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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 11/21/2019
South African mobile operator Telkom may be gaining mobile customers by the truckload, but it is generating less revenue from each of them than it was a year ago.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 11/20/2019
South Africa's telecommunications regulator has poured cold water on MTN and Cell C's new national roaming agreement, saying it may need more regulatory approvals than the telcos let on.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 11/19/2019
Vodacom is focusing heavily on continuing 4G rollout across its five operations in Africa while preparing for the launch of 5G in South Africa.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 11/18/2019
South African operator Telkom has finally confirmed it is wooing fellow mobile service provider Cell C.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 11/18/2019
Connecting Africa Editor Paula Gilbert and Telecoms.com Deputy Editor Jamie Davies provide insights into the final day of AfricaCom 2019 and a summary of the conference in general, including how Africa is embracing the 'Fourth Industrial Revolution' and the rise of smart feature phones in Africa.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 11/15/2019
The smart feature phone revolution continued at AfricaCom 2019 with the launch of a number of new devices that run the KaiOS mobile operating system.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 11/14/2019
Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has announced a direct land-based fiber link connecting East to West Africa. The new coast-to-coast digital corridor follows the completion of Liquid Telecom's new high-capacity fiber link running 2,600km across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 11/14/2019
Connecting Africa Editor Paula Gilbert chats about key topics from day two at AfricaCom 2019, including 4G vs. 5G, Liquid Telecom's new fiber link between East and West Africa, and the rise of the super-app.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 11/13/2019
Connecting Africa Editor Paula Gilbert and Telecoms.com Deputy Editor Jamie Davies provide their insights into topics such as spectrum availability and digital inclusion from the first day of AfricaCom 2019.
AfricaCom Perspectives, 11/11/2019
The possibilities that the Internet of Things (IoT) and its millions of connected devices create are infinite and can bring many benefits to consumers and society as a whole. However, they could also leave users open to devastating vulnerabilities if not properly secured.
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Connecting Africa Editor Paula Gilbert and Telecoms.com Deputy Editor Jamie Davies provide insights into the final day of AfricaCom 2019 and a ...
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