SpaceX plans to build ground-based network infrastructure and turn Starlink into a full mobile service, president Gwynne Shotwell said on Tuesday — a shift that knocked shares in the largest US wireless carriers and puts the satellite operator on a collision course with terrestrial mobile networks. The company bought 65MHz of wireless spectrum licences from…
Dan Hauenstein, VP of Product Marketing at SolarWinds. IT environments have become overwhelmingly complex, with many organisations across Africa managing hybrid estates of legacy infrastructure, on-premises systems, cloud platforms and distributed networks. AI and automation are changing the game, turning IT teams from operators and reactive ‘firefighters’ into orchestrators. This is according to Dan Hauenstein,…
We 2 Stars, one of Ghana’s licensed international operators, together with BTS and ZIM Connections, today announced the launch of AkwaabaSIM, a travel eSIM solution for travelers to and from Ghana, across Africa, and worldwide. Akwaaba means “welcome” in a local Ghanaian language, reflecting the service’s goal of making travel connectivity easier and more accessible….
The national lottery’s focus on innovation is influenced by SA’s evolving consumer behaviour. Incoming National Lottery operator Sizekhaya is preparing a digital overhaul of South Africa’s lottery ecosystem through technology partnerships and a new omni-channel gaming platform to modernise player experiences. In May 2025, Sizekhaya was named the successful bidder for SA’s fourth National Lottery…
Telness Tech executive leadership team on the announcement that Telia will be the first Mobile Network Operator (MNO) deploying Seamless OS. From the left, Sergio Budkin; CRO, Martina Klingvall; Founder and CEO, Sebastian Stecki; CMO, Pablo Noguerol; COO, Christina Berggren; VP Customer, Delivery & Product, Jonas Cedenwing; Founder and CTO. Today, Nordic Communications Group AB,…
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off carrying Amazon’s two prototype relay stations for Project Kuiper, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2023. Joe Skipper/Reuters Amazon is in talks to buy satellite telecommunications group Globalstar as it ramps up efforts to build its own low-Earth-orbit satellite business…
Equinix South Africa MD Sandile Dube Global data centre operator Equinix is planning to build 160MW of additional data centre capacity in South Africa as part of a R7.5-billion investment push, having acquired land in Johannesburg and Cape Town totalling R890-million. The Nasdaq-listed firm, which opened its first South African data centre in Johannesburg in…
MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita Syria has launched an international tender for a new mobile network operator licence to replace MTN Syria, the ministry of communications & IT said on Wednesday. The new licence paves the way for the formal exit of MTN Group after the mobile operator abandoned its operations in Syria in 2021….
MTN is the only South African mobile operator to receive recognition in Opensignal’s latest Mobile Network Experience Global Awards. The awards are Opensignal’s annual assessment of real-world experience across national mobile networks worldwide. The data used to determine the ratings is based on billions of measurements taken directly from user devices during the latter half…
A former IT operator is accused of exploiting bank systems, causing Standard Bank losses exceeding R1.9 million. A former IT operator at Standard Bank has been released on bail after appearing in court on fraud and theft charges linked to alleged internal system abuse. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), Vivian Brink, 60,…
