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…
Tunisia ready to launch its first satellite next year The 65th Independence anniversary of Tunisia will have a special print March next year. Tunisian Telnet Holding Group will be…
“MNOs need new revenue streams to safeguard their future” – Upstream Deputy CEO, Kostas Kastanis “Potential”, “digital growth” and “new revenues” are three keywords characterizing Nigeria’s telecom market. That’s according to mobile technology company, Upstream, who…
Egypt to schedule big space projects for 2022 Mohamed El-Qosi, the CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency reported that the agency is planning new major space projects to…
First African SBAS open service: a new era of satellite navigation performance augmentation in the region The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, ASECNA (https://ASECNAonline.asecna.aero), has started to broadcast a SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation…
WEF summit rescheduled over COVID-19 fears The 2021 World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting of business leaders and politicians has been called off for January due to…
New country to connect to EllaLink submarine cable West African island nation Cape Verde has begun construction of a technical station and terminal to house the EllaLink submarine…
Benya Cables, Africa Data Centres enter into strategic agreement Benya Cables, subsidiary of Benya Holding, has partnered with Africa Data Centres to secure vital resources for fiber optic infrastructure…
DZS appoints Charlie Vogt as President and CEO DASAN Zhone Solutions, a leading enabler of the emerging hyper-connected, hyper-broadband world, has announced the appointment of Charlie Vogt as…
PCCW inaugurates Console Connect in all Global Switch data centers worldwide PCCW Global today announced that its Console Connect Software-Defined Interconnection® (SDI® ) platform is now available in many more data…
Infinera upgrades spectrum capacity on MainOne submarine cable for Orange Infinera announced that Orange deployed spectrum capacity with Infinera’s submarine solution on its MainOne submarine cable, a new network built…
Ecobank Nigeria eases digital money transfers Ecobank has extended its zero-charge fee for digital money transfers below N5,000 till the end of September this year. In…
