Kenyan Digital Service Tax implemented and concerns start to rise Into effect since the first day of the year, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) announced the newly introduced Digital Service Tax…
ICASA receives 6 5G spectrum applications The ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) has received six applications for 5G spectrum, in response to its Invitation…
BENYA empowers African youth through ‘Africa IoT & Ai Challenge’ After the great success of the Arab IoT & Ai Challenge that started 2 years ago in the MENA region,…
IEC Telecom and Thuraya reveal new virtual satcom system IEC Telecom and Thuraya introduced Orion Edge V (“V” for virtual), a state-of-the-art satcom system which offers an affordable VSAT-like…
Zimbabwe keen to connect all districts to the internet The Zimbabwe Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) expressed its ambition to connect all districts in the country to the…
Iridium Communications announced historic satellite and maritime achievement Iridium Communications Inc., the only mobile voice and data satellite communications network that spans the entire globe, announced a historic…
VIAVI Solutions presents new optical fiber meter for confident installations VIAVI Solutions announces the launch of the Optimeter, a brand-new optical fiber meter specifically developed to address the challenges faced…
Women in Technology – Negating the ‘Bro-Culture’ AfricaCom and AfricaTech have become synonymous with industry change in the digital infrastructure and emerging technology space, their evolution, as…
SES seals new partnerships to expand their NGSO communications system SES announced Gilat and ST Engineering iDirect as its latest technology partners who will be developing the core infrastructure modem…
Starlink beta surprises users with up to 150 Mbps satellite internet Many people who had signed up on SpaceX’s Starlink website to hear updates about the public beta testing of Starlink…
Ripe NCC increases awareness about Internet governance in a virtual session The RIPE NCC recently organised a special webinar on Internet governance and its impact on the economy. The RIPE NCC…
Africa’s largest MNO contributes in $1mn satellite equipment order Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that during its first quarter of fiscal 2021, its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., which is…
