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...
Paula Ingabire, the Rwandan Minister of ICT and Innovation, revealed on May 10, 2019 that the government is preparing strategies to regulate content on social networks in order to combat misinformation. develops there. The intervention of the Minister, at the hearing of the budget for the 2019/2020 fiscal year, followed a question from Jean Claude...
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) says although data prices remain high in Africa, the cheapest tariffs are offered in Nigeria, Egypt and Rwanda. Egypt had the lowest tariff in Africa at the end of 2018, with Nigeria ranked second, says the report published by the Guardian. A4AI reveals that the cost of internet access...
