New players drive UK broadband boom
IHS has announced new findings from its report on the outlook for the UK telecommunications sector. New players in the high-speed broadband market will boost connections in the UK by 70 percent over the next five years, from almost nine million at the end of 2015 to...
Ericsson Radio System wins at MWC
Ericsson's Radio System was recognized by the GSMA with the Global Mobile Award for Best Mobile Infrastructure. The mobile industry's longest established awards platform showcases the value that mobility brings to users, industries, businesses, communities and...
Huawei, Deutsche Telekom demo 5G E2E network slicing
Huawei and Deutsche Telekom showed world's first 5G E2E network slicing demo on the opening day of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The joint demo was conducted in Deutsche Telekom's 5G:haus lab based in Bonn, Germany, and aims to validate network slicing...
Ericsson, Vodafone in strategic 5G partnership
Vodafone Group is partnering with Ericsson and a number of other partners to research 5G technologies and prepare its networks for a transition towards the new mobile standard. 5G will be the next generation of mobile technology, which the International Telecoms Union...
SMEs need fibre for business advantage
Having reliable, high-speed connectivity has become an imperative for small to medium businesses, according to Brian Timperley, MD of Turrito Networks. But with many decision-makers still focused on traditional ADSL access, what needs to happen for fibre to become the...
Ericsson and KPN demo C-RAN small cells
Ericsson and telecommunications operator KPN have inaugurated a C-RAN small cell solution in a bus stop on the Rembrandtplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Today, operators are challenged to provide sufficient capacity to meet increasing traffic demands, particularly in...
MTN Nigeria selects Gemalto for authentication service
Gemalto has been selected to provide its LinqUs Mobile ID platform to MTN Nigeria. This new project, operated for MTN in SaaS mode by Gemalto Allynis Services, marks the first commercial rollout of SIM based services delivering convenient mobile authentication for all...
Ericsson adds solutions for 5G networking
Ericsson has launched four new solutions to support communication service providers in capturing the business opportunities created as the 5G era moves closer. The solutions will be showcased during Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016. Fueled by the Internet of Things,...
Avoid long term contracts at all costs
Building and managing a successful business in today's challenging economic environment is an art. While companies have no option but to embrace technology, to take advantage of the efficiencies and cost savings it has to offer, they need to avoid long term contracts...
Think LTE when you buy a device
There are so many phones available to South Africans ready to upgrade, with the vast range of options often indistinguishable from one another, making it difficult to choose. James Munn, vice-president: business development, Middle East and Africa at Qualcomm, offers...
NSP involvement adds to African empowerment
The importance of the role played by NSPs in empowering developing nations to fulfill their potential cannot be underestimated. Connectivity allows learners to access crucial information, which in turn can play a vital role in narrowing the gap between the privileged...
Successful launch for Intelsat satellite
Intelsat 29e, the first of the Intelsat Epic high throughput satellites, was launched successfully from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 vehicle on Wednesday (27 January 2015). Liftoff occurred at 6:20 pm EST. The Intelsat 29e satellite separated from the rocket's...