Ooredoo Qatar has announced the launch of a Nokia-powered cloud-native core network for commercial 5G services. The new facilities will enable Ooredoo Qatar to bring new use cases such as Industrial IOT (IIoT), Voice over Broadband (VoBB), Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) to its subscribers. The cloud-native core is essential to meet the critical business objectives [...]
Batelco has just announced that fiber speeds will be boosted by up to 5 times for all its fiber internet customers with no additional charges till the end of October. Customers will benefit from the full potential of the internet and enjoy all kinds of digital entertainments including games, movies, video calls and social media [...]
Telkom is planning to transition its subscribers from copper-based internet to fibre technology in all fibre-ready regions South Africa. The company explained that this change would definitely enhance speeds, lessen maintenance costs and fix the issue of copper cable theft. The Director of Product Development and Management of Telkom, Steven White, stated, “Fibre is a [...]
Etisalat has introduced a brand-new OTT service called SwitchTV in the UAE. The app, which can be downloaded from the Apple App Store, Google Play or the new Huawei App Gallery, is accessible to all UAE residents, regardless of their mobile carrier or home internet service. Etisalat subscribers accessing SwitchTV will benefit from data-free streaming [...]
Tata Communications has been awarded a ‘Type B’ telecom license in Saudi Arabia. Under the license, Tata Communications is entitled to be an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and offer related telecom services to enterprises. “The Type B telecom license in KSA, will enable us to seamlessly bring carrier-neutral services like internet connectivity, public/private cloud, cyber [...]
Orange and NSIA have partnered together to launch Orange Bank Africa across Ivory Coast. The new service will offer clients a range of savings and micro credit services allowing customers to borrow as little as 5,000 CFA using their mobile phone. Orange Chairman and CEO, Stéphane Richard, said: “New technology is needed to strengthen financial [...]
Africell, new licensee in Angola is set to launch its commercial services by mid-2021.Earlier this month, Africell was officially confirmed as Angola’s fourth recipient of a Unified Global License which will allow fixed, mobile, internet and pay TV services. The company is still in negotiation with the Angolan government regarding the final terms of the [...]
Rain, South Africa’s operator, has launched Africa’s first standalone 5G network in partnership with Huawei. Currently available in Cape Town, the network will cover areas Sea Point, Claremont, Goodwood, Bellville, Durbanville, and Cape Town City Center. “Our SA 5G will enable the industries ‘digital transformation in the future, such as smart healthcare, smart ports, smart [...]
Etisalat, has launched SwitchTV, a new direct-to-consumer (D2C) service based on Synamedia’s Infinite cloud TV platform. Etisalat has partnered with Synamedia as its technology provides flexibility, security and ability to support, monetise and scale multi-screen service with both free and premium live TV channels, catch-ups and on demand. “The SwitchTV OTT service represents a step [...]
Vodacom Group has partnered with digital platform Alipay to create a ‘superapp’ for South Africa which will be operational as from next year. “We already offer South African customers an ecosystem of innovative digital financial services products, but this technology partnership with Alipay will enable us to be on par with leading global digital counterparts [...]
