Telecom Egypt (TE) has signed a US$806mn license agreement with Egypts National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) to establish and operate the fourth generation (4G) networks for mobile phones
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IFS adds two sub-Saharan Africa new channel partners
Global enterprise applications company IFS has appointed Kgosi Informatics of Botswana and iNENSA Limited of Uganda as business partners in order to expand its reach in fast-growing markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
Technical upgrades can boost cable capacity in South Africa, says WIOCC vice-president
Mike Last, marketing and international business development vice-president at Africa’s carriers’ carrier WIOCC, writes about how upgrades in technology can help to boost existing cable capacity in South Africa
TVWS technology to improve internet connectivity in Ghana
Ghana’s communications regulator, the National Communications Authority (NCA), has announced plans to deploy television white space (TVWS) technology to improve the availability of broadband internet in the country
Seacom, Saicom Voice Services announce VoIP deal
South African telecommunication solution provider Saicom Voice Services has entered into partnership with pan-African telecoms enabler Seacom through which Seacom will provide voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and Cloud PBX services over a white-label platform to SME and corporate customers