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ZTE said the MTN 5G deployment will enhance tourism, fisheries and the broader maritime economy and support ecological preservation efforts Mobile operator MTN South Africa, in collaboration with Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation, has launched what it claims to be Africa’s first 5G ultra-range maritime coverage...

IoT network operator Sigfox South Africa has been awarded a major government contract to adapt or replace around 15 million water meters in the country with ‘smart’ connected metering devices. The tender, listed as RT29 in the National Treasury archives, closed in November. Sigfox...

With rivals already deploying 5G networks, Telkom's CEO sees FWA as its key differentiator South African wireless and wireline service provider Telkom has announced the launch of its 5G service for South Africa. What’s more, the company said it’s leaning on Huawei, the Chinese telecom equipment maker...

Sigfox is back from the dead in South Africa, after local Sigfox operator SqwidNet was canned a year ago by parent company Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH) because of a lack of demand. This week, following Sigfox’s rescue by Unabiz in France and “extensive...