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Kenya: Nokia to modernise Safaricom network infrastructure

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In a public statement, Kenyan operator Safaricom has revealed that it has selected Nokia Networks as one of its partners to modernise and expand its 2G and 3G network infrastructure. In addition to this, Nokia will also assist Safaricom...
Features

Telkom’s cellular play – good news for local industry

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The announcement by Telkom recently that it plans to replace almost 300 of its unprofitable copper-based exchanges with wireless 3G and LTE services is good news for the telecommunications industry. If anything, it’s an attractive offering that will not only...
Top Stories

Airtel first to be awarded 3G, 4G licence in Chad

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Mobile operator Airtel has become the first company to be awarded a 3G and 4G licence in the African nation of Chad. “Mobile devices, using either 3G or even 2.5G EDGE networks, are already the main platform for internet access...
Mobile and Telecoms

Orange to invest $28.8-million in Kenya

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French telco Orange, will invest a further $28.8-million in its 3G network across Kenya. The investment will see the company expanding the National Optic Fibre Backbone, and contributing to the Multi Service Access Node (MSAN). According to Orange Kenya chief...
Company News

Qualcomm acquires Palm from HP

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Chip maker Qualcomm Incorporated and HP today announced that Qualcomm Incorporated has acquired a patent portfolio from Hewlett-Packard Company, Hewlett-Packard Development Co LP and Palm Inc. The portfolio, comprising approximately 1,400 granted patents and pending patent applications from the US...
Mobile and Telecoms

Addis Ababa eagerly awaits 4G rollout

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Following a $1.6 billion deal between Huawei Technologies, Ethiopia’s state-run Ethio Telecom and ZTE, an eight month project to bolster local connectivity services throughout Ethiopia will be spearheaded by the rollout of 4G connectivity services in the country’s capital.   A...
Mobile and Telecoms

MTN Nigeria invests in 3G network upgrade

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Cambridge Broadband Networks (CBNL), the company leading the world in the development and deployment of next generation microwave networks, has today announced new contracts with MTN Nigeria to upgrade and expand capacity of the operator’s 3G network. The contracts will...
Mobile and Telecoms

South Africa: Telkom Mobile’s SIM-SONKE goes national

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Telkom SA's mobile division announced that SIM-SONKE subscribers will now be able to make calls from anywhere in the country. Previously customers were able to make calls only where Telkom Mobile has network coverage. "We introduced SIM-SONKE as a community...
Lists

Africa’s 10 most connected countries

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  Global financial institutions, including the World Bank, have publicised their expectation of an increase in economic growth rates in Africa, particularly within Sub-Saharan Africa. Much of Africa's growth is attributed, in  part, to the rise of mobility within key regions throughout the continent, as well...
Mobile and Telecoms

MTN secures 3G license for Guinea

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South African mobile operator MTN announced that it has secured a license to provide 3G mobile data services to the African nation of Guinea by signing a Convention de Concession de Licences with telecoms regulator L’Autorite de Regulation des Postes...
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Sintrex Awarded Diamond Innovator Partner by Palo Alto Networks

A major milestone as Sintrex joins an elite group of cybersecurity partners in Africa Sintrex, a leading IT infrastructure management...
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