14 April 2025

“Next Starts Now” as Ericsson participates in GITEX Africa 2025 , as a key sponsor, taking place from 14-16 April in Marrakech, Morocco. GITEX Africa provides an important platform for industry leaders like Ericsson to showcase the latest solutions designed to drive the continent’s connectivity and digital evolution.

Visitors to the Ericsson booth will have the opportunity to engage with industry experts and explore how the company’s advanced solutions in network infrastructure, automation, enterprise business, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can play a transformative role in Africa’s diverse industries, from smart cities and mobility to telecommunications and beyond.

03 April 2025

The integration of Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) with Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) is set to transform global connectivity, particularly in remote and underserved regions. By allowing IoT devices to communicate directly via satellites, this advancement ensures seamless coverage in areas where traditional terrestrial networks are either limited or entirely absent.

A significant breakthrough in this field occurred earlier this year when Mavenir and Terrestar Solutions Inc. successfully completed the industry’s first Voice over NB-IoT (VoNB) call in NTN mode. Conducted over a 3GPP-standardized NTN S-band spectrum, the call utilized Sony’s Altair ALT1250 module along with Mavenir’s Open RAN and Converged Packet Core technologies. This achievement not only demonstrated the feasibility of integrating voice services over NB-IoT in NTN environments but also paved the way for broader adoption of satellite-enabled IoT solutions.