F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
MTN, Ericsson’s new 5G network trial hits 20Gbps speeds
It took a while for South Africa to embrace the speed that 4G LTE offers, but the latest generation of the mobile technology is…
RCS: introducing the successor to SMS
It’s been in the pipeline for a few years now, but RCS (Rich Communication Services) is slowly making its way around the world, being…
Konnect Africa debuts SmartWiFi satellite broadband hotspot service
Satellite broadband provider Konnect Africa has today announced its new hotspot service dubbed SmartWiFi. The announcement was made by the Eutelsat-owned company at AfricaCom…
Vodacom’s NB-IoT network is now live in Gauteng
Vodacom’s first commercially available Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) network is now live in Gauteng. This announcement is the latest in a string of IoT plays made…