Oct 12, 2015
Telkom is upgrading two of its fixed line prepaid voice services, Waya-Waya and PrepaidFone, from copper to a wireless Fixed-Line-Look-Alike (FLLA) service. Telkom’s mobile prepaid customers will not be affected by the move. Fixed line prepaid is a voice-only...
Oct 7, 2015
South Africa’s stubbornly slow Internet speeds remain a significant obstacle for any local start-up contemplating the do-it-yourself (DIY) IP (Internet Protocol) route using free telecoms software such as Skype, Google Talk and Whatsapp. “New SME entrants...
Sep 22, 2015
Ericsson has announced the addition of a new functionality, WiFi calling for multi-device, to the existing Ericsson WiFi calling solution. This functionality enables operators to extend voice service coverage from smartphones to millions of WiFi-only devices such as...
Sep 17, 2015
BT and Dolby Laboratories have announced the availability in Africa of BT MeetMe with Dolby Voice and the innovative Dolby Conference Phone. BT’s African customers will also benefit from the integration of the service with Cisco WebEx and Microsoft Lync. BT...
Sep 17, 2015
Nokia Networks has delivered a new Flexi Zone outdoor modular base station that becomes the world’s first small cell to achieve over 1Gbps peak data rate. A bundle of services simplify small cell deployment and help operators to evolve to Ultra-Dense Networks....
Sep 14, 2015
Nokia Networks is leading the way to implementing 5G-ready massive broadband in areas with millions of homes near to fibre but without last hop connectivity via fibre to the home. The solution bridges from the existing fibre network using high throughput 5G-ready...