Carrier Neutral Data Center Opportunities in Africa
Given the unprecedented developments in telecommunication infrastructure deployment in Africa, data centre opportunities are growing in most parts of the continent. In response to ICT infrastructure developments, such as undersea fibre optic cables and terrestrial long haul fibre optic networks, a limited number of data centre operators have responded by deploying co-location data centres. The deployment of co-location centres has not happened yet in most African countries and provides a huge opportunity for data centre infrastructure developers. Read more...
What You Should Understand About LTE
LTE or Long Term Evolution is a revolutionary mobile technology that will significantly change mobile Internet download speeds. That said, it is imperative that the Internet user is well informed about the real capabilities and limitations of LTE so that high expectations will not give way to frustration. Some from Africa will remember very well the Wi-Max hype in which operators overpromised what they were not able to deliver. Read more...
VDSL2 Vectoring in Tunisia
In a recent article on Africa mobile versus wi-line we discussed how panellists at the Innovation Africa Digital summit in Ethiopia were playing down the role of wire-line networks in Africa. We advised that the development of wire-line networks should continue side by side with mobile networks because of the long term impact of wire-line networks in priceless. We mentioned Ethio Telecom as one African operator who was focused on increasing the penetration of ADSL lines in Ethiopia. This week, Tunisie Telecom is in the news for innovation that improves the speed of their copper networks. Read more...
Telecom's Investment and the Economy
At a function recently, the Executive Chairman of the National Communication Commission, Dr Eugene Juwah, reported that since 1999 the telecommunications sector has seen investment totalling $25 billion. He also revealed that the number of active subscribers is currently over 113 million. Another positive development is the proposed take-off of the Mobile Number Portability, where subscribers could migrate from one network to another, while retaining the same mobile phone number. Read more...
Southern Africa: Launch of Innovation Council
Lusaka - The COMESA Innovation Council will be launched on Monday, 08 April 2013, in Kampala, Uganda at the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology Headquarters. Read more...
