September/October 2023

NEWS

• MTN Rwanda showcases 5G at MWC Kigali
• Telecom Namibia to deploy 500 new towers
• SoftBank and Rwanda test HAPS
• Vodacom fined for customer ‘intimidation’

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Africa’s MNOs call for new policies
• CRAN bids to tax devices
• IFC invests in Safaricom Ethiopia
• Togo and Benin to launch free roaming

VIEW FROM THE TOP

• South Africa doesn’t need faster internet

FEATURE

• Building smarter cities

FEATURE

• Mobile money

INDUSTRY VIEW

• IoT connecting renewable assets

WIRELESS USERS

• Bringing broadband to gold mines
• Nungu Mine goes smart with 5G and IoT

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Industry’s first Cylock Satcom Product
• RedCap enhances 5G for private networks
• Es’hailSat launches Playout Services
• 5G FR1 Omnidirectional antenna

WORLD NEWS

• Claro expands 4G to 48 remote communities
• Crnogorski Telekom launches voice over WiFi
• St Paul’s Hospital deploys connected ambulances
• Turkey gains cellular IoT connectivity

July/August 2023

NEWS

• Vodacom Eastern Cape battles theft
• Malawi moves to connect schools
• Liquid introduces Gaborone Metro Ring
• Uganda cuts data costs

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Telkom freezes salaries
• Safaricom loses former CEO
• Vertiv reports 24% increase in net sales
• MTN reports strong performance

ON THE NETWORK

• AI for towercos

FEATURE

• Data centres: buy or build?

FEATURE

• Connecting a continent via eSIM

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Africa’s smart city opportunity

WIRELESS USERS

• First TIP OpenWiFi network in Kenya
• Sustsainable internet access across SA

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Aspire NetZero cuts energy costs for MNOs
• Generative AI for telcos
• Next-generation O-RU test solution
• Flexible patch antennas for cellular

WORLD NEWS

• Optus invests in Tasmania tower
• FWA to gain 15.8% market share by 2028
• India: new policies for security
• Dish Network and EchoStar ponder merger

May/June 2023

NEWS

• Paratus celebrates 20 years
• VodaPay adds free cash deposit service
• Pivotal Commware and MTN pilot 5G mmWave
• Huawei smartens up four mines

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• AirtelTigo rebrands to AT
• Cell C to gain Vodacom’s Jorge Mendes as CEO
• IFC invests in Safaricom Ethiopia
• ICT comprises 14.13% of Nigeria’s GDP

ON THE NETWORK

• eSIMs: the next generation of IoT connectivity

FEATURE

• How is IoT driving wireless communications?

FEATURE

• Bringing broadband to Africa

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Maintaining remote VSAT systems

WIRELESS USERS

• Orange Cameroon builds a more robust network
• Globacom: towards the biggest and best network

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Mobile-first security platform
• In-building 5G augmentation
• CPE devices for multi-gigabit connectivity
• E-band radio for dense and rural environments

WORLD NEWS

• UScellular launches mid-band 5G
• True Corp targets e-waste
• Entel delivers 5G to Easter Island
• Solomon Islands gain mobile money

March / April 2023

NEWS

• Starlink blocked from Africa?
• Melon Mobile launches as MVNO
• ICASA finalises three RFSAPs
• Botswana to become digital hub

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Djezzy reports 4.7% yoy growth
• Abbad Reda new CEO for MTN Zambia
• Koree wins funds for Cameroon expansion
• Vodacom to invest ZAR60 billion in SA

ON THE NETWORK

• Safeguarding from SIM swap fraud

FEATURE

• Remote and rual connectivity

FEATURE

• Tower technology

INDUSTRY VIEW

• The seven fault lines of the digital divide

WIRELESS USERS

• Remote learning at MST Academy
• Connecting High School Oos-Moot

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Single Pair Ethernet portfolio for Industry 4.0
• Hytera enhances new H-Series DMR radio
• Ativa Optimize simplifies network performance
• Methanol fuel cell power generator

WORLD NEWS

• Nokia supports Lightstorm’s network expansion
• China’s 5G deployment quickens
• NTA axes Smart Telecom’s licence
• Baicells and JACS partner for healthtech

