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RWANDA: NEW TYPE APPROVAL DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION

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RURA (Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority) wants to improve regulation Soon changes are announced on regulation in Rwanda. The regulator recently issued a draft in this regard. The document addresses several issues including: The duration of the authorization of electronic communications equipment imported into Rwanda who is 5 years For the application for type  approval, there are two schemes: simplified type approval regime et standard type approval regime Electronic communications equipment that are subject to approval: – Electronic Communications Equipment used…

BURUNDI: WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONS DAY

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Burundi’s telecommunications regulator at the heart of the celebration Every May 17 is celebrated as the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. On the same day, the regulator, Agence de régulation et de contrôle des télécommunications (ARCT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth, Posts and Information Technologies, initiated a fair from May 14 to 17. The meeting was held at the Palais des Arts et de la Culture in the presence of telecommunications companies, institutions and the press on…

GHANA: NCA ENGAGES STAKEHOLDERS IN NORTHEN SECTOR ON DRAFT QoS REGULATIONS

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  The National Communications Authority (NCA) is struggling hard for regulation.  After the step in KUMASI, Tamale is now the place for awareness program. The regulator is discussing with the population on draft QoS regulation .This activity aims to take into account consumer recommendations for a better sector. Indeed, the meeting was held on April 23rd with telecommunications companies, institutions and the press. Henry Kanor mentioned that the aim of the regulation is to provide quality services before pointing out that…

CHAD: THE ARCEP IS RAISING AWARENESS AMONG MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

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The members of Parliament were seriously trained on Tuesday, April 29 at the (Palais de la démocracie) Palace of Democracy. Chad is ranked among the countries where ICTs are not fully developed yet. To remedy this situation, the country’s telecommunications regulator, ARCEP (Autorité des Régulations Electroniques et des Postes) in collaboration with the Ministry of ICT, exchanged views with the National Assembly.  Through this action, ARCEP intends to position Chad as a reference nation in the field of ICT.  Indeed,…

GHANA: PUBLIC CONSULTATION WORK ON DRAFT QUALITY OF SERVICE REGULATIONS

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National Communications Authority (NCA) held a meeting in KUMASI city, Ghana. In an effort to offer quality regulatory services, the Ghanaian telecommunications regulator organized a working session with telecommunications stakeholders on April 25 about Draft Quality of Service Regulations 2019 .The workshop took place in Kumasi in the presence of telecommunications companies, institutions and the press. The purpose was to gather consumer opinions and comments on the project on the quality of regulation in Ghana. At the opening of the meeting,…

FLASH – GUINEA NEWS: ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE WEST AFRICAN REGULATORS’ CONFERENCE

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Regulators exchanged views in Ouagadougou from April 23-26, 2019. The Guinean telecommunications regulator ARPT (Autorité de Regulation des Postes et des Telecommunications) took part in the meeting of African regulators from West Africa. Alongside him are Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone. This meeting allowed ARPT to stand out by holding the position of second vice-president of the Executive Committee. As reminder, the meeting ended with the signing of a memorandum of understanding on the mutual sharing of information and…

NIGERIA: THE REGULATOR IS RAISING AWARENESS OF THE POPULATION

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Nigerian Communications Commission has raised awareness among users on the protection of the infrastructures, e-waste and type approval. As part of its commitment to having an adequate telecommunications sector, the regulator recently initiated a tour of discussions in the Kano region. The users of telecommunications equipment have been instructed to discuss environmental issues such as type approval in Nigeria, in particular Quality of service, Electromagnetic Field (EMF) etc.…. At the heart of the discussions, the NCC’s local controller in the…

THE WIFI IEEE 802. 11AD COMPLEMENT TO BOOST THE INTERNET CONNECTION

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 The technology that helps propagate the Internet signal What is IEEE 802.11AD technology? What is its function? These are the many questions that users are wondering about. In this edition, we will provide details about this technology and its benefits. As a reminder, in our last monthly publication n° 70 of March 6, 2019, we discussed the 802. 11ax wifi which has been used a lot in recent years in administrations and for which our team has approved several devices.…

CAMEROON: FRATEL IS ORGANIZING ITS 16th SEMINAR

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FRATEL is the French-speaking network for telecommunications regulation FRATEL is an apolitical organization whose mission is to work for a better telecommunications sector in French-speaking countries. As part of its activities, it recently held its sixteenth seminar in Douala on last April 2-3. More than 140 participants from several countries discussed the following topic: Methodologies and Tools for Measuring Mobile Service Coverage and Quality. The meeting was opened in the presence of the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Minette Libon…

SIERRA LEONE: BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN NATCOM AND ARPT GUINEA

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Bilateral meeting between the Director General of ARPT guinea and NATCOM Sierra Leone The Guinean regulator welcomed his Sierra Leonean counterpart during a survey visit. The purpose of the two bodies was to discuss telecommunications issues affecting both countries.  The meeting took place on March 28 in Guinea. The discussions focused in particular on One Area Network and Cross Boarder Interference and Coordination. At this level, the two authorities are considering finding solutions against interference and ensuring a good connection…