Building an outstanding digital experience

Regardless of the environment chosen, modern networks must be enablers of innovation and not just conduits of data.

The parties are looking forward to further discussions, including the possibility of launching a three-phased project to install 5G connectivity on the mine campus.

The Forum was co-organised by the ATU and the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) of South Africa, with the aim of advancing the digital transformation agenda in Africa.

Set against the backdrop of Africa Com, the continent’s largest technology conference, the event brought together more than 100 industry leaders and experts from 50+ organizations, and several media outlets.

The partnership reveals its expansion of coverage across Nigeria, as well as plans for further rural coverage in Madagascar, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo.

The segment, which includes the DRC, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Tanzania, recorded a 16.6% increase in service revenue to R14.7 billion, with a 22.3% increase in customers.

The company has been awarded multiple projects to establish sites in rural East Africa that will support 2G and 4G connections.

A judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed, in part, a motion by Africa's largest telco to dismiss the terrorism allegations.

According to the telco, this has resulted in a 25.7% increase in smartphone penetration, leading to increased mobile internet use.

By increasing coverage, the telcos say they are enhancing Kenya's internet network, empowering customers to start exploring the possibilities of 5G.

The most recent network upgrade concentrated on streamlining traffic management and routing processes, the company noted.

Al Americani, CEO of Vodacom DR Congo, spoke to ITWeb Africa about its testing of network upgrades, its infrastructure challenges and the key role that mobile money plays in its offering to the country.