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NEWS
- Grameenphone gets 500 towers from edotco
- Mount Everest welcomes 5G infrastructure
- NT urged to up its game
- Gilat carries 5G traffic over Thaicom satellite
- Pakistani government approves strategy
- Enea and Matrixx partner to accelerate 5G
- Reliance Jio calls for spectrum auctions
- Vietnam to end 2G services in 2022
- Firms partner for 5G-ready transport network
WIRELESS BUSINESS
- Ooredoo Maldives introduces SuperNet broadband services
FEATURE
- 5G was the biggest technology topic a year ago, before it was relegated by coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic. Robert Shepherd gets back to the once hot talking point to see how things have progressed…or not
INDUSTRY VIEW
- Enea’s Indranil Chatterjee examines the potential implications of Covid-19
WIRELESS SOLUTIONS
- WIRELESS SOLUTIONS Last mile unit is easy to disguise
WIRELESS USERS
- AIS has developed a mobile IoT-based solution for monitoring the temperature of perishable goods during transportation
WORLD NEWS
- SCG22 mobile terminal deployed worldwide
- SpaceX gets FCC funding
- Bouygues launches commercial 5G in France
- MTN officials visit Ghana for ‘peace talks’
- Madagascar joins free Wi-Fi party
- Potraz boss criticises telecoms vandals
NEWS
- Roke and Facebook supply affordable internet
- Kenya deploys 630km of fibre up north
- Internet services restored after outage
- Telecom Egypt and Ericsson sign deal
- IoT device deployments double in a year
- MTN officials visit Ghana for peace talks
- Liberia begins SIM registration process
- TE to provide SHG with first subsea solution
- Tunisia targets 2022 for 5G launch
WIRELESS BUSINESS
- Huawei commits to 5G handsets by year-end
FEATURE
- Now, approaching one-year since the first Covid-19 cases surfaced and subsequently grounded economies, Robert Shepherd goes back to the once hot topic
INDUSTRY VIEW
- David Lofti, CEO at Evina, on how mobile fraud is draining Africa’s economy
WIRELESS SOLUTIONS
- Septentrio ‘Credit cards’ track from the sky
WIRELESS USERS
- Lives go wireless for villagers thanks to new base station project
WORLD NEWS
- Camilleri named non-exec chairman
- SpaceX adds 60 satellites to Starlink
- Japan’s PM orders operators to cut prices
- Yemenis could lose telecom services
- Quortus partners with TLC
NEWS
- Burkina Faso deploys new IXPs and VLPs
- Telecom Egypt targets 2600MHz airwaves
- Sierra Leone explains SALCAB plan
- Ethiopia Telecom auction set for 2021
- Ghana readies tower overhaul
- Cape Verde switches to 4G
- New hurdles face would-be money providers
- Somalia has cheapest internet in Africa
- Hormuud Telecom sees increase in MoMo
WIRELESS BUSINESS
- Kenya and Ghana behind only China in mobile payments
FEATURE
- Robert Shepherd takes a look at the critical comms network in place ready to help out when things take a turn for the worse
INDUSTRY VIEW
- Jiashun Tu from ZTE takes a look at how developing countries should approach 5G
WIRELESS SOLUTIONS
- Intellian launches latest addition to GX range
WIRELESS USERS
- Two farmers are now training students in 14 countries online and at low cost
WORLD NEWS
- ‘Aerkomm needs a telecom licence first’
- UFO turns out to be internet balloon
- Israel greenlights fibre-optics network rollout
- TIM offering ‘unlimited data via FWA plan
- Madagascar tops Africa’s net speeds
- TPG Telecom signs network deal with NAB
- TDC launches 5G in Denmark
- Cellular looting in SA by ‘WASPS’
- Vodacom to enhance telecom services
NEWS
- Spacecom demonstrate VSAT return
- CVT considers litigation against regulator
- Firms compete for Ethio privatisation project
- Liberian operator boosts MoMo
- MainOne aids Burkina Faso project
- Nigeria’s regulator to look at social media
- Intelsat and AMN team up
- 2Africa subsea cable announced
- Niger fights virus using satcom technology
WIRELESS BUSINESS
- ‘Morocco’s prices among lowest in the world’, says minister Hafid Elalamy
FEATURE
- Should you consider Low Earth Orbit networks above geosynchronous satcoms?
