APC Ending Digital Exclusion

Slideshow

ICT Infrastructure, Policies, Regulations, and Strategies

News

Government pays Mauritius Telecom USD100M to connect Rodriguez Island

Mauritius Telecom has won the Government's call for bids to link the 550km distant Rodriguez Island (population ~41,000) with submarine fibre connectivity.

South Africa to invest about $150m in rural broadband

SA's annual budget this year includes SA Rand 1.9billion for pilot broadband projects in 8 municipalities which will include connecting rural schools. The government said 6 135 goverment institutions and 4 983 schools had already been connected to the Internet.

Senegal Government requested to minimise ISP license fees

Senegal's ICT professional society, OPTIC, has said the government is restricting market entry for internet providers by charging high license fees. Three new ISPs were recently approved with minimum bids set at CFA 100million (about USD 160,000 USD).

Number portability for Tanzania

To improve the competitive environment Tanzania is implementing number portability between mobile operators in March 2017.

Cameroon to launch an MVNO

Swiss-based internet provider YooMee Africa's Cameroon subsidiary has formed a joint venture with the incumbent state owned operator Camtel to set up a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) by mid 2017.