Zain and Sudani Telecommunications will limit access to mobile Internet from 8 am to 11 am, until September 24, 2020. The measure that arouses the anger of Sudanese consumers has been running since September 13. She was instructed by the authorities to prevent cheating during school exams. The Sudanese have been experiencing a disruption of mobile...
Nokia will improve Tizeti’s Internet access network. The operation will allow the Internet service provider to offer its customers high quality services and to move more easily to 5G if necessary. The Internet service provider Tizeti has decided to further strengthen its telecoms network to respond more effectively to the populations’ demand for quality Internet connectivity. The...
Sierra Leone Cable Limited (SALCAB) is set to be unbundled into a national digital institutional framework, incorporating a national advisory council on digital development to be led by the Presidency. SALCAB, a special purpose vehicle company established to support the country’s telecommunications and enhance access to communications, has been in operation for eight years. Minister...
In this interview with CHIMA AKWAJA, the President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engr. Olusola Teniola, speaks on the role of technology in the pandemic, broadband plan implementation The Nigeria telecom sector has surpassed expectations, remaining resilient and helping the economy withstand and navigate the Covid-19 pandemic. What was behind this? We are...
Safaricom, Telkom and Airtel Kenya have decided to compensate customers who experience interrupted services due to network outages, reports Gadgets Africa. This comes shortly after the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) issued new draft regulations “to compel telcos to either pay or offer credit equivalent of the time users are without voice, data and SMS services”.These...
Nigeria’s information communication and technology (ICT) company, ipNX has launched its high speed fiber broadband internet service that will enhance speedy download in minutes while browsing the internet. Tagged “FOS Xtreme”, the high speed internet solution, which is its new flagship series, was introduced this week into the market with two service plans, Xtreme100 and...
Burkina Faso will be able to benefit from an overall international bandwidth of 60 gigabits. This improvement in connectivity is made possible by the commissioning, on September 4, of its new Internet exchange and virtual landing points based in Bobo-Dioulasso. In accordance with the country’s digital transformation ambitions, the government of Burkina Faso has invested the...
From next month, Algeria will connect to a new submarine fiber optic cable. Brahim Boumzar the Minister of Telecoms revealed it on September 7th. This will be the 4 th infrastructure broadband telecom that will tie the country after the SEA-ME-WE 4, the Medex and Orval. Algerian Post and Telecommunications Minister Brahim Boumzar announces Algeria’s connection next month to...
Eutelsat Communications and Paratus, have signed a multi-year distribution agreement to bring high quality network connectivity to South Africa. Paratus will leverage the unprecedented operational flexibility and power of EUTELSAT KONNECT, the new-generation high throughput satellite to bring connectivity to remote and rural locations across South Africa to businesses operating in farming, game farms and...
South African ranks number 97 out of 221 countries on the 2020 Worldwide Broadband Speed League. This is according to Cable.co.uk, which conducted over 557 million broadband speed tests worldwide, revealing the ranking of 221 countries and territories when it comes to average national network speeds. The research was designed and compiled by Cable.co.uk, and the...
