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Discover new opportunities in cloud communications

Information Resources
11/25/2020

This whitepaper outlines the opportunities for enterprises and communications service providers in migrating their telecom infrastructure to the cloud, as they seek to improve customer loyalty and increase profitability.

Implement new connections at speed to keep pace with growing demand

Information Resources
11/25/2020

This case study outlines how – by working with a global telecom provider like BICS – Africa’s first hyperscale network infrastructure provider, WIOCC, was able to ensure speed of delivery, reliable connectivity and an enhanced customer experience while scaling capacity within days

Econet and X's Project Taara join forces to connect Africa

Paula Gilbert
11/11/2020

Econet Group and Google X's Project Taara are teaming up to deploy new high-speed Internet technology to communities across sub-Saharan Africa.

Orange launches pan-West African fiber network

Paula Gilbert
11/10/2020

Orange has announced a massive fiber-optic network in West Africa, called Djoliba, which is a first-of-its-kind pan-West African backbone.

Telkom SA continues strong mobile growth

Paula Gilbert
11/10/2020

Telkom South Africa saw its mobile data traffic grow 81% over the past six months and mobile data revenue increase by 53.8%.

Vodafone Egypt gets additional ten-year spectrum license

Paula Gilbert
11/5/2020

Vodafone Egypt has acquired a block of 2.6GHz spectrum for $540 million which it says will significantly expand its network capacity.

Podcast: Infinera's Tim Doiron on TIP, open networking and how vendors adapt

Connecting Africa Video
11/2/2020

Infinera's Tim Doiron discusses open networking and Infinera's role in a recent Telecom Infra Project deployment.

Nearly half the world has never used the Internet

Paula Gilbert
10/28/2020

Nearly half of the global adult population has never used the Internet, and the majority live in Africa and South Asia, according to a recent ITU report.

New report shows digital gender gap in Ghana, Uganda

Paula Gilbert
10/23/2020

The digital gender gap stands at almost 43% in Uganda and 5.8% in Ghana, according to the World Wide Web Foundation's new Women's Rights Online Report.

Hot startup of the month: Nigeria's VNTS

Tom Jackson
10/22/2020

Nigerian startup VNTS manufactures network devices that solve last-mile connectivity and last-inch Wi-Fi signal issues using existing electrical cabling.

Safaricom contributed 6% of Kenya's GDP

Paula Gilbert
10/16/2020

Safaricom's 2020 Sustainable Business Report places its overall social impact over the past year at 6% of Kenya's GDP.

Comment: Smart phone Access - UberDOST8022 - 10/10/2020

Airtel, Samsung in smartphone financing deal

Paula Gilbert
10/7/2020

Airtel Africa is partnering with Mastercard, Samsung and Asante Financial Services to launch a smartphone financing project as a way to entice users to upgrade from feature phones to smartphones.

COVID-19 exposes West Africa's digital education divide

Paula Gilbert
10/6/2020

Africa Web Services CEO Dr. Momar Dieng told West Africa Com that the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the education system and highlighted the region's digital divide when it comes to learning.

West Africa Com 2020: EduTech in focus

Connecting Africa Video
10/6/2020

The CEOs of CyberSmart Africa and Africa Web Services discuss EduTech in West Africa

MTN Zambia signs fiber deal with ZTE

Connecting Africa News
10/5/2020

MTN Zambia and ZTE have signed a partnership to construct a cross-border optical transmission network backbone, promising better connectivity and lower data costs for Zambians.

SA operators allowed to keep COVID-19 emergency spectrum longer

Paula Gilbert
10/1/2020

South Africa's telecoms regulator says operators don't have to give back temporary 4G and 5G spectrum until March next year.

Strong mobile growth predicted for sub-Saharan Africa – GSMA

Paula Gilbert
9/30/2020

Nearly half a billion people subscribe to mobile services in sub-Saharan Africa with 4.3% annual growth predicted until 2025.

SA, Kenya and Nigeria hit by millions of cyberattacks

Connecting Africa News
9/23/2020

South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria have seen 28 million malware attacks and 102 million potentially unwanted application detections so far in 2020 says Kaspersky.

