Browsing: Internet and connectivity

New submarine internet cables have dramatically boosted Africa’s international connectivity, a new report shows.

World Mobile Group recently launched its first “aerostat” in Massingir, Mozambique, in collaboration with Vodacom.

SpaceX has launched the first set of Starlink satellites that can beam phone signals from space directly to smartphones.

Amazon’s Project Kuiper is an enormous undertaking in an area that has had more bankruptcies than successes.

Elon Musk’s Starlink is now available in another of South Africa’s neighbouring countries.

MTN Group has launched multiple satellite trials across Africa with Starlink, AST SpaceMobile and Lynk Global.

Wi-Fi is poised for significant advances in 2024, writes the Wireless Access Providers’ Association’s Paul Colmer.

DataEQ has tracked how consumers feel about seven of the country’s leading internet service providers – and it’s not good.

Promoted | South Africa is fast tracking towards a future where smart utility readiness is not just an aspiration but a reality.

There has been considerable noise about the launch – or otherwise – of Starlink in South Africa. What’s the real story?