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October 10, 2018 •
Gadgets and Gaming, Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Neo Sesinye •
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OnePlus has announced the launch day for the upcoming OnePlus 6T smartphone. On October 30, the company will be hosting a launch event with featured slogan, “Unlock The Speed,” at 11am EDT in New York. The Chinese phone maker teased the event on...
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September 26, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, West Africa •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Airtel launches 4G in Delta
Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria has announced the launch of its 4G – LTE (Fourth Generation – Long Term Evolution) service in Delta State, covering major cities and towns including Warri, Effurun, Asaba, Kwale, Ughelli, Sapele,...
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September 21, 2018 •
Big Data, Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Liquid Telecom partners with Zindi to accelerate Africa’s data science ecosystem
Pan-African telecoms group, Liquid Telecom, has announced a partnership with Zindi to support the rollout of its new data science competition platform across Africa. Zindi was launched last week at the AI Expo Africa in Cape Town, providing a platform for...
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September 19, 2018 •
East Africa, Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Tigo launches 4G+ Network in Tanzania
Tanzania’s digital lifestyle company Tigo, has heightened the availability of ultra-fast digital experience for data customers in the country with the launch of 4G+ network. The 4G+ network further distinguishes Tigo as the mobile operator that innovates...
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September 15, 2018 •
Events, ITU Telecom World •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on ITU Telecom World 2019 heads to Budapest, Hungary
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the government of Hungary confirmed today the hosting of the next ITU Telecom World event in Budapest, Hungary. The announcement followed a high-level meeting during ITU Telecom World 2018 being held 10-13...
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September 12, 2018 •
Company News, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Vodacom Tanzania appoints new acting MD
Hisham Hendi has been appointed as Vodacom Tanzania’s acting managing director, effective as of 1 September. Hendi will hold the position until Sylvia Mulinge, an earlier appointment struggling to get a work permit from the Tanzanian government, can...
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September 8, 2018 •
East Africa, ITU Telecom World, Mobile and Telecoms •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Uganda expects 100% cellular coverage in 2019
The head of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) says the country should have 100% mobile phone coverage by the end of 2019. Godfrey Mutabazi told The Daily Monitor that he expects national roaming to be implemented next year to ensure that users retain...
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September 1, 2018 •
East Africa, Mobile and Telecoms •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on CA launches new framework to assess mobile telecoms service quality
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has brought in a Quality of Service Monitoring system (QSMS) for mobile services, measuring network performance, customer service, rate of dropped calls, call connection time and voice/data quality. The Authority...
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August 31, 2018 •
Events, Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on AfricaCom 2018 – Telcos creating value in new, unprecedented ways
Whether your focus is on 5G, policy and regulatory frameworks that are going to enable communications, ICT investment, new revenue streams or accelerating the spread of digital connectivity throughout sub-Saharan Africa, AfricaCom 2018 – 13 to 15 November...
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August 26, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Cell C on track to benefit from strategy implementation
Cell C released its interim results for the period ended 30 June 2018, signaling how South Africa’s third largest telecommunications service provider is on track to deliver substantial growth through its strategic initiatives. “Following the measures put...
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July 27, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Opinion •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Harnessing AI to transform customer experience in telecoms
Telecommunications operators are generally very large enterprises, serving millions of retail consumers and thousands of enterprise / corporate clients. The sheer size of the customer base can make it very difficult to provide exceptional customer experiences...
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July 27, 2018 •
General, ITU Telecom World, Top Stories •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on MTN drives growth of women in ICT sector
The future is increasingly digital, yet women are under-represented in this high-growth sector of the economy. South Africa’s Communications Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, recently spoke about the fact that women’s participation in the local...
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June 15, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Nokia’s new 5G design and deployment services deliver faster time to market
Nokia is launching new services to help operators prioritize their 5G investments and bring 5G-based services to market faster. Network slicing, cloudification and 5G New Radio technology pose different challenges for operators, and the new networks will...
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June 15, 2018 •
ITU Telecom World, Satellite Communications •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on 5G on a roll, cellular IoT deployments ramping up
Commercial rollouts of 5G and larger than previously forecasted deployments of cellular IoT are focal points in the latest edition of the Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) Mobility Report. The forecast for cellular IoT connections has nearly doubled since November...
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June 10, 2018 •
General, Mobile and Telecoms, People, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Vodafone Zambia’s CEO retires
According to a statement issued by Vodafone Zambia on June 6, the company CEO, Lars Hendrik Stork, has retired. Chairperson, Gilbert Temba, said in a statement that the new CEO would be announced alongside the new Vodafone Zamia ownership and other important...
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June 3, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Paratus chooses Mapcom Systems for fibre network infrastructure management
Mapcom Systems, a visual OSS and BSS software solutions for telecommunications service providers, has announced that Paratus Africa has begun the implementation of Mapcom’s M4 Solutions Suite to accelerate the service fulfillment process and manage the...
