Mobile and Telecoms
SEACOM acquires Africell Uganda Assets
SEACOM acquires Africell Uganda Assets to Continue Expanding its East African Footprint SEACOM, the pan-African telecommunications service provider, today announced it will acquire selected infrastructure assets from Africell in Uganda. The acquisition marks a significant step for SEACOM and is a testament to the company’s commitment to providing, competitive end-to-end connectivity and ICT solutions across the region. “East Africa has been an important market for SEACOM ever since we first arrived on the shores of Mombasa in 2009,” explained Tejpal Bedi, Managing Director and Regional Head of Sales for SEACOM ENEA. “By officially establishing ourselves in Uganda through proprietary facilities and resources, we are prioritising widespread connectivity and opening up opportunities to work w...
MainOne expands Global Cloud Connect services
Funke Opeke, Founder & CEO, MainOne MainOne, the leading provider of connectivity solutions for businesses in West Africa is empowering enterprises to adopt Cloud technology by connecting businesses across the region directly and privately to public cloud service providers. The MainOne Cloud Connect service ensures direct, secure, and reliable network connectivity between enterprise data centers or office locations and public cloud providers such as Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services. MainOne also has a partnership with Equinix-Telecity that grants the company direct access to other global providers such as Oracle and IBM, thereby giving customers access to the services they need. With MainOne Cloud Connect, enterprises can collaborate seamlessly while adopting remote work (Work from H...
Kenya: Nokia appoints Pius Ang’asa as Country Manager
Nokia has appointed Pius Ang’asa as Country Manager for Kenya Nokia has appointed Pius Ang’asa as Country Manager for Kenya. He will be the primary interface with local authorities and government and be responsible for establishing and leading the Country Sales Committee (CSC) to foster Nokia’s business in the country across all customer segments. Rajiv Aggarwal, Market Unit Head of Central, East and West Africa (CEWA) at Nokia, said, “Kenya is a key market for Nokia in the region and we are determined to play a key role in the development and transformation of the telecoms industry in the country. We believe that Pius will play a critical role in this based on his vast experience and wish him all success in his new role.” Commenting on the appointment, Pius said, “I look forward to w...
Kenya: Cell Tower Company Announces Key Investment
Henry Kyanda(Left)Managing Director of Everstrong Capital+ Dr Tony Monda(Right), CEO of SealTowers Ltd. SealTowers Limited, a licensed Kenyan Cell Tower Company, and Everstrong Capital havetoday announced the signing of an agreement that will see Everstrong making a majority equity investment in SealTowers. The transaction is subject to all required third party and applicable regulatory approvals. This investment, structured through the Everstrong Kenya Infrastructure Fund, will form part of the US $12.5 MM financing required to facilitate a tower roll-out programme with a target of reaching 200 tower sites in the next two years. Everstrong Kenya Infrastructure Fund is a US $50 MM fund, sponsored by US-based Everstrong Capital, that is focused on investing in infrastructure assets in energ...
Most Interconnected Network Operator In Africa
Ângelo Gama, CEO of Angola Cables The US-based Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA) has released its latest global Autonomous Systems (AS) rankings. The international ranking system gauges and ranks the number of interconnections that can route Internet traffic through a specific network or network ID (ASN Number). In the latest global rankings, international digital services and solutions provider, Angola Cables achieved the highest ranking by an African entity – ranking 33rd on the global list – the company is the only African entity in the Top 100 list. Ângelo Gama, CEO of Angola Cables said that the CAIDA ranking is an important yardstick that gives insights into the size and level of interconnectivity when routing internet traffic around Africa and to other continents acr...
Airtel Africa joins FTSE 100
Segun Ogunsanya, CEO, Airtel Africa Today, index manager FTSE Russell announced that Airtel Africa plc will be joining the FTSE 100 on Monday 31 January 2022. Through its mobile telecoms and mobile money services, Airtel Africa plc is transforming lives of over 122 million people across the 14 African markets in which it operates. The Group floated on the London Stock Exchange in June 2019, and has since demonstrated significant growth in its customer base, revenues, profits, margins, and cash generation, as well as strengthening its balance sheet through reduced leverage. The Group continues to execute its growth strategy to deliver on the significant market potential afforded by the demographics and market dynamics across voice, data and mobile money services. We continue to invest in ou...
