Huawei, DTPS nurture Seeds for the Future
Huawei South Africa is partnering with the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) for a second year, affording 10 South African students from universities across the country an opportunity to participate in its global Seeds for the Future...
Etisalat Misr evolves Egyptian network
Etisalat Misr has signed a four-year contract with Ericsson to modernise and expand its core network and business support systems, which will help the operator capitalise on the growth in 4G and pave the way for 5G and Internet of Things. The partnership will play an...
ZTE trials Pre5G Massive MIMO in Singapore
ZTE has teamed up with Singtel to complete live deployment of the 2.6GHz Pre5G Massive MIMO network at one Marina Bay site in Singapore. This Massive MIMO solution will be able to enhance Singtel's 4G user speed experience in time for Singapore's National Day...
Mauritius Telecom to use IOX Cable system
Mauritius Telecom has signed an agreement as an anchor tenant for ultra-high speed connectivity on the IOX Submarine Cable System, a new cable that will connect Mauritius, La Reunion and Rodrigues Island to South Africa and India. The IOX Cable System is the third...
New look for old power station
Paratus, the largest privately-owned Pan African telecoms operator, has revealed the new look to the Old power Station in Windhoek. Together with its subsidiary Canocopy, the Ricoh distributor in Namibia, Paratus upgraded the structure of this historic landmark whilst...
Rustenburg gets MTN LTE coverage
MTN has expanded the rollout of LTE coverage to Rustenburg, by refarming of existing spectrum. The LTE activation followed significant new site densification in Rustenburg in 2017 as well as deployment of UMTS900 to improve indoor 3G coverage. The UMTS900 band would...
Qualcomm, Nokia collaborate on wide-scale mobile 5G NR
Qualcomm Technologies and Nokia have announced plans to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on the 5G New Radio (NR) Release-15 specifications being developed by 3GPP. The testing and trials intend to drive the mobile ecosystem toward...
Jasco DataVoice product adds to Tetra experience
Voice and data recording has become a requirement for most industries today, for quality control, internal audit processes and security. The same applies to typical radio networks, such as those used by emergency services, airports, large security companies, police...
Telecoms solution unifies communications
ShoreTel Connect has launched an integrated solution that delivers a unified communications experience between ShoreTel Connect, G Suite and Google Chrome. With a new client app, users can streamline workflows and increase efficiencies with integrated contacts, events...
Ericsson expands 5G portfolio
Ericsson introduces a new radio product, AIR 3246, for Massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (Massive MIMO), which is a complement to Ericsson's global 5G radio offering. AIR 3246 supports both 4G/LTE and 5G NR (New Radio) technologies and is Ericsson's first 5G NR...
Nokia eases IoT for mobile operators
Nokia is expanding its Internet of Things (IoT) services offering to help mobile operators enter new IoT market segments or expand their footprint geographically. In addition, the company has complemented its end-to-end validation and testing services with Nokia...
Nokia expands private wireless network portfolio
Nokia is extending its portfolio of access and core technologies to support the digital transformation of industries and enterprises. New small cells, Wi-Fi® connectivity, Multi-access Edge Computing and Cloud Packet Core capabilities will allow businesses to manage...