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Are South African businesses ready for 5G disruption?
Mobile technology has come a long way in recent years. Today, we’re all connected and online in some way, anywhere we go but issues of Internet speed and reliability stubbornly remain. Despite the evolution of 3G and 4G networks, the…
Cell C offers 50GB for R500 this Black Friday
Starting this Black Friday, Cell C will be offering a prepaid data SIM loaded with 50GB of data for R500 (R10 per Gigabyte). “This is the perfect option for those going on holiday this Festive season. Consumers can stay connected…
Angola Cables, Broadband Infraco set on improving internet connectivity in Africa
Multinational telecoms company, Angola Cables has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Broadband Infraco. Broadband Infraco provides extensive regional long-distance network coverage and SADC connectivity. From a South African connectivity perspective, Broadband Infraco currently has more…
Nokia and rain to deploy 5G in South Africa
Nokia has deployed its 5G site for the South African operator rain in time for the operator to launch 5G services. rain is in a unique position to offer 5G as they already have access to 5G spectrum. The full…
How WiFi Mesh networks can increase coverage and speed
In recent years, wireless mesh networking has emerged as a rapidly growing (13.8% CAGR) and promising means to eliminate most connectivity issues, while providing added controls and functionality to network management. Mesh networking uses multiple access points (AP) that blanket…
5G set to lead new network paradigms
Africa faces a predicament when it comes to expansion of telecom network in the continent. It remains one of the most under-penetrated regions in the world with even the basic 2G network yet to reach over 110 million people (as…
Is social media stealing the power from telecoms operators?
The non-stop growth of social media is threatening the future of African telecoms operators, with companies like Google now building their own networks instead of relying on the existing infrastructure, says Eckart Zollner, head of business development for JSE-listed ICT…
Free Conference Call connects over 40 mln people in Uganda
Conferencing and collaboration brand FreeConferenceCall.com, has recently launched free conference calling in Uganda, which connects over 40 million people across Africa. Uganda joins Algeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and South Africa on a growing list of countries that can use…
Cell C to give customers greater control over managing their costs
Cell C customers, according to the company, will not have to worry about their out-of-bundle (OOB) spend again, with Cell C’s new Spend Control service, which will be available from mid-November, 2018. Whether its voice, SMS or data, or even…
How fibre compares to satellite in meeting South Africa’s connectivity needs
With more and more South African neighbourhoods receiving the infrastructure necessary for fibre connectivity, the question that the average South African should be asking is: how does it compare to satellite in meeting the country’s needs for inclusive, affordable and…
AfricaCom 2018: New mobile device makes internet connectivity affordable
At the annual AfricaCom conference in Cape Town, the CEO of MTN Group, CEO of KaiOS Technologies Inc., Executive Vice President of China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd., and Executive Vice President of UNISOC announced a partnership to launch the…
South Africans lead the world in demand for constant connectivity
AfricaCom – South Africans with internet connections lead the world in expectations for constant connection both at and away from home, with 95 percent of respondents saying they expect it and it is important to them, according to the 2018…
Standard Bank launches Chinese internet banking in Angola
Angola has a strong relationship with China, which offers diplomatic backing for the state. With that said, Standard Bank has recently launched Chinese internet banking in Angola with hopes of installing to the rest of the continent by 2019. The…
Nigeria re-elected into ITU Council
At the 20th Plenipotentiary Conference held in Dubai the United Arab Emirates, Nigeria emerged as Africa’s representatives of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council, receiving 114 votes in the process. As a member of the global body for the next…
Make your network ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Modernised, scalable telecoms networks are essential for businesses looking to seriously embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), the fourth major industrial era since the initial Industrial Revolution of the 18th century, characterised by emerging, disruptive technology breakthroughs. This was the…
ALL G software-enabled Open network solution to bridge digital divide in Africa
Parallel Wireless has launched an ALL G software-enabled Open network solution aimed at helping global mobile network operators (MNOs) ‘connect the unconnected’. The solution has been welcomed across the African continent with several deployments and pending trials in 12 countries…
