G20: Keeping Africa’s digital future open
06 November 2025
As Africa hosts the G20 for the first time, the continent faces a choice: build a unified digital future, or risk splintering into incompatible networks shaped by global rivalries. Spectrum harmonisation, open standards, and digital trust could determine whether Africa is a co-author of the 6G era — or just a late adopter.
When Africa hosts the G20 for the first time this year, the world’s attention will rightly focus on infrastructure and finance. But industry leaders warn that another, quieter battle could determine whether Africa’s digital future is inclusive or fragmented: the struggle over spectrum, standards, and trust.
Find out more Paratus Group launches Paratus Uganda
05 November 2025
Marking a significant milestone in its rapid growth across the continent, Paratus Group, a pan-African telecommunications and network services provider, announced the launch of Paratus Uganda through a joint venture with Kampala-based Roke Telkom Ltd.
This new venture aims to unify and expand the connectivity offerings provided by Roke Telkom in Uganda and Paratus Group’s broader international operations, delivering comprehensive full-service connectivity solutions for enterprise customers in Uganda and the surrounding region. Paratus Uganda also plans to target emerging industry sectors such as healthcare, mining, tourism, and NGOs.
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GCF certification as a key enabler for mission critical broadband services
05 November 2025
Harald Ludwig, Technical Forum Chair, TCCA;
and Asif Hamidullah, Head of Certification IoT & Verticals, GCF
Public Safety Agencies and Mission Critical Communication Operators (MCCOs) around the world are currently in various phases of migrating their existing Public Land Mobile Radio networks from voice-oriented narrowband technologies, such as TETRA and P25, to mobile broadband technologies, based on 3GPP’s 4G-LTE and 5G-NR standards. Mission Critical Services (MCS) is a key component of these standards with services such as Push-To-Talk (MCPTT), Video (MCVideo), and Data (MCData) – together also referred as MCX – being defined and planned to be globally adopted.
Find out more From Kigali to the continent: Ericsson’s vision for a connected Africa
04 November 2025
Ante Mihovilovic - Vice President and Head of Networks Ericsson Europe Middle East and Africa
What are the main innovations and announcements Ericsson is presenting at MWC Kigali 2025; and how do these align with the company’s vision for the future of connectivity?
At Mobile World Congress 2025 in Kigali, we had a joint booth with MTN Rwanda to showcase the power of 5G and what it can enable. MTN recently launched its 5G network, and we wanted to bring its capabilities to life through real-world use cases.
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