15 results
- 23 Aug 2019
Ericsson Announces Changes to the Executive Team
Effective September 1, 2019, Fadi Pharaon is appointed Senior Vice President and Head of Market Area Middle East & Africa at Ericsson, and member of Ericsson’s Executive Team, reporting to the…
- 26 Aug 2020
Africa in Motion: Accelerating Africa’s Digital Future
By Fadi Pharaon As a continent with very high potential for growing economies, how can African countries accelerate their digital adoption and leapfrog into a new era of socio-economic prosperity?…
- 17 Mar 2020
Omantel Selects Ericsson to Manage its Nationwide Multivendor Networks
Omantel has renewed and expanded its Managed Services agreement with Ericsson for a further five years. The renewed agreement is more outcome-based and customer-centric, providing clear…
- 15 Jun 2020
ATU, Ericsson Sign MoU to Accelerate Growth of ICT in Africa
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ericsson to help fast track roll out of technology across the continent. According to ATU, a specialized…
- 17 Jun 2020
Ericsson Predicts Mobile Data Traffic to Grow 12 Times in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mobile data traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to grow by 12 times the current figures, with total traffic increasing from 0.33 Exabytes (EB) per month to 4EB by 2025. Meanwhile, average…
- 30 Jun 2020
Telma, Ericsson Launch Commercial 5G Services in Madagascar
Telma Madagascar has switched on its 5G commercial network to offer subscribers high-speed services enabled by the new generation of mobile connectivity. Powered by Ericsson, the 5G network is now…
- 3 Jul 2020
Ericsson Powers MTN to Launch 5G Network in South Africa’s Cities of Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth
MTN South Africa announced the availability of its 5G commercial offering using Ericsson products in the cities of Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth. The MTN 5G launch is central to the mobile…
- 7 Jul 2020
MTN, Ericsson Mull Commercial 5G in Nigeria
MTN said the agreement it signed with Ericsson to launch 5G (Fifth generation) network would see it deploy the commercial service across Nigeria and other 20 operations. The operator disclosed this…
- 11 Oct 2020
Airtel Selects Ericsson to Modernize its 4G Network in Kenya
Airtel Africa is expanding its strategic partnership with Ericsson to enable 4G coverage in Kenya. With Ericsson’s Radio Access Network (RAN) and packet core products for 4G, Airtel subscribers will…
- 19 Nov 2020
Ericsson Sees Strong Momentum in Sub-Saharan Africa
A series of contracts in Kenya, South Africa, Madagascar and Benin, among others, highlight Ericsson’s growing footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa as communications service providers move to strengthen…
- 14 Dec 2020
Ericsson Mobility Report: Mobile Data Traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa to Grow by 6.5 times by 2026
The November 2020 edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report reveals that mobile data traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to grow by almost 6.5 times the current figures, with total traffic…
- 27 Dec 2020
Ericsson Urges FG to Release Spectrum for Expansion of Coverage
Ericsson has advised the federal government and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa to make spectrum available for the expansion of telecommunications services to underserved areas. The company, in…
- 18 Mar 2021
Ericsson Appoints Sena Erten as Head of People for Market Area MEA
Ericsson has announced the appointment of Sena Erten as Vice President and Head of People at Ericsson Middle East and Africa and a member of the market area leadership team. In her new role, Sena…
- 22 Apr 2021
Proposed New Measures by ATU and Ericsson Set to Expand Africa’s ICT Space
African Countries and telecommunications stakeholders have launched the first set of ATU spectrum recommendations that focus on transforming Africa into a knowledge economy through the development of…
- 5 Sept 2019
Ericsson to Accelerate Action on Sustainable Development Goals a@ Africa Summit
By embracing technology as a critical infrastructure for the 21st century, Ericsson helps setting the foundations of unprecedented social and economic progress in Africa. At the upcoming World…