Ericsson and Huawei offer the fastest 4G network speeds in South Africa
MyBroadband speed test data for the year to date has revealed that South Africans enjoy the best 4G performance in areas covered by MTN's network using Huawei's radio equipment.
Huawei's gear also performed well and was...
Nokia and MTN sign 5G deal for South Africa
Nokia has announced that MTN South Africa selected it as one of its 5G radio access network equipment providers.
This is the first time MTN has selected Nokia, and the network equipment provider said it would replace one of MTN's existing suppliers.
The companies that power South Africa's mobile networks
The equipment that powers South Africa's mobile networks is made by four global telecom giants — Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, and ZTE.
Three of the four networks with their own physical network infrastructure — Vodacom, MTN, and Rain — use...
Major 5G vendor reveals plans for South African rollout
Higher quality video, cloud gaming, virtual reality, and greater automation will push South African mobile networks to roll out 5G coverage in the next few years.
That is according to one of the prominent 5G radio equipment providers in...
Huawei's 5G network speeds are the best in South Africa
Huawei's radio equipment provides the best download speeds on South Africa's major 5G networks, Analytico research data has revealed.
Analytico's research involves analysing average download and upload speeds that MyBroadband mobile speed...
Huawei dominates 4G network speeds in South Africa
Huawei's radio equipment offers the best 4G download speeds on major mobile networks in South Africa, research by Analytico has shown.
The research analysed the average download and upload speeds that users of the MyBroadband mobile speed test...
Network vendors compared — Huawei, Nokia, ZTE, and Ericsson
MyBroadband’s Q1 2022 speed test data revealed that South Africans enjoy the fastest mobile network performance on radio equipment from Huawei.
The report is based on over 300,000 speed tests performed by MyBroadband speed test app...
Ericsson stock hammered after saying it may have paid ISIS
Ericsson may have made payments to the ISIS terror organization to gain access to certain transport routes in Iraq, the company’s chief executive officer Borje Ekholm told newspaper Dagens Industri.
Shares in the Stockholm-based...
Ericsson appoints new VP for Africa
Ericsson has appointed Fadi Pharaon as its senior vice president and head of market for Middle East and Africa.
Pharaon, who is currently VP of Networks and Managed Services in Europe and Latin America, will assume his new position on 1 September.
MTN and Ericsson launch first 5G customer trial in South Africa
MTN and Ericsson have partnered to launch the first 5G customer trial deployment in South Africa.
The trial will begin with the deployment of a 5G fixed-wireless access site at Netstar's headquarters in Midrand.
Ericsson to start production in the United States
Sweden’s Ericsson AB will start U.S. manufacturing this year, a production shift that gets the wireless network supplier closer to customers and also may mitigate the impacts of President Donald Trump’s global trade disputes.
Chief...
Ericsson, Qualcomm, and MTN complete first Cat-M1 test for IoT in Africa
Ericsson, Qualcomm, and MTN South Africa have completed a successful demonstration of Cat-M1 capabilities.
Ericsson plans retrenchment of 25,000 staff – Report
Ericsson plans to cut 25,000 jobs across the company as part of a restructuring programme, Business Insider reported.
Ericsson turnaround hopes hit by weaker US, Japanese demand
Ericsson’s turnaround drive was thrown into doubt as the company missed third-quarter profit forecasts and sales come under pressure in the United States and Japan.
4.5-billion smartphones active by 2018, says Ericsson
Smartphone uptake is driving a huge increase in data on mobile networks and forcing operators to invest in high-speed networks, said Ericsson
Mobile voice versus data: the simple truth
Akamai’s Q4 2012 State of the Internet Report shows exactly why mobile operators have a challenge on their hands, especially in SA
Mobile broadband will drastically change emerging economies
Ericsson believes that exponential growth in mobile phones with broadband capability will be advantageous to developing economies, like South Africa.