Telkom brings KaiOS smart feature phones to Kenya

Connecting Africa News
9/16/2020

Kenya is the latest country to roll out popular KaiOS–enabled smart feature phones with Telkom Kenya this week launching a new device.

Comment: regulatory - Ombega - 9/15/2020

East Africa's digital economy needs progressive policy – Kenyan regulator

Paula Gilbert
9/14/2020

Communications Authority of Kenya's Mercy Wanjau told East Africa Com digital economies must have progressive policy and regulation on spectrum, data protection and digital taxation.

Comment: Poor Social Environment - UberDOST8022 - 9/11/2020

View4all.tv targets education in SA with zero data costs

Paula Gilbert
9/11/2020

View4all.tv founder Gregory Sheppard chats to Connecting Africa about the free content delivery platform providing both educational and entertainment content in SA with no data costs.

Nigeria sees mobile subs boom – Ericsson

Paula Gilbert
9/8/2020

According to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report stats, Africa added 12 million new mobile subscriptions during Q2 2020, half of which were in Nigeria.

Ericsson, UNICEF partner to map school Internet connectivity

Connecting Africa News
8/28/2020

Ericsson and UNICEF are joining forces to map school connectivity in 35 countries, 13 of which are in Africa.

Women in Tech Interview: GoDaddy regional director Selina Bieber

Paula Gilbert
8/26/2020

GoDaddy's regional director for MENAT and South Africa, Selina Bieber, talks about working with female entrepreneurs in Africa, and the things that connect us.

Join us for the AfricaCom 2020 Digital Symposium

Paula Gilbert
8/14/2020

On August 18 and 20, Connecting Africa and AfricaCom will run a two-day Digital Symposium covering the 2020 outlook, 5G, mobile money, connectivity and more.

African lockdowns boost Vodacom data traffic

Paula Gilbert
7/23/2020

Vodacom recorded major data traffic growth over the past three months with COVID-19 lockdowns forcing Africans to work and study from home.

Comment: Tech & Support - janewood321 - 7/23/2020

Telkom SA pushing customers from DSL to fiber

Connecting Africa News
7/22/2020

Telkom is moving forward with plans to kill off its copper-based fixed-line offerings and shift customers to new-generation technologies.

Rain debuts standalone 5G network in Cape Town

Connecting Africa News
7/20/2020

Rain and Huawei have launched what they are calling Africa's first commercial standalone 5G network.

Africa Tech Festival aims to virtually unite tech and talent

Connecting Africa News
7/16/2020

The Virtual Africa Tech Festival is on a mission to unite tech and talent in Africa and drive digital transformation by bringing the continent's tech industry together in a fully virtual event.

New Virtual Africa Tech Festival launched

Industry Announcements
7/15/2020

AfricaCom and AfricaTech will go ahead as virtual events, as part of the new Virtual Africa Tech Festival.

Comment: MTN Digital Transformation - shash-massiverocket - 7/14/2020

Nigeria will have 246M mobile subs by 2025 – Omdia

Paula Gilbert
7/10/2020

Market research firm forecasting that mobile subscriptions in Nigeria will hit 246 million in 2025, rising from 180 million in 2019.

Podcast: What's the story with mobile data in Africa?

Connecting Africa News
7/9/2020

Paula Gilbert joins Light Reading's 'What's the Story?' podcast to discuss current trends around mobile data in Africa and their broader impact on the region and industry at large.

Balloon-powered 4G takes flight in Kenya

Paula Gilbert
7/8/2020

Balloon-powered 4G is now available in Kenya's rural areas through a project between Loon and Telkom Kenya.

MTN named SA's best mobile network during lockdown

Paula Gilbert
7/8/2020

MTN has been ranked as South Africa's best network during the COVID-19 lockdown in the country, according to a new report from MyBroadband Insights.

Comment: VANU MTN ZAMBIA Deal - [email protected] - 7/7/2020

Telma launches commercial 5G in Madagascar

Connecting Africa News
7/1/2020

Telma has become the first operator to launch a 5G commercial network in Madagascar, powered by Ericsson.

