Vodacom claims it has the “best quality network” in South Africa, but research backed by the operator itself shows that MTN reigns supreme. On 21 June, Vodacom sent a press statement claiming to have the “best quality network” in South Africa. Vodacom cited research by crowdsourced data company Tutela, which assessed South African consumers’ mobile...
The demand for data centers continues to grow on the African continent, which is also experiencing high demand for high-speed connectivity and cloud services. Local and foreign companies are stepping up investments to meet this demand. Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia last week inaugurated a Tier 4 data center in Amrahia, Adentan Municipality, Greater Accra Region. With...
Ooredoo Algeria ranks third on the national telecom market in terms of subscriber base, behind Mobilis and Djezzy. The company puts the odds on its side to provide better services to its subscribers and to be able to attract new ones. The telecommunications operator Ooredoo Algeria has strengthened its ongoing partnership with the company PI Works,...
Over the last decade, Kenya has witnessed significant technological growth, with the country now considered among the leading nations on that front in Africa. Dubbed Silicon Savannah, the East African nation has become the reference point for technological advancement not only in the region but also on the entire continent. Kenya is not about to...
4IR-focused education facility Forge Academy & Labs has announced the launch of its first 5G Future Lab in Africa. The facility, located at Forge Academy & Labs at the Gantry in Fourways, Johannesburg, is modelled on Nokia 5G Future Labs in Australia, and will be operational from 30 June this year. The 5G Future Lab...
A senior official at state run telecoms firm Zamtel has revealed that government has put the company up for sale. Acting Zamtel Chief Executive Officer Joshua Malupenga told a special virtual staff meeting last week that government has already found an equity partner to run the company. Mr. Malupenga did not disclose the name or...
MTN Ghana has shelved its plans to pilot 5G services this year, News Ghana reports. Speaking at a recent virtual stakeholder and media forum, CEO Selorm Adadevoh revealed the planned 5G pilot phase would not be possible in 2022 as the authorities are not ready to award the necessary permits this year. The executive stopped short of outlining...
While the world is changing rapidly, a large part of the African population still does not have access to telecommunications services. According to the GSMA, the mobile internet penetration rate was 28% in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020, compared to a mobile penetration rate of 46%. More than 35 million people lack access to telecommunications services in...
Minister of communications and digital rconomy, Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has urged MTN Group and its local subsidiary, MTN Nigeria to continue to invest in the country and support the Nigeria National Broadband Plan 2020-2025. Pantami made this call in a meeting with MTN Group chairman, Mcebisi Jonas and president and CEO, Ralph Mupita...
Despite harsh operating environment, telecom operators comprising of GSM operators, fixed wired operators, internet service providers (ISPs), value added service (VAS) operators, collocation and infrastructure sharing operators, as well as other telecoms operators, recorded N3.247 trillion revenue, with total operating cost of N1.7 trillion in 2021. According to the statistics posted yesterday on the official...
