KUWAIT: Zain Group, the leading mobile telecommunications provider in the Middle East and North Africa, announced that it has successfully tested 5G technology achieving maximum throughput speeds of over 70GegaBit Per Second (Gbps) over 2GHz spectrum. ( read original story ...)
Ghana: regulator allows free 2G to 3G upgrade for telcos
Ghana's telecom regulator has granted permission to telcos with existing 2G licences in the country to deploy Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS), 3G technology, in selected areas for free. The National Communication Authority (NCA ... ( read original story ...)
Mavenir Announces 5G Core Network and Cloud RAN Solutions Providing Full End-to-End 4G LTE and 5G Ready Networks
Sept. 7, 2017 12:00 UTC - Richardson, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mavenir, the leader in accelerating and redefining software network transformation for Communications Service Providers, today announced its 5G Core Network and Cloud RAN solutions enabling ... ( read original story ...)
ZTE 6-month profit rises 29.8% on higher mobile network and devices sales
Liu Haishi, Chairman and CEO ZTE South Africa, says that "Looking forward, the company will be committed to becoming a pioneer in 5G technologies, taking the lead in standardisation, technical perspective and commercialisation. In future, the company will ... ( read original story ...)
First CAT-M1 test in Africa for Internet of Things
MTN South Africa will continue trialling devices and applications for Cat-M1 in its Test Bed lab using the Qualcomm MDM9206 global multimode LTE IoT modem. Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Qualcomm Technologies have successfully completed a lab trial for a Cat ... ( read original story ...)
Vodacom and MTN outperform in 4G metrics
Kevin, thank you so much for your time. KEVIN FITCHARD: Good evening Nastassia. In South Africa we took a look at all the major operators and primarily their 4G metrics – and some of their 3G metrics as well. The big conclusion, I guess, is that you ... ( read original story ...)
ZTE SA Reveals Strategy Aimed at Helping South Africa to Overcome Infrastructure Deficit
“We are working with various operators to roll out 4G and to bring fibre to the home but, as noted above, we believe a hybrid approach that marries fibre and a new technology like 5G is more suited to conditions on the ground in South Africa. ZTE is a ... ( read original story ...)