Jan 29, 2020
As the Middle East and Africa region races towards commercial 5G services, Ericsson achieved significant milestones with leading service providers on the road to making 5G a reality. By Chafic Traboulsi, head of networks at Ericsson Middle East and Africa During 2019,...
Jan 21, 2020
Liquid Telecom is to launch the first 5G wholesale roaming service in South Africa. Available from early 2020 in all major South African cities, this latest fifth generation of mobile internet connectivity will enable wholesale operators to create innovative,...
Jan 21, 2020
The Eutelsat Konnect satellite was successfully launched into Geostationary Transfer Orbit by Arianespace using an Ariane 5 rocket that lifted off from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, on January 16. The separation of the all-electric satellite...
Jan 21, 2020
Angola Cables is trialling Nokia’s Photonic Service Engine 3 (PSE-3) chipset for the first direct optical connection between the US and Africa. The route provides direct, low-latency trans-Atlantic routing and greatly simplifies the turn-up of services to better...
Jan 6, 2020
Vodafone Hutchison Australia customers will soon enjoy the benefits of 5G technology with the announcement today that Vodafone has partnered with Nokia to commence the roll out of its 5G network in the first half of 2020. Vodafone’s CEO, Iñaki Berroeta, says the new...
Jan 6, 2020
In Moscow, MTS and Huawei have demonstrated the first two-way intercity holographic telebridge using 5G technology. The live video broadcast was carried out in 5th generation pilot networks using a hologram projected by 3D laser between Moscow and Kronstadt. During...