MTN South Africa has confirmed that it will continue to offer 5G services after its temporary spectrum from ICASA is retracted.
MTN South Africa has confirmed that it will continue to offer 5G services after its temporary spectrum from ICASA is retracted.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is requesting input from industry stakeholders to feed into its 5G deployment policy framework.
Biztech Africa spoke to the Managing Director of Paratus, Shawn Bruwer, about how their multi-million US dollar infrastructure investment in a national double network and a strategic partnership will boost network quality for their client base across Africa.
Cyber attacks and malware will continue to mushroom along with the number of installed IOT devices, providing an ever-expanding attack surface.
Professor Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, has expressed his confidence that the time is now for licensed Internet Broadband Infrastructure companies (Infracos) to start service roll out nationally.
It has been a busy week for SpaceX, who on Saturday sent two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, marking the first manned space flight by a commercial company. Now, just days later, the SpaceX has launched 60 Starlink satellites, the latest in the 482-strong constellation that plans to offer internet services around the world.
Rakuten and NEC yesterday announced that they were collaborating to build a container-based standalone 5G core. This alone is a major undertaking, but they also want to bring this tech to market, placing them in direct competition with the world’s largest vendors, like Huawei and Ericsson.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, had also led NCC to meet with Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) to deliberate on RoW issue, where Pantami reminded the governors of the agreement they reached with the National Executive Council in 2013, to slash RoW charges to a flat rate of N145 per linear metre, for national development and in the interest of the country.
Gilat Telecom today announced that its VSAT services are now available in every country in Africa offering significant advantages over other domestic and international connectivity providers.
With the lockdown in South Africa, many companies have had to embrace remote working as a critical tactic to remain operational. For its part, software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) is a vital enabler in such a cloud-rich environment and the rapid expansion of digital footprints within enterprises.