WIRELESS SOLUTIONS
- A look at Hytera’s smart, new PoC radio with integrated DMR
WIRELESS USERS
- Talia and KNP partner up to connect the underserved in Cameroon
INDUSTRY VIEW
- How satellite-based cloud services offer opportunities that rural economies can rely on
WORLD NEWS
- Huawei and UnionPay team up
- Thuraya modernises network using Ericsson
- Belgium grants temporary 5G licences
- Singapore chooses Nokia over Huawei
- Canada’s Telus picks Samsung for 5G
- Bouygues adds users and boosts reach
- Claro Brasil launches 5G
- China Telecom makes push for US licence
- Afghan and Uzbek state operators expand 4G
NEWS
- Balloons to access Kenya’s airspace
- Orange gives extra €3m to help Africa
- Moroccan operators offer free internet
- MTN Benin gets AI managed services
- Liquid ready to enter Eritrea, says CEO
- Hormuud Telecom becomes ISO certified
- Operator’s plans frustrated by pandemic
- OneWeb declares bankruptcy
- Safaricom and Vodacom complete deal
WIRELESS BUSINESS
- Telecom Egypt boosts internet packages
ROUNDTABLE
- Four key industry players give us the latest on Africa’s ‘smart city’ journey
WIRELESS SOLUTIONS
- TE Connectivity extends M12 range with rightangle connectors for PCBs and panels
WIRELESS USERS
- Avanti is donating solar satellite broadband connectivity and laptops to refugee settlements in east Africa
INDUSTRY VIEW
- Changing the landscape of the cellular backhaul market in Africa and beyond
WORLD NEWS
- Dare1 lands in La Siesta, Djibouti
- MWC to offer refunds for cancelled event
- Inmarsat launches new services in Saudi
- Bladon sign deal to supply Alkan CIT
- Paraguayan network to be completed
- Broadband growth predicted for Argentina
- Spanish firm Sateliot partners with IEEC
- Comtech acquires Gilat Satellite Networks
- Cellnex buys out OMTEL
NEWS
- Asteroid lands in Mombasa
- Mobilis gets Mali nod
- Algeria and Mauritania in fibre optic link up
- Nigerian services ‘one of the best in the world’
- Uganda now blocking fake devices
- ETC looking for $1.3m funding boost
- Mauritania trio hit with new year fines
- UK’s Lycamobile launches in Uganda
- Uganda: police arrest eight for fraud
WIRELESS BUSINESS
- Chad government cuts telecom excise to make internet more affordable
WIRELESS SOLUTIONS
- New ‘TV White Space’ solution from Radwin drives broadband to remote communities
FEATURE
- JON HOWELL and SMITA SARKAR investigate monetising 5G in Africa
WIRELESS USERS
- Netcare’s new network enables the delivery of next-gen services to hospitals across Kenya
INDUSTRY VIEW
- LUCKY LA RICCIA takes a look at Africa’s 5G journey so far and where to go from here
WORLD NEWS
- Comtech acquires Gilat Satellite Networks
- Aussies consider fire-proofing networks
- Magyar Telekom facing questions
- MT coy on Vodafone Malta staff retention
- Telekom Romania ups prices again
- Broadband growth predicted for Argentina
- América Móvil fined US$70m by regulator
- Ukraine readies launch of LTE-900
- Vodafone Greece revenues up 2%
NEWS
- Vodafone chief calls for big data deployment
- Tecno opens flagship store in Lagos
- Tigo rebrands to Free Senegal
- Demolition of 7,000 masts suspended
- Morocco among most advanced in Africa
- Airtel Africa boosted by interim figures
- AirtelTigo and Nokia join forces
- Nigeria blocks MTN’s USSD charge
- Submarine cable lands at Grand Bassam
WIRELESS BUSINESS
- Safaricom names Peter Ndegwa as new chief executive officer
WIRELESS SOLUTIONS
- EXFO introduces ‘industry first‘ integrated test solution for DWDM networks
FEATURE
- ROBERT SHEPHERD looks at the pros and cons associated with tower outsourcing
WIRELESS USERS
- How IoT has become invaluable to utilities and the world of agriculture
INDUSTRY VIEW
- The race to 5G: where does Africa stand in the race to deploy the next G?
WORLD NEWS
- Oman’s 5G roadmap
- Zain launches 5G in KSA
- Bakcell gets nod for Vodafone Ukraine bid
- New route to connect OZ with Middle East
- Nokia and Orange test 5G in Poland
- Portugal to hold 2020 5G auction
- Pressure on Merkel to exclude Huawei
- Japan’s KDDI to invest in Bangladesh
- Thailand makes another 5G spectrum bid
NEWS
- Work to start on US$2.4bn network
- MainOne gives timings for cable systems
- ATS selects Hughes Jupiter System
- Telecom Egypt has no short-term plans for EGX
- Civil war crippled telecom sector, says report
- Kenya accused of blowing up 12th station
- Nigeria VAS revenue down 74% in two years
- AT introduces new service
- Inwi launches mobile money service
WIRELESS BUSINESS
- Ericsson and MTN launch mobile money open API platform in Ghana
WIRELESS SOLUTIONS
- Rohde & Schwarz and Marvin Test Solutions unveil new ZNBT40
FEATURE
- ROBERT SHEPHERD asks why, in 2019, are we still using diesel generators?