South Africa: BitCo Telecoms Announces Exponential Growth in the ISP market
BitCo Telecoms, one of South Africa’s leading Telecommunications and Internet Service Providers, announces fiscal and market share growth for 2021 as well as upcoming strategies for expanding their national last mile carrier-grade network, and geographic reach to outlying areas and towns in 2022 and beyond. BitCo enjoyed a solid year of business growth in 2021 that included a significant increase in new customer acquisition, top line growth, accompanied by an increase in specialised staff. The company also saw its Carrier and Channel partner Network expand significantly to over 250 business partners across the country. This continued momentum speaks to significant market opportunity and demand for the high quality services and technologies delivered by BitCo. BitCo’s core network boasts 12...
Infinet Wireless PtP solutions used to interconnect the Coca-Cola Bottling Company offices in Egypt
Infinet Wireless, the global vendor of industry-leading fixed wireless broadband connectivity solutions, helped Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt to proficiently interconnect its offices, having provided the reliability and steadiness of the links. The enterprise needed to interconnect 26 locations, so the Coca-Cola Bottling Company chose InfiLINK 2×2, a versatile and adaptable Point-to-Point solution, perfect for a range of applications. Infinet Wireless products caught the client’s attention because of their scalability in terms of the distance, as well as capacity, compared to competitors and taking into account the price and total cost of ownership. The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt is the largest soft drinks bottling company in the region, with more than 10,000 employees, exec...
Low-Orbit Satellites May Improve Banking for Developing World developi
Will residents of the developing world thank their lucky stars as low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites start to usher in the next era of global digital transformation? The cause of Africa’s internet deficiency is, predictably, cost. Africa has the most expensive internet in the world. According to the Alliance for Affordable Internet, Africans pay on average 8,8% of their monthly income to purchase 1GB of data, compared to 3,6% in Latin America and 1,5% in Asia. In some cases, like Chad, the DRC, and CAR, 1GB was found to cost as much as one-fifth of earnings. South Africa has the highest data cost among Africa’s 5 largest economies. The Global System for Mobile Communication’s ( GSMA) State of the Mobile Internet Connectivity 2020 report highlights that in Sub-Saharan Africa mobile ...
2022 Predictions: Watch these app trends in 2022
Sourced from Gadgets Now. Mobile applications have become an integral part of our lives, with digital lifestyles becoming more common. Being able to head on over to HUAWEI AppGallery to search for and download the latest app, whether it be for business, entertainment, or something else entirely, makes for very productive, and often fun, experiences. So what are some of the app trends we need to be mindful of as 2022 kicks off? Huawei AppGallery takes a closer look. 5G to drive more powerful apps Okay, so you know that 5G is faster than anything that has come before. But beyond simply giving your video streaming apps a boost, 5G also enables faster transferring of data between devices. It also lets developers add a little bit extra to their apps as performance is given a boost. And then the...
2022 Predictions: 5 Fibre Trends to Watch
Shane Chorley, Head of Sales and Marketing at Frogfoot If there is anything that 2021 has taught us, it is that you cannot take anything for granted. The local fibre landscape is evolving rapidly: changes in home and workplace behaviour, driven by the pandemic, means that demand for quality, reliable connectivity continues to surge, while recently seen consolidation among Fibre Network Operators (FNOs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) is bringing a new dynamic to the industry. For Frogfoot’s part, we have been continually upgrading our network in order to keep up with the volume of capacity – we have seen close to a doubling of data usage across the network over the past two years – as there is a sustained shift online for work, education and entertainment purposes. Going forward, her...
MTN Zambia and HUAWEI Launch 5G
Huawei Vice President for Southern Africa, Mr. Phil Li, Minister of Technology & Science Mr.Felix Mutati, MTN Zambia CEO Bart Hofker and ZICTA Director General Mr.Mulenga Chisanga Leading mobile services provider MTN has today rolled-out its fifth generation pilot mobile (5G) network, making it Zambia’s first mobile service provider to do so. In partnership with the Chinese Tech giant and leading 5G vendor Huawei, MTN has officially paved way for Zambia’s new mobile network era, making it a pioneer of Zambia’s evolving mobile service provision. In 2013, MTN partnered with Huawei to build the first ever 4G and GSMR network and later built the first 4.5G network in 2016. Gracing the 5G Demonstration in Lusaka today, Minister of Science and Technology, Felix Mutati said the launch of 5G t...
