Orange ended its exploration of Nigeria as a potential addition to its African footprint, as the Middle East and Africa CEO Jerome Henique (pictured), bemoaned a lack of market conditions …
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Africa’s Premier Telecom Summit Transforming to Telco’s of the Future
by Editorby EditorAfter the grand success of the previous edition, Connected Africa is back, back much bigger stronger and larger than before, themed “Transforming to Telco’s of the Future”. The 3rd Edition …
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Africa in the 5G spotlight, says recent research from Kagan
by Editorby EditorCommercial 5G launches rebounded in the second half of 2022 as operators in developing markets – and notably Africa – turned on their networks. That’s one of the key findings …
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Solar power deals for ADC and Orange data centres in Africa
by Editorby EditorAfrica Data Centres and operator Orange are both making plans to use solar power for at least some of their data centre power requirements in parts of Africa. Africa Data …
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Telecom Egypt automates network with IBM
by Editorby EditorTelecom Egypt chose IBM automation technologies to upgrade its OSS systems across mobile, fixed and core networks to enable the operator to reduce operational costs and minimise the time in …
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Benin newcomer Celtiis says it’s ready for 5G
by Editorby EditorIt’s only been a matter of months since a new service provider, Celtiis, entered the Benin market. Now, however, the number three operator is apparently preparing to deploy 5G mobile …
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Etisalat launches SA 5G in the UAE
by Editorby EditorEtisalat launched standalone (SA) 5G in the United Arab Emirates, claiming this to be the first SA 5G in the Middle East and North Africa. In a statement, the e&-owned …
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Huawei ranked strongest telecoms infrastructure brand
by Editorby EditorThe Chinese multinational technology corporation, Huawei, is ranked the most valuable and strongest telecoms infrastructure brand, in spite of sanctions by the United States and global semiconductor crisis. This is …
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Sivers Semiconductors demos 5G integrated reference design at MWC
by Editorby EditorSivers, a technology company that supplies ICs and integrated modules and PureSoftware, global software products and digital services company, have jointly developed an O-RAN-compliant base station reference design for the …
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Telecoms steer Nigeria GDP, oil slips further
by Editorby EditorLatest accounts by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), show that GDP in Africa’s largest economy grew by 3,52 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2022. This is higher …