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- 3 Nov 2016
Nokia, STC Deploy Technology to Pave Way for 5G
Nokia and STC have signed an agreement to expand high-speed mobile broadband capacity and coverage in Saudi Arabia using Nokia’s 4.5G technology. The enhanced network will meet the ever-increasing…
- 30 Dec 2020
5G New Radio Sites Go Live
Nokia and stc have collaborated to demonstrate a cutting-edge live network solution enabling 8 carriers using 5G mmWave band with anchoring of FDD LTE Bands on a single Qualcomm chipset device. stc…
- 14 May 2020
Facebook, Telcos Unveil A Transformative Submarine Cable for Future Internet Connectivity in Africa
Facebook, China Mobile International, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC announced that they will partner to build 2Africa, which will be the most comprehensive subsea…
- 30 Apr 2014
Mobile Operators Collaborate on Interoperability of Mobile Money across Africa
Nine mobile network operators, including Bharti Airtel, Etisalat Group, Millicom, MTN Group, Ooredoo Group, Orange, STC Group, Vodafone Group and Zain Group, have committed to work together to…
- 5 Jun 2016
CSEAN, DigitalSENSE Africa Unveil Stop, Think, Connect Campaign
The Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) has partnered DigitalSENSE Africa Media on the national cybersecurity awareness campaign tagged Stop, Think, Connect (STC) with the unveiling…
- 15 Aug 2016
Airtel Rolls Out Free Calls, Discount On SMS/Data to Hajj Pilgrims
Nigerians travelling to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj are in for an exciting time as leading telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria, is offering Hajj pilgrims free incoming calls and discounted rates…
- 17 Nov 2021
LEAP to Bring Together Best Minds in Technology to Tackle Global Challenges
By February 2022, Saudi Arabia will be hosting the largest technology event ever launched, LEAP, bringing together the global technology community under one roof to tackle the biggest socio-cultural…
- 16 Aug 2021
2Africa Consortium Adds Nigeria, Other Landing Sites to Subsea Cable Network
The 2Africa consortium announced, on Monday, that it will extend the subsea cable that serves the African continent and Middle East region to four more branches. The consortium includes China Mobile…
- 30 Nov 2021
Mobile Data Traffic Increased Almost 300-fold Over 10 years - Ericsson
Ericsson global insights reveal an almost 300-fold increase in mobile data traffic since 2011 – the year in which Ericsson Mobility Report was first published. The findings, based on current and…
- 18 Mar 2014
GSMA, Telcos Partner to Improve Mobile Access across Africa
Senior leaders from eight major mobile operator groups, covering 551 million mobile connections across Africa and the Middle East, plan to cooperate on network infrastructure sharing initiatives that…
- 6 Feb 2022
100,000 Registered Attendees See LEAP22 Leapfrog into First Place in Technology Events
The inaugural edition of LEAP has set new records for a debut technology event, attracting over 100,000 registered attendees from more than 80 countries. Over 700 exhibitors including the world’s…
- 4 May 2014
Nigeria to Miss MM Cross Border Remittance Deal
Nigeria will not be a beneficiary of the landmark deal struck by major telecom operators in Africa for the implementation of interoperable mobile money services across Africa and the Middle East…
- 27 May 2014
Telcos to Reduce Roaming Charges across Africa, Middle East
The GSMA has announced that senior leaders from nine major mobile operator groups, accounting for over half a billion mobile connections across 48 countries in Africa and the Middle East, are…
- 20 Nov 2014
GSMA Partners Child Helpline International to Promote Child Protection
GSMA has marked the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)1 by forming a partnership with Child Helpline International (CHI) to protect young people and…
- 9 Sept 2016
Partnerships and Potential: Laying The Foundations for A Better Future
The World Bank recently reported a 92% increase in the amount of investment for public-private partnerships in Emerging Market Developing Economies (EMDEs) in 2015. This translates as $99.9 billion…
- 28 Jan 2020
Ericsson Predicts Increased 5G Uptake in Africa
Ericsson says more service providers in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region will this year adopt 5G technology in their operations. Chafic Traboulsi, head of networks at Ericsson Middle East and…
- 24 May 2020
2Africa, New Subsea Cable for Internet Connectivity in Africa Debuts
2Africa, touted as the most comprehensive subsea cable to serve the African continent and Middle East region is expected to go live between 2023 and 2024. The cable system is product joint effort by…