January/February 2025

NEWS

• Cell C sets sight upon 5G
• Zimbabwe commissions mobile learning truck
• Malawi advances digital passport system
• Unitel opts for solar at 300 sites

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Camtel makes new hires
• Benin cracks down on SIM registration
• Djezzy enters the cloud
• Safaricom goes digital with billing

VIEW FROM THE TOP

• Autonomous TowerCos

FEATURE

• The end of the in-house MNO data centre?

FEATURE

• Filling tower technology gaps

WIRELESS USERS

• Namibia mine enhances driver safety via TETRA
• Endeavour Mining strikes gold with DMR

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• mmWave testing made simpler
• Amdocs streamlines fibre deployment
• 5G FWA and WiFi access products
• Compact GNSS receiver modules

WORLD NEWS

• Telecom Argentina goes green
• Tech companies team up for safety
• Telna signs major eSIM roaming deal
• Vodafone pilots drones for mobile masts

November/December 2024

NEWS

• Vodacom Western Cape invests for festive season
• MTN Congo signs up for Digital Transformation Acceleration Project
• ITU: 2.6 billion remain offline in 2024
• Zambia launches free WiFi at InterCity bus station

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• MTN CloudPlay brings mobile gaming to South Africa
• Galaxy Backbone and WIOCC to partner on broadband
• Algerian telco modernisation
• Guinea and Sierra Leone sign cooperation framework

ON THE NETWORK

• Unlocking 5G monetization: an opportunity telcos can’t afford to miss

FEATURE

• Connecting Africa from orbit

VIEW FROM THE TOP

• Reduce, reuse, recycle: greening telecommunications

FEATURE

• IS mobile money bridging the digital divide?

WIRELESS USERS

• Nigeria scores solar-powered public Wi-Fi courtesy of HFCL
• BLU benefits from ‘LTE in a Box’

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• Corero CORE offers cloud-based infrastructure protection
• Smallest and lowest power SiP for cellular IoT
• Latest wireless transceiver cut energy costs and boost computation power
• Elevāt’s Ecosystem Management Platform simplifies IoT OEM communications

WORLD NEWS

• International Advisory Body for Submarine Cable Resilience launched
• Frog Cellsat wins new transport DAS deal
• Ukraine makes UAH2.8 billion from spectrum auction
• CelcomDigi renews tower deals

September/October 2024

NEWS

• Tmcel to up game with Ericsson deal
• Vodacom to support smart city solutions
• Madagascar announces new affordable fibre
• Zimbabwe calls for more affordable handsets

WIRELESS BUSINESS

• Egypt seizes illegal telco equipment
• ARCEP lays in to Togocom and Moov Africa Togo
• Kenya ups ante with new ISPs
• South Sudan’s operators hike prices

ON THE NETWORK

• Enterprise sales verticalization

FEATURE

• Transforming Africa – one device at a time

FEATURE

• Data sovereignty and the MNO

INDUSTRY VIEW

• The continuing importance of DMR

WIRELESS USERS

• Digital DAS connectivity for AFCON 2024
• Innibos Festival gains multi-gigabit backhaul

WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

• STARLINE 1.8GHz ESD amplifier
• Integrated microgrid power
• IoT platform for MNO monetisation
• SiP accelerates IoT deployments

WORLD NEWS

• Nokia to reinforce Vietnam’s 5G
• Viasat tests D2D with BSNL
• Bangladesh’s regulator fines MNOs
• RACSA to deploy Costa Rica’s first 5G SA

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

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

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

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

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

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