November 14, 2018 •
Satellite Communications •
Fundi •
Comments Off on 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,...
Durban recently played host to the ITU Telecom World 2018 conference, one of the largest events of its kind on the African continent and hosted by the Department of Telecommunications and Post of the Republic of South Africa. Among many of the significant...
September 12, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on More governments now benchmark broadband status in their national plans
A new report issued by the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development shows that a growing number of governments now benchmark the status of broadband in their national broadband plans. This year, the report shows for the first time that at least 15...
MTN has extended their customer offering with the introduction of a new Broadband proposition, addressing consumers’ need for in-home Internet connectivity. The MTN Made For Home proposition is offered on MTNs fixed LTE network, and is specifically...
May 23, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Terrestrial fibre still mother of all bottlenecks in Africa say experts at Africa Panel Session
Experts at the Africa Session of the International Telecoms Week conference in Chicago have described terrestrial fibre constraints as the mother of all bottlenecks hindering increased Internet penetration on the continent. During his presentation on the...
A new Internet of Things-focused (IoT) 5G R&D center in Russia will soon help to transform the lives of people, businesses, and society in Russia and beyond – Ericsson President and CEO, Börje Ekholm, said. Speaking at the official opening of the...
April 24, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Building 5G on the Foundation of 600 Global LTE Networks
The nearly 600 LTE networks worldwide will form the mobile broadband foundation to the next generation – 5G wireless technology. 5G Americas, the industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas, and RCR Wireless News announced the...
WIRUlink has announced that it will be increasing its wireless internet coverage to include various outlying regions across South Africa, with its latest deployments, including Heidelberg and Nigel. This move will see the wireless broadband provider expanding...
Electronics and electrical engineering company, Reunert, has announced that it intends to fully acquire SkyWire Technologies. SkyWire, a wireless broadband service provider, predominantly serves business customers and has an extensive national network. The...
Satellite solution provider, InterSat and global satellite operator ABS have announced the launch of iDirect platforms on ABS-3A C-band and Ku-band beams. InterSat will operate the services from its new and state-of-the-art teleport in Nairobi using...
Airtel Nigeria has introduced Unlimited Data plans which, according to the company, will empower and create more opportunities for telecom consumers as well as boost mobile broadband connectivity. Airtel officially began the roll out of the Home Broadband...
Telkom today announced an overhaul of its fixed line offering with the launch of Unlimited Home Internet and voice plans. For the first time, fixed line consumers are now able to choose their internet speeds and get uncapped data and unlimited anytime Telkom...
The telecoms industry in Africa is on the cusp of a fibre and mobile broadband boom, as network operators scramble to meet the demand for video, cloud applications and mobile solutions among consumers and businesses. Suveer Ramdhani, Chief Development...
iWayAfrica has launched Jola, a Pan-African Ku-Band managed retail satellite service into Sub-Saharan Africa. Meaning ‘one who brings happiness’, Jola provides affordable satellite internet to Sub-Saharan Africa including those areas with limited...
South Africa’s university students will now be able to access their online curriculum without incurring data costs, thanks to a decision by MTN to zero rate access to university online content. MTN announced that it will allow university students free...
Cell C will offer students from universities across the country free access to university websites in a bid to assist them to access course material necessary to complete the year. “We know students are facing a tough time at the moment, and many need to...
