BitCo completes 40Gbps national network upgrade

BitCo has completed work on a carrier grade national network to rival the very best. BitCo, established in 2006 and operating under IECNS and IECS licenses since 2011, has just completed an impressive upgrade to its national network that will guarantee an unsurpassed...

Ericsson, Qualcomm in African Gigabit Class LTE first

Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies are the first to successfully demonstrate over-the-air Gigabit Class LTE in Africa using licensed spectrum. To put that speed in perspective, Gigabit Class LTE means up to one billion bits of information delivered to a mobile device...

Paratus Telecoms turns on first FTTH in Namibia

Paratus Telecoms is the first 100% privately-owned pan-African operator to turn on Fibre to the Home (FTTH) in Namibia. Connected residents in Finkenstein estate, East of Windhoek, will now enjoy this world-class connectivity. The developers of Finkenstein Manor and...

Huawei wins two awards at AfricaCom 2016

Huawei picked up two of the prestigious awards at AfricaCom 2016, namely, The Most Significant LTE Development, and Delivering Excellence in Customer Experience. The Most Significant LTE development award was awarded jointly to Huawei and MTC, the leading telecom...

Huawei wins two awards at AfricaCom 2016

Huawei has picked up two awards at AfricaCom, for “Most Significant LTE Development,” and “Delivering Excellence in Customer Experience”. The Most Significant LTE development recognition was awarded jointly to Huawei and MTC, the leading telecom operator in Namibia,...

Vox launches Vobi, drives down telephony costs

Integrated ICT and connectivity provider, Vox, has launched Vobi, a mobile softphone that allows users to make and receive calls from their mobile phones, using the Vox Telecom network, for better rates than those offered by the operators. “For 20 years the...