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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...
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May 29, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Telkom considers getting rid of 2G network
South African telecoms operator, Telkom, strongly considers switching off its 2G network in favor of putting more emphasis on its 3G, 4G/LTE, and later 5G networks. This is according to CEO Sipho Maseko, who was speaking at the group’s annual results...
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May 28, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on MTN reaffirms dividend despite Iran sanctions
MTN Group CEO Rob Shuter said on Thursday at the telecommunications operator’s annual general meeting of shareholders that it still expects to declare a full-year dividend for 2018 of R5/share despite impending severe US sanctions on Iran. Iran is a key...
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May 27, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, West Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on MTN Nigeria introduces 17-Digit Recharge PIN
The management of MTN Nigeria has announced the introduction of a new 17-digit recharge card Personal Identification Number (PIN), one additional digit from the previous 16. What this means is that when purchasing a scratch card of any denomination, the...
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May 23, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Comsol collaborates with Verizon and Samsung to roll out 5G trials in South Africa
Comsol Networks, a local telecommunications company, is collaborating with Verizon and Samsung to launch 5G wireless trials in South Africa. 5G is widely considered to be the next step in the evolution of wireless networking and has the potential to connect...
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May 21, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Software, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Vodacom will offer Microsoft Azure services in June
Vodacom, in partnership with Microsoft, has announced that it will be launching Microsoft Azure solutions – available to customers in June. According to Fatima Hassim, managing executive for Products and Services at Vodacom Business, Microsoft Azure enables...
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May 20, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on BT looks to Fibre First strategy, with $4.9 billion annual investment
The Group’s overall restructuring path of cost cutting is a means to drive sustainable long term growth and reverse the downward trend in earnings. This move follows BT’s announcement last year of a reduction of 4,000 roles in similar areas, of which...
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May 19, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Vodacom looking to expand its reach in Tanzania
Vodacom, already the only telecoms company listed on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange, is negotiating with the Tanzanian government and other cellphone operators about possibly expanding the company. Vodacom Group’s President and CEO, Shameel Joosub...
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May 19, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories, West Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on AirtelTigo partners Ericsson to consolidate and upgrade its network in Ghana
Telecom operator, AirtelTigo Ghana has partnered with Ericsson to consolidate and upgrade its network infrastructure. The partnership will enable AirtelTigo to unify its network assets between former Tigo and Airtel and provide customers with fast internet...
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May 18, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Opinion •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Always pay attention to the dial tone
Communications is critical to any successful business. Effective communication with your staff, customers and suppliers is what leads to effective outcomes. Oddly though, business communications tends to be something of a forgotten child in the IT family....
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May 15, 2018 •
East Africa, Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on South Korea’s KT Corporation builds nationwide LTE network in Rwanda
KT Corporation, South Korea’s largest telephone company, has completed the construction of Rwanda’s nationwide LTE network, the first in Africa, as part of its efforts to boost global exports in the field of information and communications...
