The Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) on Thursday called for mediation, rather than litigation, to resolve the stand-off between communications regulator Icasa and telecommunications operators over the looming spectrum auction. Both Telkom and MTN South Africa have sued the regulator for different reasons. Telkom is seeking an interdict to stop the process while its concerns are...
South Africa is among the countries most sceptical about the development of 5G technology. This is according to software testing firm Prolifics Testing, which utilised its online analytics tool Ahrefs to discover which countries in the world are most sceptical about 5G based on their online searches in relation to 5G. According to Prolifics Testing, 5G is one...
Zimbabwean ISP Utande has launched its first TD-LTE service, covering parts of the capital Harare. A report from TechZim says that packages are on offer with download rates of up to 15Mbps, though the service is aimed at business users rather than private customers, with the entry-level 5Mbps tariff costing USD125 a month and the 15Mbps service priced...
It declared a N3.50 per share interim dividend in June, which brings its total dividend for 2020 to N9.40 per share or N191.332 billion altogether. MTNN paid shareholders N7.92 per share for 2019. Telco giant MTN Nigeria Communications PLC (MTNN), whose revenue touched a new high of N1.346 trillion in 2020, has announced a final dividend of...
Since the loss of its telecoms independence in 2012, Guinea remains determined to regain it. The country relies on the support of international partners to achieve this. The President of the Republic of Guinea Alpha Condé said during the Council of Ministers, held on Tuesday February 23, that the country has reached an agreement with the...
MTN Nigeria is at an advanced stage in renewing its operating and spectrum licence in Nigeria for another 10 years from September, the local unit of South Africa’s MTN Group said on Sunday. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the renewal of the 900MHz and 1.8GHz bands due to expire in August 2021. The spectrum...
Telecoms regulator the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) remains resolute and will defend the high-demand spectrum licensing process every step of the way, says chairperson Dr Keabetswe Modimoeng. Modimoeng was addressing the litigation challenges ICASA currently faces, noting he cannot give too much detail on the various litigation positions, as this is still before...
Libya’s state telecoms sector is looking to cooperate with American technology companies and open up the sector to foreign investment, Libya Herald has reported. Faisel Gergab, chairman of the Libyan Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Company (LPTIC) – the government body in charge of all state-owned companies in the post and telecoms sectors – held...
Start-up telecommunications services provider One Wireless has announced plans to deploy macro Wi-Fi solutions to “Wi-Fi blanket’ Botswana, covering several cities including Francistown, Gaborone, Kasane, Maun and Palapye. The company says the wireless technology, also known as ‘mass Wi-Fi’, guarantees a faster internet speed, and will benefit the public as well as IOT, OTT service...
TTCL Corporation said on Monday it had covered Dar es Salaam Region by 99.8 per cent with internet services while in other areas, the work was underway. The telco, which is fully-owned by the government, pledges to continue offering quality telecommunications services for both voice and data in the country. TTCL Dar es Salaam Regional...
