Standard Bank helps Vumatel roll out fibre
Standard Bank and Vumatel have signed a that will provide Vumatel with the financial resources required to speed-up the delivery of broadband internet services and expand into new markets within South Africa. The deal, likely to be one of the largest debt capital...
Unlimited calling for fixed line users
Cape Town-based telecommunications company Comtel Communications has launched Unlimited Calling, a fixed-line product for both residential and business clients. The new offering is an addition to the company's services that include fibre and wireless connectivity,...
VoIP proves low cost can be high function
South African telecoms consumers today are so spoilt for choice that it is easy to forget a time when we had a choice of two cellular network operators and one fixed line operator. After the opening up several years ago of the telecoms sector to literally dozens of...
Industry stalwart Geerdts joins OTEL
ICT industry veteran Christopher Geerdts has joined CEO Rad Jankovic at the helm of OTEL Telecoms as chief operations officer. "Chris has been specifically appointed as OTEL's COO to support the company during the current rapid growth phase that is finding expression...
Agility is key for tier 2 telcos
There's a significant opportunity for tier 2 fibre-to-the-home/office (FTTX) providers that can offer users more flexible and more tailored solutions. Experienced FTTX solution builders have earned their stripes on large, complex FTTX rollouts, and custom projects for...
Ericsson extends research with China Mobile
Ericsson has joined China Mobile's 5G Joint Innovation Center program to accelerate development of next-generation wireless networks, which will be faster, more powerful and offer even greater opportunities. The agreement to broaden their cooperation on 5G was first...
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...