Malawi gets community Wi-Fi boost from Liquid Telecom and Mbora

Connecting Africa News
7/1/2020

Social enterprise Mbora is joining forces with Liquid Telecom to provide free connectivity to community hubs in Malawi.

MTN 5G goes live in South Africa

Paula Gilbert
6/30/2020

MTN has launched 5G across 100 sites in South Africa and made some big promises about its future rollout if it gets access to the spectrum it needs.

Vodacom Business and Microsoft SA partner to deliver a Digital Education Platform

Industry Announcements
6/23/2020

Vodacom Business and Microsoft are partnering to deliver a Digital Education Platform in South Africa.

Telkom SA's profit falls despite mobile success

Paula Gilbert
6/22/2020

Despite strong growth in its mobile business, the South African operator saw a major drop in group earnings over the past year.

Liquid Telecom SA CEO calls it quits

Paula Gilbert
6/18/2020

Reshaad Sha is leaving his role as CEO of Liquid Telecom South Africa at the end of August.

Registrations open for fully virtual West Africa Com 2020 event

Industry Announcements
6/5/2020

Informa Tech has decided to move West Africa Com to a fully virtual event this year from September 30 to October 1, 2020.

SA smartphone numbers jump, but fixed broadband subs drop

Paula Gilbert
6/4/2020

A report from South Africa's telecoms regulator shows that smartphone subscriptions in the country are now at over 90%, while a drop in DSL subscriptions saw fixed broadband subscriptions decrease by almost 20% in 2019.

Exclusive: MTN Zambia and Vanu to provide off-grid connectivity

Paula Gilbert
5/19/2020

Vanu has been selected by MTN to extend mobile connectivity to Zambia's off-grid communities.

5G in Africa is inevitable, but not imminent – GSMA

Paula Gilbert
5/15/2020

GSMA Africa Head, Akinwale Goodluck, believes Africa needs to get a few more things right before 5G can significantly roll out on the continent.

New '2Africa' mega subsea cable announced

Connecting Africa News
5/14/2020

The new 2Africa cable will be one of the world's largest subsea cable projects, connecting 23 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.

Loon brings balloon-powered Internet to Mozambique

Paula Gilbert
5/13/2020

Alphabet's balloon Internet project, Loon, has partnered with operator Vodacom to bring Internet connectivity to Mozambique's hard-to-reach areas.

Business expectations for ICT in East Africa at a new high

Industry Announcements
5/12/2020

New research from Omdia shows that business expectations for ICT are at a new high in East Africa.

Vodafone Egypt rakes in revenue ahead of sale

Paula Gilbert
5/12/2020

Vodafone Egypt saw a major revenue spike in the past financial year, while its parent group goes ahead with a planned sale to Saudi Telecom.

DFA granted a license in Zimbabwe

Connecting Africa News
5/8/2020

South African-based DFA has been granted an Internet Access Provider Class B license in Zimbabwe.

Sparkle expands to Morocco

Connecting Africa News
4/30/2020

Italian service provider Sparkle is expanding its reach into North Africa by opening a new point of presence in Casablanca, Morocco.

M-Pesa still a cash cow for Safaricom, but COVID-19 impact looms

Paula Gilbert
4/29/2020

Safaricom's M-Pesa continues to be a strong revenue driver for the operator, but it is anticipating a negative short-term impact from the COVID-19 pandemic.

ZTE's African growth plans

Paula Gilbert
4/28/2020

ZTE has been actively trialing 5G technology in Africa but still sees 3G and 4G as big growth areas for its business on the continent.

Comment: MTN DATA - Ekeyoung12 - 4/26/2020

SatADSL and YahClick join forces to provide satellite connectivity to Sub-Saharan Africa

Industry Announcements
4/22/2020

Belgian SatADSL and Emirati YahClick are partnering to enhance their connectivity offerings across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Liquid Telecom announces new CEO in Zambia

Connecting Africa News
4/16/2020

Liquid Telecom has appointed Mark Townsend as CEO of its Zambia business.

SA telcos pledge big in COVID-19 battle

Paula Gilbert
4/16/2020

South Africa's mobile operators are making sizable pledges toward the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as spending on improving network capacity.

