Global Voice Group (GVG), a company specializing in ICT and RegTech solutions for governments and regulators, and MedUX, a company dedicated to measuring and monitoring experience and performance of telecom networks, signed an agreement today. This represents a decisive step in improving the quality of service on the African continent, thanks to a new Cloud operating...

Mobile data traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to grow by almost 6.5 times the current figures, with total traffic increasing from 0.87EB per month in 2020 to 5.6EB by 2026. Meanwhile, the average traffic per smartphone is expected to reach 8.9GB over the forecast period – this according to the Ericsson Mobility Report. As the demand...

Ericsson says mobile data traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to grow by almost 6.5 times the current figures, with total traffic increasing from 0.87 exabytes (EB) per month in 2020 to 5.6 EB by 2026. According to Ericsson’s Mobility Report, the average traffic per smartphone is expected to reach 8.9 GB over the forecast...

Mobile data traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is estimated to grow by almost 6.5 times the current figures, with total traffic increasing from 0.87EB per month in 2020 to 5.6EB by 2026. Meanwhile, average traffic per smartphone is expected to reach 8.9GB over the forecast period. This is according to the Ericsson Mobility Report November 2020,...

It’s safe to say that high points during the COVID-19 pandemic have been few and far between. South Africans were, however, met with at least one welcome development earlier this year with the launch of the country’s first 5G which supports both commercial mobile and fixed wireless 5G services. Although people were confined to their homes...

In 2020, there were many rapid changes on a global scale as organizations across the world attempted to adapt to a new normal caused by the pandemic. Amid this shift, there were significant developments seen across the cyberthreat landscape. Going into 2021 and beyond, we face another significant shift with the rise of new intelligent...

Satellite company SES SA claims rival Intelsat SA breached a 2018 agreement to work together as part of a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plan to free up key C-Band satellite spectrum for use by wireless carriers. Two of the largest satellite companies are fighting in U.S. bankruptcy court over incentive payments to clear spectrum for next 5G wireless use....

Digital Ethiopia 2025 national strategy set to transform the country’s national economy through four major pathway sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, IT-enabled services and the tourism. The digitization of these sectors is expected to boost the economic transformation of the country in the coming five years to drive its status to the middle-income countries of the...

Estimates on Internet access in small island developing states and landlocked developing countries available for the first time While virtually all urban areas in the world are covered by a mobile-broadband network, worrying gaps in connectivity and Internet access persist in rural areas, according to Measuring Digital Development: Facts and figures 2020, a new report launched...