IoT market heats up - competing tech raises challenges
10 October 2023
Wide-area Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity vendors are fighting for space in an increasingly crowded market.
According to ABI Research, Low-Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) will reach 5.3 billion connections in 2030. LPWAN companies are competing in integral IoT applications such as smart metering, asset tracking, and condition-based monitoring, with a vendor’s competitive advantage often hinging on factors beyond a network’s technical capabilities.
Find out more Nigeria’s 5G subscriptions surpass 500,000
10 October 2023
The number of subscriptions to 5G services has crossed the 500,000 mark in Nigeria, a year after the commercial launch of the technology in the country, reports Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
In September 2022, MTN Nigeria became the first operator to launch commercial 5G in the country with Ericsson technical support. The company was joined this year by Mafab Communications in January and Airtel in June.
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Lebanon to gain solarpowered internet
10 October 2023
Lebanon has received a multimillion-dollar donation from China to install solar energy for the country’s internet provider, according to Lebanon’s ministry of telecommunications.
According to local media, state-owned Ogero will receive more than US$8 million to supply more than 830 of its sites with solar energy panels. The solar energy project is expected to be operating by summer 2024.
Find out more EOLO picks Intracom Telecom for expansion
10 October 2023
EOLO awarded the multimillion expansion contract to Intracom Telecom following a lengthy testing of the device at the laboratory and the field. The deployment of the WiBAS G5 dual-BS is part of EOLO’s extensive investment in its fast expanding network across Italy, aiming at staying at the top of Italian FWA service providers, with a portfolio of ultra-broadband services to residential and SME subscribers.
The WiBAS™ G5 dual-BS interoperate with Intracom Telecom’s terminal stations already installed and operated by EOLO. Thanks to its innovative hardware and software unique features it has twice the capacity in terms of subscribers and three times the throughput compared to the previous generation device.
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