Governments all over the world have been considering cellphone surveillance to help track and contain the spread of the coronavirus. In Italy, Germany and Austria, Reuters reports, telecoms companies say they are turning over data containing location information to public health officials, though aggregated and anonymized to prevent individuals from being identified. Other media reports...
This quicker, more reliable mobile network could transform society. But can we use it now and are there downsides to consider? 5G has been in the news for the wrong reasons again this week, as conspiracy theories have emerged linking 5G to coronavirus. As we explain below, 5G signals do not cause any adverse health...
The on-going COVID-19 crisis has sparked a spike in demand for laptops in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa as Europe, the Middle East and other continents face a scarcity of devices occasioned by the global pandemic which has disrupted supply chains across the world. This is according to Nigerian e-commerce firm Konga which stated that a...
There’s little reason to think 5G frequencies are any more harmful than other types of electromagnetic radiation, like visible light. EVEN AS CARRIERS around the world race to build 5G networks, some government officials are reaching for the throttle, citing fears that the new generation of wireless technology could pose health risks. Earlier this year the...
Is 5G Technology responsible for the Coronavirus and Covid 19? The President of the Association of Telecoms Companies (ATCON), Mr Olusola Teniola, responds to the tweets from Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi state. He also discusses the increase in Right-of-Way charges by some States in Nigeria and weighs in on whether Telcos should reduce data...
Over the weekend, the United Kingdom was host to a series of attacks on phone towers with at least 20 phone tower masts vandalized, and at least 3 of those towers set alight in a storm of ignorance and fear fueled by the spreading of fake news and misinformation, namely the 5G-Coronavirus conspiracy claim. Roughly, the conspiracy theory...
A WhatsApp bot developed by a South African organization is helping millions of people around the world get the latest information about the coronavirus. At the time the virus broke out, Praekelt.org had already created digital tools to help people in the developing world improve their health and well-being. One of their most successful was...
MTN has the best mobile network in South Africa – according to the Mobile Network Quality report by MyBroadband Insights. The report is based on 310,868 speed tests which were performed by thousands of MyBroadband Speed Test App users across South Africa between 1 January and 31 March 2020. The research shows that South Africa...
10T Tech are a GSMA compliant eSIM service provider, focusing on the challenger, ‘virtual’ mobile operators, and device manufacturers through innovative and aggressive commercial value proposition. 10T Tech allow their clients to take part in the eSIM revolution. 10T Tech disrupt the traditional big telco operating model, by offering a cost efficient, plug and play eSIM solution. The...
Organisations are in the midst of an application explosion. Irrespective of sector or audience, they are being defined by how fast they can deliver modernised apps and services that differentiate their business and enhance the user experience. As such, it is predicted that the number of applications created by 2023 will be greater than the amount built...
