Telecom

August 6, 2020

Telecommunications Sector Update – Now for Digital Transformation

Now more than ever, we believe that the Nigerian telecommunications sector is set to take a leading role in the government’s effort to diversify the economy. On the back of significant investments by the mobile networks, the sector’s contribution to GDP has risen steadily from"...

August 5, 2020

SES Selects United Launch Alliance to Launch Two C-Band Satellites to Accelerate C-Band Clearing

SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions, has selected U.S.-based United Launch Alliance (ULA) to launch two C-band satellites. This launch is part of the company’s accelerated C-band clearing plan to meet the Federal Communications Commission’s objectives to roll out 5G services in the United States. ULA’s Atlas V rocket will launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida in 2022 and carry the two stacked satellites. Earlier this year, SES contracted with American companies Northrop Grumman and the Boeing Company......

August 5, 2020

SES Selects SpaceX for Launch of New C-Band Satellites

SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions, announced today that American launch provider SpaceX will provide launch capability for up to 3 of its C-band satellites over two launches as part of the"...

July 22, 2020

Maroc Telecom Makes Gains in 1st Half of 2020 Despite COVID-19

Rabat – The financial results of Morocco’s largest telecommunications company, Maroc Telecom, have been relatively positive in the first half of 2020.

In a report released on July 20, IAM boasted a"...

July 22, 2020

Nexign Expands International Presence with New Office in Latin America

Nexign (part of ICS Holding), a leading Business Support System (BSS) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider for telecommunications service providers, today announced that it expands its international presence to Latin America by opening a new office in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This initiative will enable Nexign to strengthen its positions in emerging markets by offering LATAM customers solutions to drive digital transformation efforts. According to the GSMA report, the data traffic in LATAM will grow more than sixfold by 2024. Also, GSMA expects the mobile penetration rate to reach 73% by 2025. Nexign aims to use its 28 years......

July 21, 2020

Maroc Telecom Revenues Up 2.7% in H1 2020

Rabat - At the end of June 2020, the Maroc Telecom Group had revenues of 18,323 million dirhams, up by 2.7%, the operator said Monday in a press release.

This performance, amid a crisis, was mainly due to the"...

July 8, 2020

SES Delivers Video Services for BBC Studios

BBC Studios (BBCS) and its subsidiary UKTV have selected SES to manage the playout and distribution of over 50 linear channels, and their associated video on demand (VOD) services, SES announced today.

SES will"...

March 12, 2020

Orange Maroc Launches Popular Mobile Money Service in Morocco

Moscow – Telecom company Orange Maroc launched its popular mobile money service, Orange Money, in Morocco on Tuesday, March 10.

The mobile operator received approval for the service last summer from Morocco’s"...

March 11, 2020

Orange launches mobile money service in Morocco

After securing approval last summer from the 'Bank Al Maghrib', Orange Morocco has launched of Orange Money in the kingdom. This service will allow Moroccans to make mobile payments and transfer money using their phones. Morocco also becomes the 18th country in the Africa and Middle"...

March 2, 2020

Telecom Operators Collaborate to Build the Telco Edge Cloud Platform with GSMA Support

Leading operators; China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, EE, KDDI, Orange, Singtel, SK Telecom, Telefonica and TIM have joined forces, with the support of the GSMA, to develop an interoperable platform to make edge compute capabilities widely and easily available.

The"...