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Connecting Africa, 12/7/2018
PRESS RELEASE -- - OPPO has made a range of new announcements at its technology, citing an increase in Research and Design budget to Kshs 146.5 billion (10 billion RMB or about USD 1.43 billion) next year - a 150 percent year-on-year increase - and that the company would continue to increase investment on a yearly basis.
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Ray Le Maistre, International Group Editor, Light Reading, 12/6/2018
Ever on the hunt for greater efficiencies, Safaricom has begun a trial of a new mobile network base station design that aims to efficiently enhance coverage in urban areas.
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Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 12/4/2018
Despite a slow start for 4G in the country, Nigeria's regulator is planning for the roll out of 5G networks in the country from 2020 onwards.
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Connecting Africa, 12/4/2018
PRESS RELASE -- Safaricom has introduced Zuri, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot assistant available on Telegram and Facebook Messenger.
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Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 11/29/2018
MTN's 4G service will be available to more than 90% of South Africa's population, more than 50 million people, by the end of 2018, making it the first mobile operator to hit that milestone, according to the operator.
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PRESS RELEASE, 11/27/2018
PRESS RELEASE -- Africa's mobile phone market declined 2.1% quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q3 2018 according to the latest figures announced today by International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and consulting firm newly released Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows overall shipments for the quarter totaled 52.6 million units, with ...
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Ray Le Maistre, International Group Editor, Light Reading, 11/26/2018
Orange is committed to bringing 5G services to Africa and the Middle East (AME) from 2020, but there are still some significant challenges to overcome, particularly related to power consumption and low-cost network infrastructure solutions.
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PRESS RELEASE, 11/16/2018
PRESS RELEASE -- MTN South Africa and Ericsson have announced South Africa's first 5G customer trial, a deployment using a fixed wireless access site at technology company Netstar's headquarters in Midrand.
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PRESS RELEASE, 11/15/2018
CAPE TOWN -- The AfricaCom Awards 2018, supported by Founding Awards Sponsor PCCW Global, was a colourful and festive Mardi Gras-themed event last night. Held in Cape Town during AfricaCom (13 - 15 November 2018), guests celebrated and acknowledged those trailblazers who are leading digital inclusion, connectivity and digital development on the African ...
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António Nunes, CEO, Angola Cables, 12/6/2018
At the end of 2017, it was estimated that there were more than four and a half billion internet users in Africa, representing just 10.9 percent of global internet population*. This may appear to be only a fraction of the estimated 1.2 billion people living on the continent but Africa is one of the fastest-growing users of international internet ...
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