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Econet Wireless approves demerger of Cassava Zimbabwe
Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe’s leading telecommunications group, has approved the demerger of Cassava SmarTech (“Cassava Zimbabwe”) from Econet Wireless, and the separate listing of Cassava Zimbabwe on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (“ZSE”). The board’s decision is expected to unlock significant value for…
Huawei 5G rollout banned from New Zealand
New Zealand’s largest telecoms carrier Spark has confirmed that the country’s intelligence agency had barred it from using equipment provided by China’s Huawei in its 5G network as it posed “significant national security risks”. The move follows reports the United…
Review: BlackBerry Key2
When BlackBerry launched the KeyOne last year, an Android smartphone with a physical keyboard, it played up nostalgia to win back BlackBerry fans of old. After test running its successor, the Blackberry KEY2, the brand has affirmed that physical keyboards do have a place…
MTN becomes the first African telco to join IoT World Alliance
MTN Group, one of the biggest telecommunications operators in Africa, announced that it is joining the IoT World Alliance, making it the first African telecommunications company to do so. IoT World Alliance is a collaboration of established mobile network operators…
Nokia collaborates with AIS Fibre to launch mesh Wi-Fi solution
Broadband operator, AIS Fibre is teaming up with Nokia to provide residential customers with a new premium service that ensures a seamless Wi-Fi broadband experience reaching every corner of the home. This new innovation will benefit customers in Thailand and…
Top mobile tips for the Festive Season
From mobile data-saving tips to numbers to call in a roadside emergency, the Festive Season’s the time of year when mobile-related advice flies almost as fast as those trolley races down aisles. Need to know how to trim your mobile…
MTN now covers 90% of South Africa with high speed LTE coverage
MTN has revealed that it has now covered 90% of South Africa with Long-Term Evolution (LTE/4G) coverage through the development of its 11 000th LTE site in the heartland of the Eastern Cape. This significant landmark site in Qatywa near the…
Nokia rolls out 200G optical service on Telecom Egypt’s Delta Network
Telecommunications company, Nokia has announced the new adoption of Telecom Egypt and Nokia’s Photonic Service Engine (PSE) technology to double backbone capacity on its Delta Region DWDM backbone network. Commercial deployment of the new high-speed service started in June and…
Mobile is no longer inferior to Wifi, study reveals
5G will accelerate the advantage of mobile technology because of the pace of mobile innovation and the dependency of Wifi network experiences on the quality of fixed network broadband deployments which are slow and expensive to upgrade with fibre to…
Nigeria: Smile offers customers all-in-one SIM
Smile Nigeria has introduced the All-in-One SIM offer, providing free voice and video calls and what it claims are the best rates to call any local operator, alongside an affordable data plan. To enjoy these benefits, new customers need to…
Rwanda gets first centralised telephone booking system for taxis
Yego Innovision has officially launched Yego 9191, Rwanda’s – according to the firm – first centralised booking system for Car and Motorcycle Taxis. As revealed by the company, Yego 9191 has been developed with the support and approval of Rwanda’s…
5G will become the mainstream ecosystem by 2022-Ericsson
A research report released by Ericsson has provided a perspective on how 5G can be realized in Africa. The ‘Making 5G a reality for Africa’ report, which was conducted in collaboration with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)…
Huawei Honor 8x finally arrives in South Africa
Earlier this year, Honor, the smartphone e-brand of the Huawei Group, has made its debut in the South African market with the launch of two new smartphones. This week, the company unveiled it’s 8x flagship and announced its intention to…
Cell C offers triple data deals
Cell C has revealed that it is offering extra gigs on its SmartData Share 5GB, 10GB, 20GB and 50GB plans. In relation to the deals, Junaid Munshi, Cell C Chief Commercial Officer stated that: “Our SmartData Share plans are already…
FreshPhone launches app aimed at replacing traditional home phone
South Africa’s FreshPHONE has introduced a free mobile application it says could replace the traditional home phone. The app enables customers to manage all their home phone calls seamlessly on their mobile phones, paying only for calls made. Customers benefit…
MTN opens Mobile Money API as it unveils fund for Ugandan startups
MTN Uganda has revealed that it is the first telecom company in Uganda, and in the MTN Group, to grant access to third-parties to its Mobile Money Access Programming Interface (API). An Open API platform enables developers and programmers to…
