Etisalat Misr evolves Egyptian network

Etisalat Misr has signed a four-year contract with Ericsson to modernise and expand its core network and business support systems, which will help the operator capitalise on the growth in 4G and pave the way for 5G and Internet of Things. The partnership will play an...

ZTE trials Pre5G Massive MIMO in Singapore

ZTE has teamed up with Singtel to complete live deployment of the 2.6GHz Pre5G Massive MIMO network at one Marina Bay site in Singapore. This Massive MIMO solution will be able to enhance Singtel’s 4G user speed experience in time for Singapore’s National...

Mauritius Telecom to use IOX Cable system

Mauritius Telecom has signed an agreement as an anchor tenant for ultra-high speed connectivity on the IOX Submarine Cable System, a new cable that will connect Mauritius, La Reunion and Rodrigues Island to South Africa and India. The IOX Cable System is the third...

New look for old power station

Paratus, the largest privately-owned Pan African telecoms operator, has revealed the new look to the Old power Station in Windhoek. Together with its subsidiary Canocopy, the Ricoh distributor in Namibia, Paratus upgraded the structure of this historic landmark whilst...

Rustenburg gets MTN LTE coverage

MTN has expanded the rollout of LTE coverage to Rustenburg, by refarming of existing spectrum. The LTE activation followed significant new site densification in Rustenburg in 2017 as well as deployment of UMTS900 to improve indoor 3G coverage. The UMTS900 band would...

Qualcomm, Nokia collaborate on wide-scale mobile 5G NR

Qualcomm Technologies and Nokia have announced plans to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on the 5G New Radio (NR) Release-15 specifications being developed by 3GPP. The testing and trials intend to drive the mobile ecosystem toward...