'Blocking of phone calls a growing problem'
23 March 2020
Call blocking by South Africa’s biggest network operators is negatively impacting many local telecoms customers who are finding they cannot always successfully complete phone calls, according to Anthony Engelbrecht, technical director at independent telco, Huge Networks.
He said that some clients of SA’s many Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telecoms networks such as Huge Networks, Connection Telecoms and dozens of others are increasingly finding that calls they place are not reaching the intended telecoms user.
Find out more Orange and GIZ partner to enhance digital employability of young people in Africa and the Middle East
18 December 2019
Alioune Ndiaye
Orange and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have will develop the digital skills of 20,000 young people in 14 countries in Africa and the Middle East as part of a new deal.
The companies will work hand-in-hand to train young people in digital skills, improve their employability and thus help reduce unemployment.
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Huber+Suhner outdoor MIMO antennas to ease urban 5G deployments
05 September 2019
Huber+Suhner has launched “compact” omnidirectional and directional outdoor antennas for use in 4G and 5G deployments.
It says the products will help operators with the challenge of providing cost-effective 4G and 5G in urban areas.
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Extreme’s new Wi-Fi 6
06 March 2019
Extreme Networks has announced six new high-performance 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) indoor, outdoor and stadium Wi-Fi access points and a range of multi-rate Gigabit switches.
Extreme’s new solution provides connectivity in dense and challenging environments and a best-in-class edge CX, while delivering 4x greater capacity.
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