Orange partners to launch $28 smart feature phone

AfricaCom 2019, Cape Town – Orange is partnering with itel and KaiOS Technologies to launch a new 4G version of the Sanza Phone, “Sanza XL”. From December 2019, this mobile phone with voice recognition functionalities will be on offer for around $28...

Hughes showcases Jupiter system

AfricaCom 2019, Cape Town – Hughes Network Systems welcomes AfricaCom 2019 attendees representing service providers, governments and enterprises to meet with its executives to learn about the many competitive advantages of its Jupiter platform–and why...

Nokia, Globalstar partner on 3GPP Band 53 spectrum

AfricaCom 2019, Cape Town – Globalstar has announced a partnership with Nokia. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) sweeping steadily across the African continent highlights the increasing need for solutions that are tailored for, and compatible with, the...

Angolan satellite services company signs up AMOS

AfricaCom 2019, Cape Town – Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has announced that a leading Angolan satellite services company has signed a contract for C-Band HTS capacity on the newly-launched AMOS-17 communication satellite. The Angolan company...

Frogfoot brings FTTH to Franschhoek

Frogfoot Networks, a licensed open access fibre network provider, has become the first operator to rollout fibre to the home (FTTH) infrastructure in Franschhoek in the Western Cape, bringing the region’s wine estates, businesses and homes access to fast,...

Intracom supplied WiBAS PtMP to DFA

Intracom Telecom, a global telecommunication systems and solutions vendor, has announced the supply of its WiBAS Point-to-MultiPoint (PtMP) technology to Dark Fibre Africa (DFA). DFA’s decision to select WiBAS PtMP technology resulted from the need to offer...