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5G Connections in Sub-Saharan Africa will Reach 28-Million by 2025, Says GSMA

Luis Monzon -
The Global System for Mobile Telecommunications Association (GSMA) has stated that about 28-million devices in Sub-Saharan Africa - representing a total of 2.7% of total mobile connections - will be connected to a 5G network by 2025. Akinwale Goodluck, Head...
East Africa

Intelsat & AfricaOnline to accelerate broadband connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa

Staff Writer -
Intelsat S.A. has revealed that it has partnered with AfricaOnline in order to provide a managed broadband internet service for sub-Saharan Africa. Under the agreement, Intelsat will provide satellite services via Intelsat 28 located at 33° East, and Gondwana will...
Mobile and Telecoms

MEF survey shows South Africa’s evolving connectivity priorities

Staff Writer -
While slow speeds and high costs dominate most discussions about South Africa’s broadband, a survey at the MEF Johannesburg Seminar revealed that business now rates fast and agile set up and modification as its top priority. This is according...
Mobile and Telecoms

Fixed broadband on the rise in Africa

Staff Writer -
According to a study by research consulting firm Quantum-Web, the number of connections to fixed broadband in Africa reached 12.8 million at the end of Q2. The research shows an increase of 5 percent on Q1 and 22 percent on the same...
Mobile and Telecoms

Zambia: Liquid Telecom launches FTTH

Staff Writer -
Liquid Telecom has revealed the launch of its Fibre To The Home (FTTH) service. According to the company, the FTTH Service is expected to provide speeds of up to 100Mbps within Zambia. According to the telco, the FTTH service will...
Mobile and Telecoms

South Africa: OpenWeb shakes up broadband market

Staff Writer -
OpenWeb has launched Download Heaven, a service that, according to the company, guarantees its uncapped customers unshaped access. OpenWeb CEO, Keoma Wright, stated that: "Many ISP’s in South Africa leave much to be desired. Poor service, ongoing download issues and...
Mobile and Telecoms

South Africa: MWEB slashes ADSL prices

Staff Writer -
MWEB is expected to slash the price of its uncapped ADSL products as well as increase the data for its capped customers. High end capped customers are expected to have their data cap increased by up to double the amount....
Mobile and Telecoms

JHB City Council terminates BWired contract

Staff Writer -
The City of Johannesburg has terminated its contract with CitiConnect Communications, the company that was chosen to set up and manage the city's broadband project. According to a report by Businesstech, the ZAR 1.2 billion project was supposed to go...
Mobile and Telecoms

Web Africa offering 50TB of free data

Staff Writer -
Web Africa, a South African based ADSL provider, has launched a new ADSL promotion this month. The promotion sees the ADSL provider giving capped subscribers 50TB of free data - between the hours of midnight and 6am. The promotion called...
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GeneralMamsi Nkosi -

5 Key Trends Defining 2025 & How to Adapt for Business Growth

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