The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has granted US$315,000 to fund research that will help improve Internet speeds in the Cape Flats district of Cape Town, South Africa
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South Africa to get commercial LTE services by the end of 2012
MTN and 8ta will both launch commercial Long Term Evolution (LTE) services in South Africa providing a major boost to mobile broadband speeds in the country
Broadband boost for rural Africa
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Nexpedience have entered into a deal to bring quality broadband access to rural Africa
Telkom fined for "bullying" competitors
A South African government tribunal has fined Telkom SA US$54.8mn following allegations that the company used its monopoly to “bully” competitors
Orange launches 42 mbps network in Nairobi
Kenyan telecommunications company Orange, which is part of Telkom Kenya, has launched a 42 mbps network in Nairobi