January / February 2023

NEWS

• MTN deploys EXFO solution
• Dandemutande invests in Zimbabwe fibre
• TCRA disconnecting 1 million SIM cards
• Rwanda to cut KTRN exclusive rights to 4G spectrum

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• MTN Nigeria announces strong 2022
• Zimbabwe aims for 300 more base stations
• Vodafone increases Vodacom stake
• South Sudan to appeal Vivacell ruling

ON THE NETWORK

• Next steps to net zero for DC

FEATURE

• Mind the gap - bridging the digital divide

FEATURE

• How is the space domain connecting Africa?

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Monetising 5G FWA

WIRELESS USERS

• Connecting the unconnected
• Backhauling for last mile solutions

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Cambium Networks’ next-gen FWA platform
• Ceragon releases new RAON software
• New access points meet WiFi 6 requirements
• Field Master MS2080A spectrum analyzer

WORLD NEWS

• Astrocast optimises constellation for IoT
• TSST goes big on fibre investment
• Cameroon telco services to improve
• Marlink adds Starlink to EPS network

November / December 2022

NEWS

• Gabon to connect 90% of schools
• WIOCC to activate first fibre pair on Equiano
• Zambia pledges 100% network coverage in 2024
• Africell Angola enters Benguela
• MTN Zambia launches 5G

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Rwanda approves EACO launch
• Econet Wireless hit by inflation
• Angola looks to sell Unitel stake
• Nigeria cuts right of way fee 90%

FEATURE

• Data centre sustainability

INDUSTRY VIEW

• What can the global mobile industry learn rom Africa?

WIRELESS USERS

• Aiding agritech with cloud-based voice systems
• Enabling smart farming with IoT

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Forcepoint offers single-vendor SASE solution
• Nokia accelerates IoT & 5G monetisation
• SSE solution maximises security and performance
• Thales releases PTT via satellite globally

WORLD NEWS

• C-COM opens new R&D facility
• Ericsson upgrades 5G FWA forecast
• Sepura deploys 500,000th TETRA radio
• Inmarsat launches new IoT service plan
• Telecom Namibia invests in smart city fibre

Sep / Oct 2022

NEWS

• Starlink to connect Zambia
• Tanzania: 80% online by 2025
• Vodacom targets mobile fraud in South Africa
• Liquid Dataport acquires new fibre
• COMESA: Government subsidies needed

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Cell C completes recapitalisation
• Acting CEO of Icasa appointed
• MTN SA appoints CCOO
• No foreign currency for Nigeria

FEATURE

• Mobile money fraud

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Conversational commerce

WIRELESS USERS

• Cell tower creation and inspections

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Ericsson solves network challenges with AI app suite
• SeeHawk Monitor automates network management
• Grandstream launches two dual-band WiFi routers
• New VSAT service for small maritime vessels

WORLD NEWS

• Ghana cracks down on unregistered SIMs
• Inmsarsat delivers connectivity for Tonga
• Marlink connects Plastic Odyssey
• The Gambia starts EMF monitoring
• Airtel Kenya finalises MoMo separation

July / August 2022

NEWS

• Rajant’s Peregrine lands in SA mine
• Zambian telcos create a group to defend interests
• Russia launching satellite for Angola
• Madagascar’s free internet
• ICASA offers more spectrum

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Nokia, Safaricom deploy FWA 5G slicing trial
• Maroc Telecom to see flat revenues next year
• MTN Group in talks to buy rival Telkom
• Inmarsat, Viasat satellite merger probes

FEATURE

• FWA

INDUSTRY VIEW

• CPAAS vendors add new capabilities

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• The Pharaoh from Antenova
• Siklu expands series with point-to-point and node solutions
• Pure glass from Nippon
• The Huawei WiFi Mesh 7

WORLD NEWS

• Isle of Man connectivity future-proofed
• CEO of Altice’s French arm leaves
• Phase3 Telecom, YahClick, offer satellite broadband services
• Ericsson readying Russia exit

