South Africa: Vodacom and Google Give Smartphones to Rural Communities in South Africa

Vodacom has partnered with Google to give away hundreds of Android-powered smartphones to communities across Limpopo, South Africa. This move forms part of the companies continued efforts to “reduce the digital divide” and offer many who reside in deep rural communities “access to the internet for the first time”. “At Vodacom we are optimistic about...

Members of the House of Representative have mandated its committee on Post and Telecommunication to investigate Lonestar Cell MTN and Orange following complaints of poor telecommunication services provision in rural Liberia. The House’s decision which occurred on Tuesday, March 3 – during its 15th day sitting was prompted from communication from River Gee County District...

…US$1450 rural system designed to extend the reach of satellite operators, NGOs, Government and Regulators, Smaller ISPs and Entrepreneurs… 3 October 2019 – World Telecom Labs (WTL) today announced that it has added a self-contained communication centre to its multi-award–winning Vivada (Village Voice and Data) system.   The communication centre houses all the equipment needed to provide voice and data...

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