How often do you upgrade your smartphone? According to research by Strategy Analytics, for most people around the world, the answer is 2-3 years on average. Of course, in reality, people are forced to upgrade [c]
Safaricom Ethiopia has switched on its mobile telecommunications network and services in Addis Ababa, the country’s capital city. The Ethiopian government launched Digital Ethiopia 2025 to help the country realise its digital potential and leverage [c]
Equity’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), Equitel, has launched its fourth generation (4G) services. The new 4G high-speed broadband network offers faster speeds to browse, stream, download and upload for customers in line with current market demands. [c]
Ericsson projects that 5G mobile subscriptions will exceed 580 million by the end of 2021, driven by an estimated one million new 5G mobile subscriptions every day. The forecast, which features in the latest Ericsson [c]
By Jørgen Arnesen The African region is the fastest growing continent in terms of internet penetration. Recent reports from GSMA show that only 300 million out of the total population of 1.1 billion people are connected [c]
There are significant business opportunities in the mobile-broadband space in building an ecosystem of affordable mobile devices to support user migration to 4G and 5G cellular network technology. This was the message emerging from the [c]
Safaricom has announced plans to provide 100% 4G network coverage across the country by end of this year as part of its growth strategy focused on being the technology partner of choice. Safaricom, celebrating its [c]
Airtel Africa has contracted Ericsson to expand its 4G coverage in Kenya. As part of the deal, Ericsson’s Radio Access Network (RAN) and packet core products for 4G will enable Airtel subscribers to experience enhanced [c]
With mobile connectivity now integral to the modern economy, a key part of any national development programme must be digital inclusion. This is being achieved by expanding mobile broadband coverage, but there is another important [c]
Safaricom customers can now access a brand new 4G-enabled smartphone by paying as low as Kshs 20 daily for the devices. In a unique partnership with Google and a first in the world, Safaricom will now [c]
The latest report from GSA shows that by the end of May 2020, 386 operators globally had announced they were investing in 5G, among which 81 operators in 42 countries (or territories) launched 5G commercial [c]
Much of the current hype in the telecommunications space focuses on the roll-out of 5G technology, the new mobile networks that will power the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). But it is in fact 4G technology [c]
Safaricom has announced plans to launch a Kshs 20 a day 4G smart phone package aimed at empowering customers currently on 2G devices to upgrade and enjoy high speed internet connectivity. The package is in [c]
Ethio Telecom, the state-owned telecom monopoly in Ethiopia, has announced the launch of its LTE Advanced 4G network in its bid to provide higher data speeds to internet subscribers in the capital, Addis Ababa. The [c]
Airtel Africa has reported a revenue increase of 8.4 per cent, with the figure standing at $1.64 billion in the first half of the year and growing by 9.8 per cent in the second quarter [c]
New forms of spectrum sharing could enable many more people to benefit from broadband connectivity and digital services, according to a new report by Policy Impact Partners (PIP), in association with the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance [c]
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