2025 will usher in the era of ‘WiFi Everywhere’
16 January 2025
Paul Colmer, EXCO member at Wireless Access Provider’s Association (WAPA)
WiFi technology is on the brink of a revolutionary transformation, and 2025 will likely be remembered as the year when ‘WiFi Everywhere’ became a reality.
With new advancements and standards, WiFi is poised to redefine connectivity, create unprecedented opportunities, and enable innovative applications that go far beyond fast internet access.
Enterprise sales verticalization: the pragmatic approach for telcos
31 December 2024
Gary Barton, Research Director, Enterprise Technology & Services; and Rob Pritchard, Principal Analyst, Enterprise Technology & Services, GlobalData
Most telecom companies operating in the enterprise market periodically alternate between verticalized and horizontal sales strategies. While verticalization promises increased enterprise sales via deeper sector-specific partnerships, it often leads to unrealistic expectations and strategic recalibration. To achieve sustainable growth, telcos should adopt a pragmatic approach, focusing on their core horizontal strengths - such as secure connectivity and data services - while targeting specific sectors only where they can add real, scalable value, observes GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
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How standards-driven satellite innovation can accelerate Africa’s digital transformation
31 December 2024
Yanniv Betito, EMEA Regional Vice President of Sales and Business Development, Telesat
To the outside world, much of Africa – especially the sub-Saharan – is a remote continent rich in natural beauty and resources but light on the technological progress that many countries take for granted. That perception is increasingly outdated: the region’s technology economy is seeing significant growth, with a sharp rise in mobile services penetration, innovative public-private partnerships, and investments in information and communications technology (ICT) leading the way. The World Trade Organization (WTO) even projects that African digital service exports could reach around $74 billion between 2023 and 2040, with annual growth exceeding 7%.
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30 December 2024
John Yates, Managing Director, Atheras
Keeping networks up – whatever the weather
Africa is full of variations of climate and geography. From the Sahara Desert to the Atlas Mountains and the Nile Valley, although 61% of the population is focused mostly in urban areas, the rest are based in rural regions where fibre is either not available or patchy in coverage.
At a time when the digital society is commonplace and the ability to access important online services such as finance, health and governance is a fundamental need, reliable broadband connectivity is essential.
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