North Africa Com, the largest telecommunications event in the region specifically designed for operators and telecoms professionals. Full story

I listened to Philip Sowah, the Country Manager of Zain Communications Ghana Limited, being ... Full story

Vodafone Ghana has signed a $120 million technical agreement with Huawei Technologies Company Ltd to provide 3G technology for its Onetouch mobile service. Mr. David Venn, Chief Executive Officer of ... Full story

MTN Nigeria is the leading mobile network operator in Nigeria and offers voice and data services using various technologies. Full story

Next-generation cell phone networks are arriving in Africa, a region some carriers view as an enormous business opportunity, despite widespread poverty. Two weeks ago, carrier Multi-Links Telecommunications flipped the switch on a new cell phone network in Lagos, Nigeria, that's capable of handling hundreds of thousands of more calls at a time than existing cell networks and of downloading e-mails or Web pages at dial-up modem ... Full story

Much of the technology available globally is also available in Africa. Thus, the information here might apply elsewhere. Our prime focus though is Africa. First Generation of Mobile Telephony (1G) These basically entails the earliest technology that was deployed with the initial advent of mobile telephony. These include: AMPS and TDMA. 1G was introduced to Africa in the early 1990s and is gradually being phased-out ... Full story

Africa's mobile markets have expanded rapidly in recent years, with mobile penetration levels now far outstripping those of fixed-lines across most of the continent. But can this growth be sustained? And what are the prospects for further fixed-line sector growth? Mobile Mania Mobile telephony is now firmly entrenched as the predominant mode of telephony in almost every African nation. By 2001 mobile subscriber numbers had increased at ... Full story

The need for Nigeria to bridge the digital divide and improve internet penetration has been discussed for years. The need is immense and it looks like our leaders are yet to really identify any clear means of doing so. My opinion is that the coming of GSM mobile technology to our shores about 3 years ago opened up a new vista that can help bridge that ... Full story