Ericsson highlights tech innovations
AfricaCom 2019, Cape Town - Ericsson is demonstrating how it is empowering an intelligent, sustainable and connected Africa, showcasing a range of new and relevant use cases at the event, as well as establish innovative partnerships geared towards unlocking new...
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 US in seven...
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 operators on...
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 digital...
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 will...
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, reliable and...
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...
Dell, ADVA launch Universal Customer Premises Equipment
ADVA and Dell Technologies will demonstrate their open virtualised Universal Customer Premises Equipment (uCPE) solutions to service provider and enterprise customers at AfricaCom. ADVA and Dell Technologies has announced a strategic collaboration to deliver open...
Mobile operators tap into digital for revenue
Upstream will demonstrate at this year's AfricaCom how mobile operators in Africa can achieve a head start in addressing the industry's upcoming challenges. The company will be showcasing its full platform stack that enables MNOs to generate digital revenue, offering...
Huawei’s 5G microwave architecture saves cell tower space
Huawei has released its new 5G microwave solution with "1+2" simplified architecture ahead of next week's AfricaCom 2019. The space-saving solution allows for more efficiency in the use of space on cell towers, decreasing antennas that are mounted on them. The...
Vox launches double data satellite promo
Vox has announced the launch of a double data promotion for contract subscribers of its YahClick satellite services, bringing prices and speed comparable to that of terrestrial wireless alternatives. "Last year, Vox upgraded thousands of subscribers to plans with much...
Saicom receives global routing certification
Local service provider, Saicom has become one of only five ISPs in South Africa to become MANRS compliant. The Internet's routing information is exchanged between network operators (also known as autonomous systems or AS) using a routing protocol initially designed in...