May / June 2022

NEWS

• Space-based mobile network test satellite primed for launch
• Zimbabwean regulator launches system to monitor telecom traffic
• InterSAT selects ST Engineering iDirect for tech upgrade
• Intelvision, Vodafone introduce new cable system in Seychelles
• Intelsat and Ragasat partner in DRC
• Tanzania gets 5G help from China

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Airtel Uganda applies for extension
• MTN to invest more in Ghana
• Lesotho operators begin SIM registration
• Orange appoints new leaders

FEATURE

• Critical comms in Africa

INDUSTRY VIEW

• 5G Q&A with Ericsson’s Nicolas Blixell

COUNTRY BY COUNTRY

• Angola

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Motorola’s bluetooth earbud
• The Curvalux antenna
• Kenwood’s emergency solution
• Mobile Mark upgrades LTM series

WORLD NEWS

• Orange France, Ericsson partner for 5G converged charging solution

• Deutsche Telekom turns to nature for 5G site

• Bezeq posts solid Q1 figures

• Canada bans Huawei

March/April 2022

NEWS

• The crucial role of legacy networks
• Mobile money growth ‘hugely evident’
• MTN invests in Western Cape
• PCCW doubles capacity on PEACE
• New e-platform to save mothers
• SES orders satellite from Thales Alenia
• Growing number of cables connecting Africa

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Cameroon suspends unregistered SIMs
• Liquid gets new ID in Tanzania
• Zain selects Tecnotree for BSS transformation
• Botswana invests in village project

FEATURE

• Renewable energy: the long road to going green

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Protecting NGO staff

COUNTRY BY COUNTRY

• Namibia

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• A fleet of Firebird radios
• Inmarsat’s IsatPhone 2
• ThinKom’s ThinSat Ka500
• The first Pi-powered satellite

WORLD NEWS

• Hawaiian Telecom’s US$100m fibre investment
• Cellnex unveils Ireland IoT plans
• Israel’s Partner Communications sees Q4 boost
• Orange and MasMovil talk Spanish merger

January/February 2022

NEWS

• Six qualify for SA spectrum auction
• Smile Telecoms winds down
• Starlink enters Mozambique
• EU to fund African telecom development
• Helios explores MoMo market
• Mastercard rolls out tap tech
• Zimbabwe’s regulator backs Telecel

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Safaricom confident over Ethiopia
• Airtel Uganda to list part of its capital
• Monty Mobile rescues Gambia’s Comium
• Chad negotiates lower internet rates
• SAP appoints new president of EMEA south
• PowerX names Green as non-exec director
• MTN SA makes senior appointments

FEATURE

• Are we at the start of a new ‘space race’?

INDUSTRY VIEW

• Powering farms of the future

COUNTRY BY COUNTRY

• DRC

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Mining tools
• ‘High-end routers’
• ‘Breakthrough next-gen VSAT platform’
• Optimised for IoT applications in the world?

WORLD NEWS

• Argentina takes agricultural IoT into space
• Albania’s antitrust body clears sale
• Fibre optic cable set for Arctic Ocean
• Chinese telco exits Canada
• Wind Tre upgrades fibre backbone to 600G
• Korean government working on 6G

Oct/Nov/Dec 2021

NEWS

• Telecom26 provides connectivity to digital healthcare programmes in Angola
• ‘Sub-Saharan mobile services use more than triples’ - Ericsson
• InterSAT, Kymeta and Azercosmos boost connectivity
• Liquid and Orange expand reach
• Airtel Africa and Unicef in partnership
• YahClick inks agreement with iSAT Africa
• AMN expands coverage with Gilat hubs
• Beeline secures launch extension

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Africell hands production to US firm

FEATURE

• Broadband: connecting the hard to reach

INDUSTRY VIEW

• IoT in agriculture

COUNTRY BY COUNTRY

• An in-depth look at South Africa

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Ultra-rugged phablet
• FleetBroadband terminals
• Sepura’s new SCU3 Vehicle Device
• New directional coupler

WORLD NEWS

• Nokia,Orange complete network trial
• 4iG acquires Telenor Montenegro
• Telstra acquires Pacific firm
• ‘First’ 5G cross-border test site in Europe
• Colombia talks spectrum caps