Airtel Nigeria Limited, a telecom provider, Seals the sole bidder in Nigeria’s second round of licenses for the rollout of 5G  technology. Airtel and Standard Network & Connections Limited both submitted applications for the 3.5GHz spectrum, but only Airtel made the initial deposit required, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission on Wednesday.  The commission invited […]

Theory dominant South African telecommunications company, Telkom, has introduced 5G Internet Data plans as a 5G Wireless Broadband service. The plans are accessible in a few regions where Telkom 5G Broadband Network Coverage is present. With better customer download and upload rates, 5G is the most recent generation of high-speed wireless internet technology. Due to […]

MTN has launched its 5G network in Zambia after testing the new technology for 11 months and finding it to work well. Bart Hofker, the CEO of MTN Zambia, says that the services are available to about 65% of the people in Lusaka, Kitwe, and Ndola, as well as some people in Chingola, Solwezi, and […]

The introduction of 5G services by Orange Botswana has increased the adoption of 5G across Africa. The French telecom giant Orange announced the launch of its first commercial 5G network in Botswana. Nene Maiga, the CEO of Orange Botswana, had a briefing last week where he discussed the launch’s specifics and announced that 5G would be available […]

MTN Nigeria Communications, Airtel Africa Plc, and other operators seem to be preparing for the country’s second auction for the implementation of fifth-generation (5G) technology. MTN Nigeria is chasing a second 5G license less than a year after securing one of the two. At the Nigerian Communications Commission’s stakeholder engagement on the draft information memorandum […]

An announcement has been announced that a new positioning system has been invented that is said to be more accurate and reliable than GPS, especially in urban areas. Researchers from Delft University of Technology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and VSL collaborated on the prototype. Their efforts resulted in a location accuracy of 10 centimetres. The newly […]

As demand from telecom operators increases, Huawei has planned to expand its use of fifth-generation (5G) networks in Nigeria and other African countries. The company’s 5G business has been growing on the wave of acceptance in Africa, according to Peng Song, its president of strategy and marketing, who made the statement during the 13th Global […]

A digital enabler in the area, stc has deployed an Ericsson AI-based Cognitive Software solution to enhance customer experience and network performance. For better network optimization, the cognitive software makes use of automation, big data scalability, speed, accuracy, and consistency. It does proactive analysis of the 4G and 5G Radio Access Network (RAN). Mohammed Albadrani, […]

  South African telecoms operator Telkom has unveiled it’s 5G high-speed internet network adopting technology from Huawei. The company revealed this on October 27, highlighting the need to boost its fast-growing mobile data and fixed-line broadband businesses amid the increasing demand for broadband. Telkom, which the South African Government partly owns, is now in the […]

  For the deployment of the 5G network across the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has begun plans to auction two more slots in the 3.5 GHz band. The NCC published a document titled ‘Information Memorandum on 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction’ on its website. In the memo signed by the Commission’s Director of Public […]

Safaricom Kenya has recently launched a fixed wireless connectivity product named Home 5G Wi-Fi. This is the first fixed wireless 5G deployed commercially in East Africa. Kenyans can now enjoy super-fast internet connection. The Home 5G Wi-Fi packages are valid for 30 days. The packages are regulated so that if a subscriber does not exhaust […]

In order to increase connectivity in the continent and advance mutual greenhouse towers, Airtel Africa PLC announced a partnership with American Tower Corporation’s African Operations (ATC Africa). The partnership agreement signed is a multi-year, multi-product agreement planned to leverage ATC Africa’s existing vast portfolio of communications sites and new site and product development capabilities across […]

For its consumers, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, a telecommunications giant in Nigeria, has teamed up with Intelligra to introduce a smartphone financing program. The telco disclosed this in Lagos at a press conference. Nigeria’s goal of having 50% of the population use broadband by 2025 is in jeopardy because people spend more than 30% of their […]

Airtel Africa Plc, a telecom company, has announced that it has purchased extra spectrum in Tanzania. The 140 MHz spectrum divided across the 2600 and 3500 MHz bands was sold to Airtel by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) for $60.1 million. This aims to provide enormous capacity to match the nation’s continuous robust data […]

MTN South Africa has been desperately seeking generators by crowd-sourcing additional generator capacity from local small businesses to keep its customers connected amid the country’s deepening power crisis. In July, the company announced that “MTN is inviting all businesses that are in possession of generators to become potential suppliers to MTN. Whether the business has […]

Vodacom, a South African company that provides connectivity, digital, and financial services, recently broke a local record by getting internet speeds of 2.4 Gbps throughput in a 5G test on a live site. This was the first time this had ever been done in the country. Vodacom also launched South Africa’s first 2G, 3G, and […]

In today’s world, telecommunication companies compete fiercely to attract and keep as many customers as possible, as fast Internet access has become increasingly important for business and personal use. Ookla and UmlaT, two data and technology companies, have reported that MTN has the fastest Internet connection in sub-Saharan Africa. Compared to city-by-city, the specifics are […]

MTN, the second-largest mobile network operator in South Africa, has announced that it will construct private 5G networks for major companies in the mining and port industries. As the network ramps its superfast 5G network rollout, it will provide dedicated capacity and guaranteed coverage. MTN South Africa Chief Executive Officer Charles Molapisi stated that the […]

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has announced that it will be extending the deadline for the public to submit comments regarding the second phase of its planned spectrum licensing process. The original deadline for submitting written representations was September 19, 2022; however, it has been extended so that the public now has […]

Orange Côte d’Ivoire has started the Orange 5G Lab, a place for digital professionals, new businesses, and start-ups. On Tuesday, September 20, the launching event was held at the Deux Plateaux Smart Store (Cocody, Abidjan).  The event was attended by Mr. Amadou Coulibaly, Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Government Spokesperson; Ms. Christel Heydemann, CEO […]