Partnering increases IP quality in Africa

Workonline Communications and TeliaSonera International Carrier (TSIC) announce their cooperation to increase the quality of IP transit and connectivity services in Africa. Workonline Communications, a South African network service provider has reached an agreement...

Africa gets free access to French Wikipedia

Afrique Telecom is progressively deploying Internet solutions over Sub-Saharan Africa in combination with Eutelsat’s satellite capacity. Its TamTam service extends access to the Internet in rural areas using Wi-Fi hotspots for collective access. In a new step...

MiFone launches Android device

mi-Fone, the first African mobile device brand established in 2008 recently announced the launch and availability of a new range of affordable smartphones across the African continent. This new range of android phones retail from as little as $35 and are already...

Smile debuts voice-over-LTE in East Africa

Smile Telecom Holdings has launched the first voice over LTE (VoLTE) service in East Africa offering high-definition voice and video calling services. Smile intends to provide VoLTE throughout East Africa, allowing it to meet the growing data demands of enterprises as...

Ericsson Mobile Wallet wins AfricaCom award

The Ericsson Wallet Platform has been names as the 2015 winner of the AfricaCom Best Mobile Money Service award. The Mobile Money Service award is given in recognition of excellence in mobile financial services that have shown potential for both scalability and...

Eutelsat extends connections in Africa

Eutelsat Communications and Camusat have entered into a partnership agreement that will enhance turnkey connectivity solutions for mobile operators in sub-Saharan Africa. The agreement will drive growth of mobile communications that have dramatically expanded in...