Spectrum has been distributed to Zimbabwean telecom companies that want to use LTE enabled broadband networks, according to the local regulator
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Intelsat provides managed broadband service to Vodacom
Satellite service provider Intelsat has entered into a partnership with mobile communications company Vodacom to deliver broadband connectivity to the sub-Saharan African SOHO & SME Markets
Kenyan residents receive free Wi-Fi connectivity
Nakuru Town in Kenya’s Rift Valley will offer free Wi-Fi connectivity to all its residents in a US$2.35mn ICT project in partnership with the Kenyan government
Orange and Infonet to enable Wi-fi in Nakuru in Kenya
Mobile service provider Orange and Kenyan innovation group Infonet plan to provide Wi-Fi access to the residents of Nakuru town in Kenya
Broadband ‘indispensable for development’, says Rwandan president
Rwandan president Paul Kagame emphasised the importance of broadband in achieving sustainable development at the ninth meeting of the UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development in Dublin, Republic of Ireland from 22-23 March 2014