WIRELESS USERS
- Pan-African telecom group helps Mombasa hospital make telemedicine a reality for people who can’t attend a consultation
INDUSTRY VIEW
- Following the successful launch of the AMOS-17 satellite in early August, ERAN SHAPIRO tells us how it will help the African and Asian markets
WORLD NEWS
- KT signs 5G deals with Europeans
- NY firm lands major Saudi contract
- Free 5G and public Wi-Fi at Beirut airport
- Aussie complaints drop 21% in H1
- Vodafone secures Oman deal
- Taliban fires warning to Afghan telecom firm
- Vietnam’s slow internet
NEWS
- Google wants partners for new cable system
- Global chooses Eutelsat to back up WAPP
- Cape Verde to build new telecom connection
- Sudan internet up and running again
- Ghanaian arrested for alleged mobile fraud
- Liberian government investigates regulator
- Ugandan tech plant to roll out solutions
- American Tower buys out rival
- Huawei wants Morocco to be 5G pioneer
- Airtel launches Niger’s first 4G LTE network
WIRELESS BUSINESS
- Orange finds partner to help with Africa’s financial services industry
WIRELESS SOLUTIONS
- OneWeb and Intellian team up to build user terminals for remote enterprise networks
FEATURE: SMEATURE PHONES
- ROBERT SHEPHERD asks how telecom firms plan to do business with people on low incomes
WIRELESS USERS: TRANSPORT
- ExecuJet becomes the first business carrier to get high-speed Wi-Fi as Honeywell brings in-flight connectivity
INDUSTRY VIEW
- ANSHOO GAUR explains how CSPs can build an agile data network
WORLD NEWS
- HK release 5G spectrum auction details
- Israel holds 5G tender
- US sanctions ‘put telecom firms off Cuba’
- Huawei to connect remote parts of Canada
- America Movil posts solid growth
- Australia’s broadband boom
- Venezuela targets 4G development
NEWS
- CETel to deliver connectivity in remote areas
- Sonatel targets Gambia market expansion
- Airtel and URA partner to ease tax payment
- Telecom Egypt signs for PEACE cable system
- Côte d’Ivoire mobile industry to tackle theft
- Somali MP calls for forces to withdraw
- Orange rolls out 4G to Guinea
- Moroccan police arrest ‘fictive call centre’ suspects
- Togo struggling with mobile internet
- Huawei ready to roll out 5G for football fans
WIRELESS BUSINESS
- Orange launches Tunis Digital Centre to provide support for start-ups.
WIRELESS SOLUTIONS
- HERE Technologies, Shields and Infosys team up for 5G network design and deployment.
FEATURE: SATCOMS
- JON HOWELL investigates the challenges of in-building wireless.
WIRELESS USERS
- How students in Mauritius inspired a Wi-Fi network upgrade
INDUSTRY VIEW: IOT
- MERVYN BYLEVELDT explains why now is the time for an agile wireless network.
WORLD NEWS
- InfiNet deployed to create digital oilfield
- Telecom market rises in Romania
- ZTE launches first cyber-security lab in China
- Vietnam fastest growing for mobile payments
- China threatens with retaliation in Huawei row
- Mexico pilots new payment systems
- Ex-France Télécom directors face charges
- Ericsson chief executive makes 5G rallying call
News
- Konnect payload successfully mates with platform
- Expresso loses licence to operate in Ghana
- Mobile gender gap evident in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Egyptian mobile market shows signs of recovery
- Gambian firms restructuring
- Serius Telecoms enters new market
- Orange launches smartphone across Africa
- Nigeria to tackle mobile cybercrime
- MTN launches affordable smartphone in Nigeria
- Nokia and Telecom Egypt sign MoU
- Maroc Telecom acquires Millicom subsidiary
Wireless business
- Ibrahim stands down from big job at Ericsson to advise CEO.
Wireless solutions
- Giesecke+Devrient debut new platform at Mobile World Congress 2019.
Feature: SATCOMS
- Satellite is changing perceptions and breaking new ground, writes Dr. NICOLA DAVIES.
Wireless users
- How telemedicine has been a game-changer for medics and patients alike.
Industry view: IoT
- IoT is about to change the way we all live and work, as NORA WAHBY explains.
World news
- Bahrain moves forward in race for 5G
- Telefónica’s download upgrade
- TDC shuns Huawei for Ericsson
- MegaFon extends Mastercard partnership
- African operators facing ‘countdown to no’
- Trustonic launches new cyber security app
- A1 chooses Nokia for 5G strategy
NEWS
- Mara announces African-made smartphone
- Digitalisation accelerated in Senegal
- Safaricom trials urban base stations
- ‘Mowali’ to scale up mobile financial services
- Briton jailed for Liberian cyber attack
- NCC holds hazardous handsets programme
- Telecom Egypt doubles backbone capacity
- TCCA sets out roadmap for critical comms
- Mobile money worth trillions in Kenya
- ATU appoints Kenyan as new head
- SES ‘revolutionises’ mining activity in Mali
WIRELESS BUSINESS
- Liquid Telecom to invest billions in Egyptian network infrastructure
FEATURE: SIMS
- RAHIEL NASIR discovers that advances in technology are future-proofing the SIM card
WIRELESS USERS
- The network designed for the 2010 World Cup that is now saving lives in Tshwane
INDUSTRY VIEW: 5G
- Virtualisation will help drive Africa’s journey towards the 5G era, as LUX MAHARAJ explains
WORLD NEWS
- New 5G record for self-driving vehicle
- Mavenir open RAN alliance
- Cross-border TETRA comms with Airbus
- IoT device for prosthetic limbs
- Vodafone tackles international call fraud
- Hughes to power satellite for Indonesian bank
- Thailand sees its first TDD-LTE network