Fibre versus satellite for SA’s broadband needs
With more and more South African neighbourhoods receiving the infrastructure necessary for fibre connectivity, the question that the average South African should be asking is: how does it compare to satellite in meeting the country's needs for inclusive, affordable...
Huawei to launch telco power solution
Huawei will launch the PowerCube 1000 Advanced Diesel Hybrid Power solution, integrating digital, power electronic and energy storage technologies, at AfricaCom this week. The Advanced Diesel Hybrid Power solution addresses the high fuel opex of African telco...
Intelsat partners to connect ultra-rural Africa
Intelsat and Vodacom Mozambique have signed an agreement for a satellite solution that will provide 3G services that satisfy the growing data demand generated by the tourism sector. Under a multi-year agreement with Vodacom International, Intelsat has upgraded a...
Trend, NTT DOCOMO collaborate on new solution for 5G era
Trend Micro has announced a partnership with NTT DOCOMO to develop a new solution for the demands of the 5G era. The technical verification of a network security solution, specifically for network function virtualization and the cloud are underway now. This solution...
Shortlist for AfricaCom Awards
The annual AfricaCom Awards shortlist has been released. According to Tom Cuthell, portfolio director at AfricaCom and the AfricaCom Awards organiser KNect365: "The AfricaCom Awards grow in stature each year as a direct result of the quality of the works that are...
Fujitsu, Ericsson in 5G partnership
Fujitsu and Ericsson have entered an agreement to deliver end-to-end 5G network solutions and related services under a strategic partnership. The two companies are joining forces to develop this based on their combined portfolios - spanning radio access and core...
Netia, Nokia deploy virtualised DAA cable network
Nokia has announced that Netia, one of the largest regional telecommunication operators in Poland, will deploy its Unified Cable Access solution to significantly increase the network capacity needed to support surging bandwidth demands. Initially targeting the cities...
WASPA beefs up to protect cell users
South Africa's Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA) has secured the services of a dedicated compliance manager to oversee the department tasked with monitoring members' products and services offered to cellular consumers. WASPA's over...
Ericsson, Intel score with multivendor data call on 39GHz
Riding on their recent success with the 3.5GHz band, Ericsson and Intel have concluded the first 3GPP-based end-to-end, multivendor NR 5G live data call on 39GHz. The 39GHz band is an important spectrum for 5G commercial rollouts in North America - expected to begin...
ZTE releases 5G white paper
ZTE has released its "5G Network Intelligence White Paper, aiming to address the internal and external challenges that the telecom networks will be confronted with in the 5G era. The "5G Network Intelligence White Paper" focuses on ZTE's 5G network intelligence...
AMN, Intelsat partner to connect ultra-rural areas
Intelsat has made a strategic investment in Africa Mobile Networks (AMN, to accelerate the deployment of mobile connectivity to unserved communities across multiple countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Given the economic and geographic complexities of expanding mobile...
Kenyan carrier neutral colocation data centre selects Siemon
Nairobi-based colocation data centre provider icolo.io has implemented state-of the-art network infrastructure solutions from global infrastructure specialist Siemon at Kenya's first carrier neutral co-location data centre. Located in Miritini, Mombasa, the...