2025 will usher in the era of “WiFi Everywhere”

Zambia unveils free public WiFi at the InterCity bus station in Lusaka to help bridge the digital divide.

Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) offer some of the most stable and efficient internet connectivity services available today.

The Kenneth Kaunda International Airport and the East Park shopping mall in Lusaka, the capital, are the most recent infrastructures to be connected.

If other equipment such as routers, switches, and cables are not up to standard, they will not stand to gain from the full benefit that WiFi 7 brings.

This is the first time OpenWiFi network has been commercially deployed in the country using an ad-based monetisation platform.

Leveraged correctly, and in conjunction with AI and advanced analytics, a free public WiFi solution can provide individualised content for customers, while helping mall owners and retailers improve services.

As traditional voice telephony continues to slow, operators are looking to enhance data and mobile money services with connectivity being a central point.

Internet Solutions, Accuris Networks partnership sees single sign-on WiFi server enable seamless carrier-grade network.

Despite its slow evolution, industry experts are excited about progress underpinned by roaming and streamlined SSID authentication.

Industrial communications provider, Metacom, has revealed its MC614M Intelligent Router, which ensures robust and reliable Wi-Fi connectivity anywhere in Africa.

VOD Communications have launched a fully managed, in-vehicle WiFi offering.