Mobile operator Zain rolled out 4G in South Sudan. The South Sudanese Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies and Postal Services has stated that the entry of the telecoms company into this market segment is the result of successful negotiations with the National Communications Authority (NCA). The CEO of Zain South Sudan, Khalid Abdalla, said, “We [...]
Mobile operator Expresso Telecom in Senegal, a subsidiary of Sudanese Sudatel, has finally obtained the confirmation of the telecom regulator to launch 4G, after several months of negotiations. The arrangement was signed last February 26, 2021, when a delegation of the Sudanese telecom group arrived in Senegal. Led by Magdi Taha the CEO of Sudatel, [...]
MTN Ivory Coast has improved its capacities of its telecoms network which will allow the inhabitants of Abidjan to access the 4.5G. This new service will offer the consumers of MTN Ivory Coast with more speed with a browsing speed of at least 200 Mb / s, allowing users to download 15 min of video [...]
MTN Uganda has rolled out the second edition of the MTN Dabolo promotion that will see MTN subscribers enjoy a 100% bonus on daily data bundles. The promotion known MTN Dabolo 4G will only be accessible for subscribers using 4G SIM cards and will run for six weeks. First launched in 2019, MTN Dabolo which was meant [...]
Alphabet’s Loon has officially began operating its commercial internet-service in Kenya. Loon said its service would initially cover 50,000 square kilometers in western and central parts of Kenya. The firm has partnered with local telecommunications operator Telkom Kenya to beam 4G internet from its solar-powered balloons. Rather than delivering connectivity from the ground through cell [...]
Orange Botswana has rolled out LTE-A services, boosting data transfer rates on its 4G network. The upgrades are being branded 4G+ and have already been introduced in Greater Gaborone (which houses about 10 per cent of the country’s population) and Francistown, the country’s second-largest city. LTE-A services will soon be accessible in most parts of [...]
Mobile operator Vodacom will use Alphabet’s Loon balloon-carried base stations to extend its coverage in Mozambique. The balloons will be 20km above the ground in the provinces of Cabo Delgado and Niassa, in the north of the country close to the border with Tanzania. Loon’s CEO, Alastair Westgarth declared, “We view this as the first [...]
The government of Niger has awarded a 4G license to operator Zamani Com. Zamani Com is the new owner of mobile operator Orange Niger which has been awarded a 15-year license for the establishment and operation of a 4G network in Niger. The first operator to plan 4G offer in the country is Airtel. The [...]
Data provider, rain, has introduced an unlimited 4G data offering at R479 per month. The CEO of rain, Willem Roos said, “rain’s goal is to offer South Africans a choice of affordable unlimited data products. Following President Ramaphosa’s address to the nation pertaining to the Covid-19 pandemic, we accelerated the go-live date of our 24/7 unlimited 4G [...]
Kenyans will enjoy high-speed and affordable internet facilities with the help of Google Loon and Telkom Kenya. This development comes after the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) signed an agreement with Google Loon, allowing them to fly their balloons over the Kenyan airspace beaming high-speed internet. President Uhuru Kenyatta said this will help Kenyans in [...]
