South Africa’s telecom sector boasts one of the most advanced infrastructures on the continent. There is has been considerable investment from Telkom, Liquid Telecom South Africa, Broadband InfraCo and municipal providers as well as from mobile network operators all aimed at improving network capabilities. The focus in recent years has been on backhaul capacity and…
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has launched a new official bilingual mobile responsive website which is also compliant to the universal web accessibility standards for the persons with disabilities. The new Urdu version of PTA website would contain the same contents of the English version converted into simple Urdu language with similar layout and design. The…
With the mobile market in developed economies nearing saturation point, technology giants such as Google, Facebook and Amazon are turning to large and fast-growing markets in Asia and Africa. India is especially prized, simultaneously home to the second-largest number of smartphones in the world – more than 330m in circulation – and the world’s largest…
For the past 4 months, much of the world has been brought to a standstill by a novel coronavirus which can affect the lungs and airways. For many this has resulted in a new illness called COVID-19. The UK Government has instituted a lockdown on the entire country, with citizens instructed to remain at home…
The net turnovers of the largest telecom operators in Romania (Vodafone Romania, Orange Romania, RCS&RDS, Telekom Romania*) all increased in 2017 – Vodafone Romania had the highest turnover hike, 30 percent over their 2016 result. However, all the telecom operators posted lower net profits in 2017 than in 2016, with Vodafone Romania again registering the…
Jamaican callers will now be required to dial all 10 digits when placing local telephone calls. The introduction of 10-digit dialling forms part of plans to move the country from the current standardised seven-digit dialling as the 876 area code becomes exhausted and a new area code — 658 — added. According to the…
Bulgaria’s first geostationary communications satellite has been launched into space, operator Bulsatcom said in a statement on Saturday 24/07/2017. The BulgariaSat-1 satellite, which will provide television and communication services to Europe and North Africa, was launched by SpaceX from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1910 GMT on Friday 23/07/2017. The satellite could be…
Ethiopia’s state owned telecommunications company Ethio Telecom, is now the continent’s largest mobile operator. This is according to IT Web’s report that with over 57 million mobile subscribers as at November 2017, Ethio Telecom had beat MTN Nigeria to become Africa’s largest in terms of its mobile customer base. Ethio Telecom of Ethiopia is now…
From The Independent The looming return of roaming charges after Brexit will cost business people visiting the EU up to £778 a month, new research shows. The fees for using international data within the EU – axed under a Brussels agreement last June – are set to be brought back after Theresa May announced…
Now regarded as the biggest telecoms market in the world, China is relaxing restrictions for foreign investors to enter their telecoms industry. This will almost certainly be music to the ears of companies who are itching to get in on the money generated by the 1.2 billion mobile subscribers the country currently has. The head…