ICT Ministers promote future-oriented, intelligent digital infrastructure for Africa
By Press Release 28 November 2023Ministers of Communications and Digital Technologies and the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) member states, convened in Cape Town, South Africa, for the Ministerial Forum on Building a Future-Oriented,... FULL STORY >
Openserve set to launch range of FTTR products in 2023
By Staff Writer 1 December 2022At the 25th AfricaCom themed "Driving Inclusive, Sustainable Growth Through Tech Investment", Openserve and Huawei jointly unveiled the new home networking solution - fiber to the room. FULL STORY >
AfricaCom 2022: Huawei launches transformative fintech offering to revolutionise mobile money
By Staff Writer 15 November 2022Huawei last week announced the launch of an innovative fintech offering, which is set to revolutionise mobile money in Africa, aiming to increase financial inclusion and greatly improve the... FULL STORY >
Strong 4G networks still key for Africa, with fixed wireless access NB for 5G future
By Staff Writer 14 November 2022The continued implementation of strong 4G and LTE networks remains a priority for African countries, even with the expansion of 5G on the continent. FULL STORY >
Innovation will contribute greatly to Africa's digital economy says Huawei
By Staff Writer 10 November 2022For the conference’s opening session, President of Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa Region, Leo Chen, noted the importance of the digital economy, stipulating the growth the continent has shown, and the challenges it faces. FULL STORY >
Digital economy key for Africa’s economic growth notes ATU and ICT ministers
By Staff Writer 9 November 2022As AfricaCom gets underway in Cape Town, it’s clear that the digital economy, and the development of structures that supports it, must become a priority in Africa. FULL STORY >
Dell Technologies and ADVA to launch universal customer premises equipment solution at AfricaCom
By Staff Writer 9 November 2019Dell Technologies and ADVA will be demonstrating the uCPE platforms they collaboratively developed at AfricaCom 2019 in the week ahead. FULL STORY >
Huawei to launch groundbreaking power solution for Telcos at AfricaCom 2018
By Press Release 9 November 2018Huawei is set to launch the PowerCube 1000 Advanced Diesel Hybrid Power solution at the upcoming 21st AfricaCom, an industry event being held in Cape Town next week. FULL STORY >
AfricaCom 20/20 Agenda set to explore the future of tech and telecoms in Africa
By Press Release 1 October 2018Further details of some of the sessions that delegates to AfricaCom can anticipate have been revealed. FULL STORY >
Facebook focuses on connecting Africa at AfricaCom Cape Town 2017
By Press Release 8 November 2017As part of Facebook's mission to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together, the Facebook connectivity and platform partnerships team will be on the ground in Cape Town at AfricaCom 2017 from... FULL STORY >
Ericsson and Qualcomm first to demonstrate Gigabit class LTE in Africa using licensed spectrum
By Press Release 24 November 2016‘Fibre over the air’ achieves downlink speeds over 900 Mbps. FULL STORY >
Facebook outlines plans to grow its African ecosystem at AfricaCom 2016
By Press Release 17 November 2016Facebook had a strong presence at AfricaCom 2016 in Cape Town, in line with its commitment to fostering a strong relationship with its connectivity partners and application developers across Africa. FULL STORY >
Nokia expands the human possibilities of technology in Africa
By Press Release 15 November 2016Visit the Nokia at stand E26 at this year’s AfricaCom. FULL STORY >
Facebook to host Africa’s first FbStart event at AfricaCom
By Press Release 11 November 2016Facebook is having its first FbStart event in Africa on Tuesday, 15 November at AfricaCom 2016 in Cape Town – one of the largest and influential Africa-focused tech events in the world. FULL STORY >
AfricaCom to debut a new format, expanded topics
By Ryan Noik 22 July 2016AfricaCom is expanding. Traditionally a primarily telecommunications focused event, the conference this year will become more of a diverse festival that encompasses telecommunications (still) but with an additional focus on technology and the... FULL STORY >
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