A multi-year distribution contract to extend high-speed network connectivity to South Africa has been confirmed after satellite operator Eutelsat Communications and infrastructure provider and telecommunications company Vox inked a distribution deal for Eutelsat Konnect capacity over South Africa. As from this month, Vox intends to leverage the operational flexibility and power of Eutelsat Konnect, the [...]
Orange Jordan has signed a three-year agreement with Nokia to deploy more than 100,000 units of Nokia Wi-Fi Beacons across the country. Nokia’s solution, including fibre modems and Wi-Fi beacons, will allow Orange Jordan to provide consistent Wi-Fi coverage even at the farthest places inside the premises. The Nokia beacons are available for both new [...]
Group Vivendi Africa (GVA) officially rolls out its broadband connectivity operations in Burkina Faso. The technology proposed by the company for its CanalBox offers – FTTH (Fiber to the Home)- offers optical fiber directly to the customer, whether an individual or a business. The Minister of Digital Economy of Burkina Faso, Hadja Fatimata Ouattara, said, [...]
du has announced the launch of its new Home Wireless Plan. The new wireless plan will enable customers to get unlimited instant internet for as little as AED 199 per month by just a plug and play service with immediate activation. New du Home Wireless customers will receive a router with internet connection and a [...]
Zain Bahrain has announced that it has successfully upgraded its fiber speed to further accelerate and strengthen high-speed connectivity across the country. It has also improved its fiber packages which will offer existing and new subscribers with the opportunity to experience up to six times faster speeds along with unlimited data. The move is part [...]
Eutelsat and its partner Facebook Connectivity are expanding the use of the Express Wi-Fi platform to offer broadband services to rural and remote end-users across new regions in Sub-Saharan Africa. The expansion will comprise of coverage over the areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Kenya, Madagascar, South [...]
Etisalat is deploying an autonomous 5G network based on the Etisalat A3 architecture in collaboration with Nokia to offer best-in-class customer experience, as 5G’s ultra-high bandwidth and low latency enhance service offerings and transform business models. 5G capabilities enable innovative applications in areas such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). It also addresses [...]
MTN has launched new capped fixed-LTE packages under its MyMTN Home and MyMTN Business plans. Customers get a monthly allocation of 50GB anytime data, 50GB night express data, 10GB music streaming data, and a 10GB bundle for video conferencing for only R269 per month. “We are harnessing the best network in South Africa to cater [...]
MTN South Africa has announced the launch of its Supersonic AirFibre offering. This new product is to overcome the lack of infrastructure in urban areas and rural communities by bringing fibre-quality connectivity to more households across the country. “We are breaking down the traditional barriers to entry that have denied much access to a modern, [...]
TelOne Zimbabwe signed an agreement with Eutelsat to bring high-quality satellite broadband, Konnect Africa. Eutelsat Konnect, is a new-generation High Throughput Satellite (HTS) that provides almost a complete coverage of Europe and sub-Saharan Africa with 75-gigabit per second (Gbps) of Ka-band across a network of 65 spot beams. Chipo Mtasa, Managing Director of TelOne, commented: [...]
