Central African Republic

More Africa NewsThe Central African Republic entrusts MTN with the management, operation and maintenance of its fiber optic infrastructure

July 13, 2023by myles0

When he was re-elected as head of the country in 2021, the President of the Republic, Faustin Archange Touadéra, made digital technology a pillar of his national development policy. The various stages essential to the realization of its ambition are gradually taking shape. The South African telecoms group MTN, through its subsidiary Bayobab specializing in the...

More Africa NewsCentral African Republic: Telecel signs a partnership agreement with Lynk to extend its connectivity in the country

September 24, 2021by myles0

The Covid-19 contributed in 2020 to the increase in demand for telecom services across the Central African Republic. But the current average telecoms coverage of the country prevents it from being satisfied. Telecel has teamed up with an international partner to bypass this obstacle from space. The mobile telephone operator Telecel Centrafrique has signed a partnership agreement...

More Africa NewsCentral African Republic: Orange announces service restoration following devastating fire

July 5, 2021by myles0

Orange Centrafrique announced on 30 June that it had restored services throughout the country after a devastating fire destroyed its network earlier in the month. Following the restoration of 3G voice services on 23 June and 2G voice, SMS and Orange Money services on 28 June, the operator confirmed interconnection with other national and international networks had...

More Africa NewsOrange services disrupted after fire destroys core network

June 10, 2021by myles0

Subscribers of Orange Centrafrique have been unable to access mobile services after a major blaze at the operator’s premises in the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui destroyed its core network, data centre and radio installations on 6 June, reports Radio France Internationale (RFI). The operator is still evaluating the damage and has yet to indicate...

More Africa NewsCentral African Republic contracts Global Technologies to revamp SOCATEL

November 26, 2020by myles0

In its bid to restore and reposition Central African Republic-based telecommunications services provider and ISP Société Centrafricaine de Télécommunications (SOCATEL), the country’s government has signed an agreement with French firm, Global Technologies, to restore the company and has committed €20-mllion to finance the project. The government owns 60% of SOCATEL’s stock while France Câbles et...

More Africa NewsOrange CAR selects Parallel Wireless for OpenRAN

July 17, 2020by myles0

Parallel Wireless announced that, in partnership with i engineering Group, it was selected by Orange to help extend its coverage across the Central African Republic using OpenRAN. Orange plans to use Open RAN technology in multiple markets across Africa, where it is active in seventeen countries. Parallel Wireless enables a shift to open, software-based and...

More Africa NewsCentral African Republic: Telecel sentenced to pay 1.7 billion FCFA to PCCW

March 25, 2019by myles

The Common Court of Justice and Arbitration of Abidjan condemned the telecom company Telecel Centrafrique to pay the sum of 1.7 billion Fcfa to the Chinese company PCCW Global Ltd SARL, specializing in the supply to telecom operators of technological solutions for voice and data services. The Court has handed down its verdict in the...