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August 17, 2017 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Airtel Nigeria Launches Unlimited Data Plans
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...
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July 28, 2017 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Telkom introduces Unlimited Data and Voice
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...
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June 1, 2017 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Africa’s demand for fibre is set to boom
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...
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December 2, 2016 •
Retail, Satellite Communications, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on iWayAfrica introduces Jola, a retail satellite service
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...
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October 21, 2016 •
Education, Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
IT News Africa •
Comments Off on South Africa: Students to enjoy free internet access on university campuses
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...
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October 20, 2016 •
Education, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
IT News Africa •
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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...
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October 18, 2016 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
IT News Africa •
Comments Off on Cisco Helps Rebuild Iraqi National Backbone
At the Packet Optical Networking Conference today in Rome, Cisco announced its role to restore and rebuild the Iraqi National Backbone, a multi-layer IP and optical network that spans the long terrestrial route from Iraq to Turkey. The Iraqi National Backbone...
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September 27, 2016 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on South Africa: Cell C introduces new promotional LTE packages
Cell C has announced their new LTE packages. Ideally suited for home, home office and small business environments, Cell C’s five new promotional contract LTE packages offer consumers higher speed data services at the best possible price. Cell C is entering...
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September 13, 2016 •
East Africa, Mobile and Telecoms, Satellite Communications •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Tanzania gets superfast satellite broadband
Avanti Communications Group plc, a leading provider of satellite data communications services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Bentley Walker, the largest supplier and operator of VSAT Networks outside of North America jointly announce a new...
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September 2, 2016 •
Company News, East Africa, Top Stories •
Staff Writer •
Comments Off on SEACOM Launches Direct-to-Corporate Services in Kenya
Pan-African telecoms enabler SEACOM extends its corporate market offering, under its SEACOM Business initiative, to the East African region by providing Internet connectivity and cloud services directly to corporates in Kenya. SEACOM is moving into...
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June 30, 2016 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on MEF survey shows South Africa’s evolving connectivity priorities
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 to Gary...
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February 9, 2016 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
IT News Africa •
Comments Off on What are the capabilities of 5G?
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Nokia is showing how 5G applications run on its network infrastructure as operators explore the new business opportunities of an increasingly connected world. These demonstrations, including eight from Bell Labs,...
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October 22, 2015 •
Company News, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Broadband penetration presents an opportunity for public private partnerships
Significant infrastructure investment is necessary in South Africa in order to meet government’s national broadband targets of extending universal access to broadband services by 2030. At the heart of government’s broadband blueprint is universal access...
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September 25, 2015 •
Features, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Carrier WiFi in Africa: Key considerations for Mobile Operators
While many Carriers will continue to pursue technological advancements to handle demand, they maybe reticent about Carrier WiFi in their RAN portfolio because of high cost of integration, OaM and apparent lack of business case. At the same time, long-term...
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September 7, 2015 •
Opinion, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Affordable broadband for Africa: A dream that can be realised
Africa can achieve affordable and widespread broadband access, if the public sector takes the lead in creating a competitive environment, and partners with private organisations to stimulate capital spending on necessary infrastructure. There is a polytechnic...
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August 26, 2015 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Fixed broadband on the rise in Africa
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 quarter in 2014. In Q2,...