Hot startup of the month: Solar-powered Wi-Fi network provider Tizeti

Connecting Africa News
4/15/2020

Nigerian startup, Tizeti, is bringing Internet access to West Africa by combining Wi-Fi connectivity and solar power.

Facebook launches Coronavirus Information Center in 17 African countries

Industry Announcements
4/14/2020

The social network is expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to 17 more countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Comment: Not in support - Perfect360hub - 4/10/2020

SA releases emergency spectrum for COVID-19 broadband demand

Paula Gilbert
4/7/2020

South Africa's telecoms regulator is releasing emergency spectrum to meet the spike in broadband services demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mauritania's CSS and Forsway Scandinavia to boost West African broadband connectivity

Industry Announcements
4/7/2020

Mauritanian satellite services provider CSS and Forsway Scandinavia join forces.

New dates for Connecting Africa event series

Industry Announcements
4/1/2020

Informa Tech has announced new dates for East Africa Com and West Africa Com.

WACS cable break slows SA Internet, again

Paula Gilbert
3/31/2020

South Africa is once again experiencing slow Internet as the West Africa Cable System (WACS) suffered its third major fault in 2020.

Comment: Is it worth? - jedarmawan - 3/28/2020

Hot startup of the month: Mini-Internet network provider NodeOne

Connecting Africa News
3/27/2020

Rwandan-founded NodeOne has developed a hardware and software package that enables anyone, anywhere to create small, affordable Internet networks.

Telkom SA to cut IP Connect pricing

Paula Gilbert
3/26/2020

Telkom has come to an agreement with the SA Competition Commission to address concerns over IP Connect pricing and reducing the digital divide.

MTN to give SA users 20MB free data every day

Paula Gilbert
3/20/2020

MTN SA has promised to reduce its smaller data bundle prices by between 25% and 50% and is offering 20MB daily free data to users.

What African operators are doing to help during COVID-19 outbreak

Paula Gilbert
3/18/2020

African operators are stepping up to help during the COVID-19 outbreak which is now affecting at least 30 African nations.

Telkom job cuts to cost $90M

Paula Gilbert
3/16/2020

Telkom's plan to shed around 3,000 jobs is going to cost the telecoms operator about R1.5 billion (US$90 million) and will have a negative impact on its earnings for the 2020 financial year.

Telkom selling 53 properties in SA

Paula Gilbert
3/6/2020

The operator is auctioning off 53 properties in South Africa as it moves forward with plans to modernize its network and improve efficiency.

Sub-Saharan Africa still struggling with mobile gender gap

Paula Gilbert
3/5/2020

Sub-Saharan Africa remains the second-worst region in the world when it comes to the mobile gender gap, according to a new GSMA report.

Orange and SES team up on O3b mPower Communications System

Industry Announcements
2/27/2020

Orange will be the first global telecom operator to integrate satellite-based terabit-scale O3b mPower communications system in its network, to support the growing demand for connectivity in Africa.

Econet throws hat in ring for Ethiopia license – report

Paula Gilbert
2/25/2020

Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa's company is reportedly looking into a telecom license in Ethiopia.

South Africa's international connectivity fully restored

Industry Announcements
2/20/2020

The dual fault on two undersea cable systems has been repaired, fully restoring Internet connectivity in South Africa

Vodacom facing trouble in Lesotho

Paula Gilbert
2/20/2020

The Lesotho Communications Authority is not happy with Vodacom and has fined it $549,000 – and is threatening to revoke its license.

Internet Solutions taps Liquid Telecom for 5G capacity

Connecting Africa News
2/18/2020

Liquid Telecom will provide Internet Solutions with wholesale 5G connectivity in South Africa.

Africa remains growth driver for Orange

Paula Gilbert
2/13/2020

Orange CEO Stéphane Richard says that once again in 2019, the Africa & Middle East region was a main growth driver for the Group.

MWC 2020 officially canceled

Paula Gilbert
2/13/2020

The GSMA has pulled the plug on this year's Mobile World Congress due to the impact of reactions to the coronavirus outbreak.

