5G Investments Are Welcomed in Tanzania Tanzanian telecom operators will soon be able to conduct 5G mobile network trials. The Minister for Information, Communications, And Information…
Leading operators in Ghana sign national roaming agreement MTN Ghana and Vodafone Ghana announced significant progress in the bid to implement a national roaming service in Ghana amongst…
Orange to test AST SpaceMobile network coverage AST SpaceMobile, Inc., the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network designed to be accessible directly by…
New digital tax imposed in Ghana starting April Part of the digitalization agenda being pursued to promote voluntary tax compliance, Ghanaian authorities have created an e-commerce and digital…
In Algeria, 5G will see the light by the end of the year Minister of post and telecommunications, Karim Bibi Triki, announced that Algeria aims to launch 5G mobile networks “soon” and is…
Kenya plans to deploy 5G by 2022 This year, Kenya's telecom regulator is set to deploy its 5G network on a pilot basis. Matano Ndaro, director…
MTN Group to obtain new towers in South Africa MTN Group is set to acquire 5,709 new towers from IHS Towers in South Africa for $412 million, as the…
Vodacom Group to acquire 55% stake control of Vodafone Egypt Vodafone Group has agreed to transfer its 55% shareholding in Vodafone Egypt to Vodacom, its sub-Saharan African subsidiary. This transfer…
Rethinking your 5G infrastructure expansion Although the COVID-19 pandemic brought some disruption to wireless operator rollouts, the race to 5G has not slowed down. According…
Modern FTTH challenges require a fresh look at infrastructure By Dr Alper Turken, senior vice president service provider, Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East & Africa
GSMA calls for 2 GHz midband spectrum in Kenya Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) has called on Kenya’s mobile industry regulator to boost the country’s spectrum provision…
MTN set to roll out Open RAN in Africa MTN Group is leveraging its expansive footprint across Africa to test and ultimately deploy Open RAN – an innovative technology that…
