Rural broadband roll-out planned by Zambia’s Zamtel
Telecommunications company plans to install 400 high capacity 3G and 2G sites across the country.
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Zimbabwe announces $24mn network upgrade tender
Country plans to boost coverage particularly in the rural areas.
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‘Prepaid’ satellite broadband for SA’s townships
Tech called ‘Satellite Hot Spot’ targets those in township and rural areas.
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Calls to revive Nigeria’s rural telephony plan
Project to connect underserved areas was suspended in 2001, owing to ‘poor execution’.
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Africa's 80% broadband penetration aims
The inaugural Africa ICT Indaba has ended with a deadline being set for deploying broadband to 80% of Africa by 2020.