July/August 2024

July/August 2024

NEWS

  • 2G/3G sunsetting too soon for South Africa?
  • 40% of Malawi’s citizens offline
  • Cell C aims for the stars with 5G
  • Zambia’s women to gain from ICT bootcamp

WIRELESS BUSINESS

  • AOI launches tower factory in Egypt
  • Bayobab and Eutelsat sign LEO deal
  • Kenya Airways goes digital
  • Waafi partners with Paymentology

VIEW FROM THE TOP

  • ISPs: empowering rural communities

FEATURE

  • Powering communications networks

FEATURE

  • Achieving meaningful connectivity

WIRELESS USERS

  • Sibanye Stillwater Bathopele mine deploys last mile connectivity
  • Offshore communications for Debmarine Namibia

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

  • Radio-over-fibre for Beyond 5G/6G
  • NB-IoT with resilient geolocation
  • Micro-power WiFi system

WORLD NEWS

  • WA Police address domestic violence with app
  • SE Asia’s first quantum-safe network
  • DigitalBridge to buyout JTower
  • Telecentro modernises with cOS

 

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May/June 2024

May/June 2024

NEWS

  • ARPCE seizes illegal Starlink equipment
  • Econet Wireless Zimbabwe targets 550 new core sites
  • Tanzania’s schools to benefit from SmartWASOMI initiative
  • NIDIF greenlights Namibia Space Port

WIRELESS BUSINESS

  • Court dismisses ATC & MTN Nigeria tower lawsuit
  • Communications costs to drop in Senegal
  • Starlink enters Sierra Leone
  • Orange Smart Energies opens to all African energy producers

ON THE NETWORK

  • Driving a sustainable digital revolution for Africa’s tomorrow

FEATURE

  • Mega-constellations - the answer to connecting Africa?

FEATURE

  • Building sustainable cities

INDUSTRY VIEW

  • Movers and shakers: Africa’s data centre and telco landscape

WIRELESS USERS

  • AMN and Intelsat connect rural Madagascar amidst deluge
  • ‘Meshmerizing’ Cosmo City with low-cost connectivity

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

  • Supporting NTN NB-IoT devices for GEO satellites
  • GNSS and Power-over-Fiber meets enterprise needs
  • Automatic switching between LMR and broadband
  • PlanAI to empower telcos to increase ARPU

WORLD NEWS

  • BT Group implements ‘cell sleep’ across EE mobile sites
  • BSNL suffers second breach in 6 months
  • Orange to deploy Private 5G SA networks for Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
  • Elisa starts XGS-PON buildout

 

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March/April 2024

March/April 2024

NEWS

  • Africa’s DC capacity to grow 50% by 2026
  • Congo to connect universities
  • MSTelecom picks Angosat-2 for broadband
  • SEACOM debuts LEO satellite services

WIRELESS BUSINESS

  • AMN employs Starlink in Nigeria
  • Cameroon targets digital consular services
  • Tigo expands fibre in Tanzania
  • Telecel ponders MTN Guinea buyout

ON THE NETWORK

  • Hybrid satcoms for in-flight connectivity

FEATURE

  • What happens when the cables go out?

FEATURE

  • Advancing critical national services

VIEW FROM THE TOP

  • Defending against SIM swap fraud

WIRELESS USERS

  • Connecivity upgrades for Africa Mercy
  • Greenfield networks for Côte d’Ivoire Terminal

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

  • WiFi 7 test platform emaulates real world
  • BSS Magic streamlines telco operations
  • WiFi and satellite combined for schools
  • Simplifying multi-vendor telco operations

WORLD NEWS

  • Moratelindo opts for remote peering
  • Orange Moldova to test 5G
  • Sepura scores ambulance deal extension
  • Philippines begins national fibre project

 

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January / February 2024

January / February 2024

NEWS

  • Econet Lesotho launches 5G
  • Tigo tackles SMS fraud
  • Orange to deploy deep sleep mode
  • Seacom to expand through SSA

WIRELESS BUSINESS

  • Rwanda: e-government transactions up 30%
  • COMESA to investigate Airtel Africa and ATC
  • SBIN exempt from duties and taxes
  • Unitel to enter stock market

ON THE NETWORK

  • Uniting banks, telcos and insurance

FEATURE

  • Tower sharing to connect a continent

FEATURE

  • Does Africa need 5G?

INDUSTRY VIEW

  • Lessons in monetising 5G

WIRELESS USERS

  • LNX Solutions deploys rugged LoRaWAN
  • Ukhozi Tracker adopts non-steered SIMs

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

  • VSG supports HF wireless communications
  • Nebula246 radio now supports 2G devices
  • IoT multiband combination antennas
  • Release 17 5G RedCap modem-RF system

WORLD NEWS

  • BSNL swaps Tamil Nadu copper for fibre
  • Port of Antwerp enhances network
  • Orange-MASMOVIL JV cleared
  • Tele2 Latvia achieves full 5G coverage

 

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November / December 2023

November / December 2023

NEWS

  • Orange Botswana opens tier 3 DC
  • CRAN launches 5G awareness campaign
  • Tigo Tanzania zones in on mobile banking
  • Africa world-leading in cyber-attacks

WIRELESS BUSINESS

  • Swiftnet up for sale
  • Ethiopia abandons third telco licence
  • Nigeria’s ICT sector falters
  • Senegal targets universal digital access

ON THE NETWORK

  • LEO systems for humanitarian relief

FEATURE

  • Digging toward a smarter future

FEATURE

  • AI - what’s in it for MNOs?

INDUSTRY VIEW

  • Mobile innovation in underdeveloped nations

WIRELESS USERS

  • Safeguarding at ZimParks with hybrid comms
  • Africa’s largest IoT conservation network

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

  • NTN capabilities connect the unconnected
  • Sitetracker adds GIS for towerco design
  • Try before you buy cloud lab
  • Compact wireless private connectivity for SMEs

WORLD NEWS

  • OneComm launches Bermuda’s first 5G
  • Marlink brings connectivity to North Pole
  • Axiata to exit Nepal
  • Algar Telecom to expand 5G to 32 cities

 

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September / October 2023

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

 

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July/August 2023

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
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May/June 2023

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
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March / April 2023

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

 

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January / February 2023

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

 

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November / December 2022

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

 

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Sep / Oct 2022

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

 

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