Zambia’s ICT regulator sets strict deadline for telecom operators to improve service quality
07 November 2025
The Zambia ICT Authority (ZICTA) has issued a stern warning to the country’s telecom operators, demanding immediate improvements in service quality or face potential sanctions.
During a press conference on 4 November, ZICTA outlined several directives aimed at enhancing network performance, especially in rural and underserved regions.
Find out more Lagos State to launch digital platform for telecom infrastructure permits in 2026
07 November 2025
In a move to modernise and streamline the approval process for telecommunication infrastructure projects, the Lagos State Government announced plans to launch the Telecommunication Infrastructure Regulatory System (TIRS) in February 2026.
The new platform aims to eliminate nearly all manual procedures involved in permitting for masts, towers, and fibre optic cable rights-of-way, ensuring full compliance with state regulations and technical standards.
Find out more
Making mobile broadband networks mission critical
06 November 2025
With commercial mobile networks playing an increasingly important role in the mission-critical communications market, there are essential capabilities that must be implemented to ensure the networks deliver mission-critical services for end users. For first responders in particular, a delayed connection or dropped call can mean the difference between life and death.
One essential network capability is Quality of Service, Priority and Pre-emption – more commonly referred to QPP. Mission-critical mobile broadband networks need to implement QPP mechanisms to enable mission-critical services, securing mission-critical users’ operations and communications by giving them priority over non-mission-critical users/traffic in time of need, when both are sharing the same network.
Find out more Airtel Tanzania restores internet service after outage
06 November 2025
Airtel Tanzania has announced that its internet services have been fully restored following a disruption that impacted users from 29 October to 3 November.
The company assured customers that service quality is steadily improving and encouraged users to continue enjoying fast and reliable connectivity.
Find out more