Ericsson to acquire Cradlepoint
Ericsson has agreed to acquire Cradlepoint, the US-based market leader in Wireless Edge WAN 4G and 5G Enterprise solutions, for $1,1-billion. The investment is key to Ericsson's ongoing strategy of capturing market share in the rapidly expanding 5G Enterprise space....
Nokia digitalises global 5G network deployments
Nokia has digitalised 100% of its 5G network deployments around the world. Through the use of digitalization, machine learning and automation, Nokia is simplifying the deployment of the network infrastructure, accelerating both time-to-market and return on the 5G...
Telkom signs managed roaming agreement with Telenor
Telkom and Telenor have signed a three and a half year managed roaming agreement that will enable Telkom to improve the roaming retail offering to its end users. Through this agreement, Telenor will be responsible for the full end-to-end wholesale roaming process for...
Eutelsat, Paratus sign distribution agreement
Eutelsat Communications and Paratus, have signed a multi-year distribution agreement to bring high quality network connectivity to South Africa. Paratus will leverage the unprecedented operational flexibility and power of Eutelsat Konnect, the new-generation high...
Openserve urges consumers to migrate to fibre
Openserve will continue with its drive to migrate customers using copper-based internet to fibre-based infrastructure. Consumers who are currently using ADSL, and who are in an Openserve fibred area, are encouraged to contact their Internet Service Provider (ISP) for...
Ericsson, Qualcomm pioneer 5G carrier aggregation capabilities
Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies have completed interoperability tests for 5G standalone (SA) carrier aggregation across both FDD/TDD and TDD/TDD bands. 5G carrier aggregation allows operators to use multiple sub-6 GHz spectrum channels simultaneously to transfer...
Business continuity and the move from ADSL
If you haven't made the switch yet from ADSL, you might be feeling a little lost with all the options on the market. By Farhad Suleman, CEO of SimpliConnect Fibre infrastructure and development is booming in South Africa with more and more areas coming online every...
Vox offers full range of services over Vodacom’s fibre network
Vox is now offering internet service provider (ISP) services on Vodacom's fibre network countrywide, with these home customers now being able to select from a wide range of internet packages, software, hardware and IT support services. "We have had a longstanding...
5G drives the need for network energy solutions
It is estimated that, within five years, the number of connections between people and other people, people and things and things to other things will number more than 100-billion. Add to this the increasing uptake of 5G networks, as well as new services including...
4G is key for future African mobile networks
Africa has come a long way in its digitisation journey from mobile telephony to broadband - connecting and digitising entire sectors economies, jobs, education, healthcare, government and societies. By Talla Guisse, technology manager at Ericsson Africa In light of...
Ericsson to deliver SoftBank’s 5G Core
Ericsson has been selected by SoftBank to deliver cloud native 5G Core for the bank's 5G standalone network. The solution, which includes Ericsson Cloud Packet Core, Ericsson Cloud Unified Data Management and Policy, as well as Ericsson NFVI, will play a key role in...
Creating a 5G future: the role of connectivity during a pandemic
The new normal is digital, and digital is the only direction we can expect consumers to go in the foreseeable future. By Rakesh Lakhani: head of networks solutions at Ericsson Middle East and Africa Meeting this challenge will mean optimising efficiency of ICT...