Comment: Interesting Read - Humphrey - 2/12/2020

World Bank pushes for telecoms investment in Africa

Connecting Africa News
2/5/2020

The World Bank is lobbying to get more investment for Africa's telecoms industry through the next phase of its African Regulatory Watch Initiative.

Vodacom to launch 5G services in SA in 2020

Paula Gilbert
2/4/2020

Vodacom says it expects to be able to launch 5G services in South Africa this year, with the help of a recent roaming agreement with Liquid Telecom.

Repairs underway to fix SA's slow Internet

Connecting Africa News
1/30/2020

Repairs have begun to fix a dual cable failure which has left South Africa and other parts of Africa with slow Internet.

Saudi Telecom to Buy Vodafone Egypt for $2.4B

Iain Morris
1/29/2020

Saudi incumbent could land one of the region's fastest-growing operators as it looks to keep expanding its international presence.

Ericsson Predicts 5G Take-Up for MEA in 2020

Paula Gilbert
1/29/2020

After a successful 2019 when it comes to 5G deals, Ericsson is predicting more 5G growth for the Middle East and Africa in 2020.

New Telecoms Licensing Regime in Uganda

Paula Gilbert
1/27/2020

Ugandan telecoms operators only have until a January 30 to meet the Uganda Communications Commission's deadline for a new licensing regime in the country.

MTN & ZTE Trial 5G in Uganda

Connecting Africa News
1/21/2020

MTN Uganda and ZTE have jointly tested East Africa's first 5G network.

Angola Cables Trials Cutting Edge Tech on Direct Subsea Link to US

Ray Le Maistre
1/20/2020

Using state-of-the-art optical technology, Angola Cables has forged a high-capacity subsea data connection between Africa and the US, via Brazil.

Liquid Telecom to Launch First 5G Wholesale Roaming Network Service in SA

Industry Announcements
1/20/2020

Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom plans to launch a 5G wholesale roaming service in South Africa in early 2020.

Angola Cables Trials Nokia's PSE-3

Industry Announcements
1/20/2020

Angola Cables is trialing an optical interconnect platform based on Nokia's Photonic Service Engine 3 (PSE-3) chipset as part of its plans to offer a direct data link between Africa and the US, via Brazil.

SA hit by slow Internet after dual cable failure

Connecting Africa News
1/17/2020

South Africa has been experiencing slow Internet speeds after two major undersea cables were hit by separate failures.

Telkom Planning Major Job Cuts

Paula Gilbert
1/16/2020

South Africa's Telkom could cut up to 3,000 jobs across a number of business units.

Facebook Appoints Regional Director for Middle East, Africa & Turkey

Industry Announcements
1/14/2020

Derya Matraş has been appointed as Facebook's lead for the Middle East, Africa and Turkey.

Internet Shutdowns Cost Africa $2B in 2019 – Report

Paula Gilbert
1/14/2020

Major Internet blackouts in 2019 cost African economies a combined $2.36 billion, according to a report from Top10VPN.com.

Angola Cables, CTM Seek Ways to Connect the World

Industry Announcements
1/8/2020

Angola Cables and CTM are exploring ways to enhance connectivity between Macau, mainland China, African Portuguese-speaking countries and Brazil.

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AI startups dominate Qualcomm Make in Africa 2024 shortlist

Qualcomm has announced the shortlisted startups for its Make in Africa 2024 mentorship program, and six out of the ten are related to AI.

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Africa Tech Festival 2024

November 11-14, 2024
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Uber's Marjorie Saint-Lot on inclusion and sustainability in Africa

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The 100 most influential African leaders in 2023

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Omdia View: March 2024

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The failure of four out of the five submarine cables deployed on the western shore of Africa in March 2024 led to a massive Internet outage across several countries. The outage fueled demand for satellite broadband, with SpaceX's Starlink becoming increasingly popular. That and more 5G and streaming news in the latest Omdia View.

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Omdia View: February 2024

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Highlights in February 2024 in the Middle East and Africa included 5G launches in Senegal and 5G trials in Egypt as well as Kenya's first 5G MVNO. Airtel also launched a new wholesale connectivity business while MTN and Huawei are planning a joint Innovation Technology Lab in South Africa – that and more in this month's Omdia View.

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