Telecom

February 25, 2021

Maroc Telecom Apologizes, Gives Reasons for Recent Disruptions

Rabat – Maroc Telecom has finally responded to frustrated customers by providing an explanation for the recent navigation disruptions.

“Within the framework of the regular maintenance of the network"...

February 21, 2021

Maroc Telecom Announces Turnover of MAD 36.7 Bln in 2020

Rabat - Maroc Telecom Group posted a turnover of nearly MAD 36.77 billion at the end of December 2020, up 0.7% (-0.8% on a comparable basis) compared to the same period a year earlier.

'The increase in the"...

January 28, 2021

MTN Supports African Union’s COVID-19 Vaccines Programme with $25m

MTN has announced a donation of $25 million to support the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme.

The donation will help secure up to seven million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for health workers"...

January 4, 2021

Nigeria Has Potential to Compete in Global ICT Development’

The new Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr. Festus Yusuf Daudu, has said Nigeria has the potential to compete with developed countries of the world like the United States of America, United Kingdom, and Russia in the area of Information and Communications"...

December 29, 2020

Kymeta Corporation Announces $30 Million Equity Investment by Hanwha Systems to Back Global Mobile Satellite-Cellular Connectivity

Kymeta (www.kymetacorp.com) — the communications company making mobile global — announced today that Hanwha Systems (HSC) (www.hanwha.com), a leading global solutions company that provides differentiated smart technologies in defense electronics and information infrastructure, has signed an agreement to invest $30 million to back the development of Kymeta’s next generation solutions, the Kymeta u8™ and Kymeta Connect™. The investment will further Kymeta’s global market reach, accelerate production of Kymeta products and solutions, and improve the overall growth trajectory of the company. The funding is anticipated......

November 24, 2020

Morocco to purchase 30 CAESAR 155mm howitzers

The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces will procure 30 French-made Nexter CAESAR 155mm 6x6 self-propelled howitzers. The Army Recognition website reported that Morocco confirmed the acquisition in an article published in the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces magazine 'L'escape Marocain'"...

November 23, 2020

Etisalat Takes Major Leap Toward an Autonomous Network with Blue Planet

Etisalat, one of the leading telecommunications operators in emerging markets recognized by Ookla® Speedtest® as the world’s fastest mobile network provider, has deployed the first end-to-end multi-vendor DWDM Transport network orchestration in the Europe, Middle East and"...

November 16, 2020

Abdoll Now Exchange Telecommunications Chief Revenue Officer

International interconnect carrier, Exchange Telecommunications Limited (Exchange Telecoms), has appointed Riaan Abdoll as its Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

The appointment became effective from November 2, 2020....

November 11, 2020

Mavenir Announces Full 2G and 3G Support on Its 4G/5G Converged Cloud-Native OpenRAN and Packet Core

Mavenir, the industry’s only end-to-end Network Software Provider for 4G/5G networks, announces the integration of 2G and 3G technologies into its existing broadband suite for 4G and 5G. The new end to end cloud-native solution, that covers the complete stack of all mobile technologies - 2G/3G/4G/5G, in mobile networks for both radio access and packet core, will provide a truly unique fully containerized solution enabling mobile network automation and webscale agility. For the RAN component, the 2G and 3G capabilities will be fully integrated into the OpenRAN architecture, with fully containerized CU and DU to provide all-in-one Multi......

November 9, 2020

Radisys Bridges the Digital Divide at AfricaCom 2020 with End-to-End Digital Engagement Solutions Showcase

Radisys® Corporation, a global leader of open telecom solutions, today announced its showcase of end-to-end digital engagement solutions at the virtual AfricaCom 2020, taking place November 9-12. Radisys will demonstrate its real-time communication and digital engagement platforms and applications designed to bridge the digital divide in emerging regions. In addition, Radisys’ Aniel Jhingoeri and Reliance Jio’s Nathan Smith will lead a fireside chat focused on enabling mobile operators to provide greater access to broadband services in emerging and rural markets. To learn more about these solutions, visit Radisys’ virtual......