Algeria to expand 4G across Ain Defla
29 October 2024
Algerian Minister of Post and Telecommunications Karim Bibi Triki has launched a project to extend the 4G mobile phone network in Ain Defla. The goal is to cover 1,400 localities with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants across the country's 58 wilayas.
According to Karim Bibi Triki, this project is of great strategic importance, because it contributes to the digital development of the territory and makes it possible to bring together the necessary conditions to achieve the digital transformation in our country, in execution of the directives of the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
Find out more Vodacom to extend MVNO model across Africa
28 October 2024
Vodacom intends to make the mobile virtual network (MVNO) an asset for its future growth, announcing plans to extend this service to all the markets in which it operates on the continent.
“We provide our MVNO partners with telecommunications platforms and tools to successfully run an MVNO without significant upfront investments. In the future, we will look to expand our MVNOs to reach all the other markets in which we operate. This will obviously depend on the specific MVNO strategy and Vodacom’s market readiness for the future,” said Shenge Buthelezi, Managing Director, Wholesale at Vodacom.
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ARPCE fines MNOs
25 October 2024
The Algerian Post and Electronic Communications Regulatory Authority (ARPCE) has imposed heavy financial penalties on Mobilis, Djezzy and Ooredoo.
These penalties, exceeding 1 billion Algerian dinars, follow shortcomings noted in the network coverage and quality of services. They were decided after a control and evaluation campaign conducted by ARPCE throughout the national territory. The evaluation, which focused on the GSM, 3G and 4G networks of the operators concerned, revealed shortcomings in relation to the obligations stipulated in their specifications.
Find out more 43% of global population do not use internet
24 October 2024
The benefits of mobile connectivity remain elusive for a significant portion of the global population, as 43%, or 3.45 billion people, still do not use mobile internet, according to the GSMA’s ‘State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2024’ report.
While mobile internet usage continues to rise, the growth rate has slowed, with only 160 million new users added in 2023 — matching 2022 figures but falling short of the higher growth rates seen from 2015 to 2021.
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