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NATCOM Is National Télécommunications Commission In recent years, the approval type sector in Sierra Leone has experienced enough difficulties, including several late certificates and projects, etc., a situation that does not seem to please the operators in the sector. In order to better harmonize the sector, the Sierra Leone Telecommunications Regulator (NATCOM) recently organized a working session in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Communication to finalize the draft Law on electronic communications. Indeed, the project has been on…

A complete restructuring of the telecom market in Ethiopia was approved by the Extraordinary Council of Ministers. Having a telecommunications sector that complies with the regulation is a challenge the Ethiopian Government wants to cope with. At the end of its extraordinary session on February 4 ,2019, the Government decided to set up a new telecommunications regulatory authority. Indeed, the birth of the Ethiopian Communication Authority (ECA) will make it possible to better harmonize the telecom market in Ethiopia by…

ITI is the Institute of Information Technology Students in the city of Assouan, Egypt, will benefit from training to build their skills in Information and Communication Technology. This project is being initiated by the Institute of Information Technology (ITI). In fact, the cooperation agreement was signed on Wednesday, February 20 ,2019 between Heba Saleh, the institute›s first Manager and Ahmed Gallab, President of the University of Assouan. This new department within the university will train students and graduates from the…

A technology for improving connectivity As with the several technologies developed to facilitate access to wifi connection, the IEEE 802.11ax standard is an improvement of the 802.11ac standard. Also known as High-Efficiency Wireless (HEV), its primary role is to boost the wifi network among users. Today, many administrations, companies and ultra-modern infrastructures are equipped with this new technology. In addition, apart from its main role, it offers other advantages, including the following: • Provide high data rates with more consistency…

GHANA National Communication Authority (NCA) and ARTP of TOGO addressed issues pertaining to the frequency spectrum between the two countries. Facing the regular interference of the radio spectrum between Ghanaian and Togolese users, the NCA and ARTP have initiated a meeting for frequency coordination between the two countries. Indeed, the radiofrequency spectrum is generally used by telecommunications companies to provide mobile services, internet etc….. Some Ghanaian users have subscribed to Togolese networks and vice versa, which prevents good mobile communication…

The regulator is officially opening its new head office After transferring its head office from Sandton to Centurion, the regulator has just officially organized the inauguration ceremony for the new head office. The ceremony took place on February 12 ,2019 at its facilities in the presence of the authorities and operators of telecommunication. In fact, the regulator’s new head office has been operational since October 29 ,2018 and represents a strong symbol and a step further for ICASA after 20…

The Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ARPT) is building capacity for its workers As a regulator of the telecommunications sector, the Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has decided to improve the performance of its employees, thanks to its general management. From January 7 to February 1 ,2019 it organized a training course on administrative communication. The session aimed at training the agency’s workers on oral and written communication techniques in order to have a perfect command of its various aspects.…

The Nigerian regulator (NCC) is dealing with every aspect of counterfeiting in the telecommunications market, which has become a real threat to the sector. For this reason, it organized a forum on financial fraud using telecoms platforms in Abuja on January 29. The observation is clear: several telecom platforms are used illegally to commit financial fraud. On that basis, the regulator has been in discussions with telecommunications operators to counter this phenomenon, which is holding the Nigerian telecommunications sector back.…

Since December 27, Mrs. Fadimatou Saliman›s loyal services within ART have been recognized and rewarded by an appointment. Fadimatou Saliman is replacing Jessie Athogo Ekukole, who in turn, was promoted to the position of Head of the Cooperation Team. It should be recalled that the new Head of the communication and public relations unit is graduated from the 35th journalism class at the Graduate School of Information and Communication Sciences and Technology (Esstic) in 2007. In fact, we are regularly…

Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) in accordance with the government s policy and in compliance with the regulation has just updated its national frequency table. This new update, made last December, aims to meet the requirements of international standards, to promote the development of new radio-communication services and to set up new frequency bands. The production of this frequency table is based on the main lines mentioned at the World Radio-communication Conference held in Geneva in 2012. Indeed, radio-communications services,…