Minister of Information, Gospel Kazako, has admitted that the costs of internet services in the country are exorbitant but was quick to say that government working out solutions with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Kazako said in Mzuzu Wednesday at the launch of Luntha ndi Chuma Digital Skills and Innovation Grants -a government funded programme where...
Vodacom Business Africa (VBA) says it is introducing Carrier Ethernet and Managed Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) services to enable clients to take up digital opportunities on its footprint of 47 countries in Africa. Vodacom said these work alongside other converged fixed and mobile connectivity services to give organisations a future-ready network product that is fast,...
Orange Botswana CEO Dr Patrick Benon said the company is committed to improve fixed internet connectivity this year. “As you are aware, with the COVID-19 crisis, Botswana’s need for fixed internet has tremendously increased, and our customers need more speed, more stability and unlimited internet at an affordable price,” said Benon. He said the operator...
Ahead of Zambia’s Presidential and General Elections in August this year, authorities have downplayed fears expressed by foreign diplomats and civil society organisations of a possible shutdown of the internet. There is concern over a potential deliberate move by authorities to cut access to the internet because of the controversial cybercrime law passed in March....
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has called on government and regulator, theIndependent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA), to open up the communications licensing arena. This, as ISPA believes there is no reason, under the Electronic Communications Act (ECA), that any qualifying telecoms market entrant should not be able to apply for a communications licence. The...
Capacity wholesale Internet service provider, the West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) has brought new points-of-presence (PoPs) to South Africa. In a statement, WIOCC says it has extended its national hyperscale network with a further 30 PoPs along the country’s southern coastline – between Cape Town and Durban. The Mauritius-headquartered WIOCC operates as a wholesaler,...
The government is inviting investors to establish mobile phone assembly lines in Tanzania to tap into a huge market of those not served, with a goal to reach 80 percent of internet users by 2025. The country has so far 43.7 million mobile phone subscribers but only 23.1 million of them get internet, with up...
The April 2021 South African Internet service provider (ISP) rankings saw Axxess top the list while Rain continues to be ranked as the worst provider in South Africa. The ISP rankings are based on customer satisfaction scores collected through MyBroadband’s mobile apps and web-based speed test portals. After a user performs a speed test, they...
Internet subscriptions in Nigeria, Africa’s largest country by economy and population, have grown by 13 percent over the past twelve months to 148,1 million. The figure, from February 2020 to February 2021, implies density of 75 percent in a population officially put at 198 million. This places Nigeria well above the African average of around...
Internet subscription in Botswana increased by 6.8% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the latest figures from Statistics Botswana. Statistics indicate an increase from 2,144,247 in the third quarter of 2020 to 2,290,332 in the fourth quarter. Statistician General Dr Burton Mguni said mobile internet subscriptions increased by 7.0%, from 2,093,386 in the...
