Vodacom

More tales of the rising momentum in the private networks market: BSNL has teed-up Numaligarh Refinery Limited in India, Nokia is supplying GSM-R (actually on 2G, with a 4G/5G evolution …

Orange and Vodacom committed to jointly construct up to 2,000 new solar-powered base stations over six years, using 2G and 4G technologies Orange and Vodacom have signed a partnership to …

The first part of this Q and A with Vodafone’s Joanna Newman, senior director of technology partnerships, covers the operator’s dedicated vs. distributed MEC approach, the logic behind its various …

Vodacom says it achieved 5G transfer speeds of 2.4 Gbps in recent trials Vodacom, which operates in several African countries, claims it has achieved a blazingly fast transfer speed of …

The city of Dar es Salaam will receive the first 5G sites, with coverage expanding to 230 locations across the country later this year Vodacom Tanzania, part of Vodafone Group, …

Cell C, Liquid Telecom, MTN South Africa, Rain Networks, Telkom South Africa, and Vodacom have all secured spectrum for 5G services The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) completed …

The regulator said it will award 5G spectrum in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 2,600 MHz, and 3,500 MHz bands The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) confirmed that …

The deal in Egypt marks Vodacom’s first extension into North Africa South Africa’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, Vodacom Group, revealed plans buy a $2.74 billion stake in Vodafone Egypt …

Vodacom is working with ST Engineering iDirect and Gilat Telecom to upgrade its VSAT network Vodacom Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is migrating its very-small-aperture terminal (VSAT)-based 2G network to …

Vodafone has said it is to supply infrastructure and solutions, using cellular and IoT tracking and monitoring technologies, to support Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in Africa. Vodacom, the company’s operating company …

5G subscribers in South Africa are expected to reach 11 million by 2025, with a population coverage of 43%, according to a recent report by South African consultancy firm Africa …

Vodafone has pulled together an enterprise bundled with the various component parts in an IoT stack to enable business customers in the UK to make their own IoT solutions. The …

  Nokia announced that it is has deployed 5G radio, core and fixed network solutions across South African operator Vodacom’s network. In a release, the Finnish vendor said that Vodacom …

  South African operator Rain has launched what it claims to be Africa’s first standalone 5G (SA 5G) network, in partnership with Chinese vendor Huawei, the latter said in a …

MTN using DSS to deliver 4G and 5G in the same band South African operator MTN announced the launch of its 5G network in the country, with the initial deployment …

The internet balloons will provide a 4G service that supports Data, Voice, SMS and USSD As part of a new Loon and Vodacom deal, the companies will use Loon’s balloon-based …

  South African carrier Vodacom has launched what it claims to be Africa’s first live 5G mobile network, the telco said in a statement. The initial 5G service is initially …

  South African operator Vodacom Group expects to launch commercial 5G services during 2020 by using a network being built by rival operator Liquid Telecom, Vodacom Chief Executive Shameel Joosub …

GSMA: “South Africa will lead the increase in 5G activity expected in sub-Saharan Africa” According to a recent GSMA trade association survey report, the increase in 5G activity expected in …

Liquid Telecom has 56 megahertz worth of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band African wholesale operator Liquid Telecom is adding a 5G wireless network to its existing fiber offering, and …

The South African telco said it is ready to launch 5G in its home market once the government assigns spectrum in the 3.5GHz band South African telecom operator Vodacom Group …

Ericsson working with carrier MTN to trial 5G applications and use cases South African telecommunications group MTN has completed what it claims to be the first 5G trial on the …

The two firms will evaluate the use of 5G for verticals including mining, transportation, health and manufacturing Finnish vendor Nokia and South African telecoms operator Vodacom have signed an agreement …

Vodacom said its network was adding nearly 55,000 new IoT connections per month South African telecom group Vodacom confirmed its narrowband internet of things network is now operational in Gauteng. …

Through the NB-IoT lab, the telco aims to launch M2M, IoT systems in the African country South African telecommunications operator Vodacom, owned by U.K.-based telco Vodafone, has opened a NB-IoT …