Of the 105 new sites being rolled out by Airtel, 58 have already been commissioned to improve signal quality with faster connections. Lusaka province has 31 of the 105 sites. “Over two years ago we rolled out the biggest 4G network in Zambia and pioneered an era of affordable internet in Zambia. This was followed...
Aviat Networks has announced that Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom has selected its WTM 4800 multi-band radio platform for 5G backhaul. Multi-band combines traditional microwave (6GHz-42GHz) and E-band (70GHz-80GHz) over the same link and same antenna, helping to lower spectrum costs by offloading traffic from microwave spectrum onto less expensive E-band spectrum, while still maintaining the reliability of...
The report is based on 278,890 speed tests which were performed by thousands of Speed Test App users across the country between 1 April and 30 June 2020. The research shows that South Africa had an average mobile download speed of 27.13Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.53Mbps. Telecoms and Lockdown During the lockdown,...
Telkom Kenya and Loon have announced that they will phase in operation of the balloon internet service for Kenyans from July. They are approaching the completion of their network integration tests. In one field testing session in late June, Loon and Telkom registered an uplink speed of 4.74 mbps, a downlink speed of 18.9 mbps,...
FibreCom has invested an additional $ 50 million in its fiber optic network to support the State in the digital transformation of the country. It thus brings to $ 110 million the amount already injected by the company in the development of its fiber optic network. Fiber optic connectivity provider FibreCom, a subsidiary of Zambia Electricity...
CWS CEO Charles Hammond said 5G is a totally safe technology that has no scientific link to any diseases whatsoever. He said 5G fuels social and economic development through AI, cloud computing and IOT. Hammond said while new technology may take time to be implemented in small countries and economies, in Seychelles, the technology has...
The Regulation Authority for Telecoms and Post (ARTP) has issued formal warnings to Senegal’s three major mobile network operators (MNOs) – Orange, Free and Expresso – for failing to meet quality of service (QoS) standards. The regulator noted it had been compelled to take action after a recent audit revealed ‘failings which negatively impact the...
Telma Madagascar has switched on its 5G commercial network to offer subscribers high-speed services enabled by the new generation of mobile connectivity. Powered by Ericsson, the 5G network is now live in the capital of Antananarivo and the city of Toamasina. Two key 5G use cases for the Madagascar market are enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB)...
The Q2 2020 MyBroadband ISP report revealed that Cool Ideas, Vox, MTN, and Afrihost were the top-rated Internet service providers (ISPs) during South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown. The national lockdown started on 27 March, placing tremendous pressure on fixed and mobile networks as most employees began working from home. Network traffic increased significantly, and support lines...
…mbora’s community Wi-Fi hubs provide affordable and reliable internet access and essential services and content to people living and working in rural areas… Leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom today announced that it is providing its multi-award-winning managed VSAT connectivity services to mbora, a pioneering new social enterprise in Malawi. mbora providespeople living and working...
