Contrary to popular belief, eight out of the top 50 cheapest countries in the world for mobile data are in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is in stark contrast to the cost of broadband on the continent, which is almost universally very high or non-existent. In the sub-region, Rwanda which is weaving its way to becoming Africa’s...
Rwanda plans to increase the Internet coverage rate of public secondary schools to 62% this year. The ultimate goal is to achieve universal Internet connectivity by 2024. Out of 1,459 public secondary schools, 724 are already connected to the Internet, of which 678 are connected to 4G. According to the Rwanda Education Committee (REB), the current...
Rwanda has been selected to lead the Giga initiative of connecting every school in Africa by 2030. The initiative was launched in 2019 by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), with aim to provide connectivity to every school in the world by 2030. Statistics show that so far some...
In an interview with KT Press on April 3, 2020, Rwanda’s ICT and Innovation Minister Paula Ingabire said the bankruptcy of satellite internet connectivity provider OneWeb does not will not affect the country. The minister wanted to be reassuring with regard to the investment made by the government in 2019 in OneWeb to launch the “Icyerekezo”...
…With Liquid Home, customers get affordable internet with unlimited data and free installation… Liquid Telecom Rwanda, part of the leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, today launched Liquid Home, affordable super-fast broadband. This announcement coincides with the company’s re-brand of its retail arm from Hai to Liquid Home. “With Liquid Home, users get unlimited high-speed internet, significant price...
Korea Telecom Rwanda Networks (KTRN), the operator of an open access 4G LTE network in Rwanda, has launched a USD10 million upgrade project aimed at improving capacity and connectivity. A report from The New Times says that the scheme involves two phases; the first will involve a network upgrade and optimisation, while the second includes the deployment...
During a press conference co-organized by the Rwanda Public Services Authority (RURA), the Japanese Embassy in Rwanda and the Ministry of Innovation and ICT, Paula Ingabire, the Minister , announced the placement in orbit of RWASAT-1 in November 2019. The date of 18 was put forward by Patrick Nyirishema, the director general of RURA. RWASAT-1,...
Rwanda’s Mara Group launched two smartphones on Monday, describing them as the first “Made in Africa” models and giving a boost to the country’s ambitions to become a regional technology hub. KIGALI: Rwanda‘s Mara Group launched two smartphones on Monday, describing them as the first “Made in Africa” models and giving a boost to the country’s...
In Summary Statistics. Ugandans pay on average Shs17,231 for 1GB of data, the second highest in East Africa behind Tanzania where 1GB costs Shs21,787. Internet users in Uganda are paying some of the highest rates for mobile data than elsewhere in the region, according to several industry study rankings reviewed by Sunday Monitor. In East...
South Africa’s MTN Group is considering a direct listing of shares in its subsidiary MTN Rwanda on the Rwanda Stock Exchange. MTN Group currently controls 80% of its Rwandan unit, with the remainder distributed following an initial public offering (IPO) in 2015. The group is looking to raise funds to continue the expansion of its networks. Rumours of a share sale...
