km across 13 African countries and to the rest of the world. Phase one of the rollout is due to be completed…
Nokia Global signs new African partner
On Wednesday, 3 July 2019, Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa announced it has signed an agreement with Nokia to market, distribute and service enterprise products and solutions including Wi-Fi, WDM, SDN, SD-WAN and IP/MPLS networking. In this partnering agreement, Westcon-Comstorwill help partners…
