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Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) in collaboration with Netstar Namibia and Standard Bank Namibia, have launched an In-Car Wi-Fi and vehicle tracking service on vehicles purchased through Standard Bank.
The City of Windhoek councillors have approved a resolution to implement the long-standing fiber project, a development which could boost its plans to become a smart city.
Paratus Telecom on Monday commissioned the Armada Data Centre built at a cost of N$123 million funded through listed bonds on the Namibian Stock Exchange in which the Government Institutions Pension Fund participated.
The Bank of Namibia has revealed that it has adopted technology in some of its functions, including the deployment of virtual bots to improve its financial intelligence monitoring function.
The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRAN) says about 1400 out of 1800 schools, translating to 78%, in the country are without Information and Communication Technology infrastructure.
Telecom Namibia, with an investment of over N$148 million in fiber deployment, hopes to accelerate the roll out of fiber to pass and connect thousands of homes, improving the coverage of their existing 10,676 km (65.2% of national coverage) national fiber backbone.
Namibia’s looming mandatory mobile SIM card registration requirements will enable the country to finally implement telecommunications number portability, two years after publishing the regulations, the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has said.
Namibians will soon know if the country is ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) amid indications that a team set up to investigate Namibia’s readiness will submit its findings to Cabinet at the end of the month.
Google’s Equiano cable landed in Namibia last Friday, a move that is expected to double the country’s internet connectivity capacity.
Below are some facts you need to know about the cable:
Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has announced the start of its voluntary sim card registration campaign, which will run until the 1st of January 2023, targeting its over 2 million subscribers.
Google’s Equiano cable landed in Namibia on Friday, a development which is expected to more than double the country’s internet connectivity capacity.
Telecom Namibia subsidiary, PowerCom, officially unveiled the Veddersdal Tower enabling, which will enable the telco to launch its 4G LTE Network services in Veddersdal, Okahandja.
Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have entered into a five-year partnership agreement which aims to improve and support programmes targeted towards food systems infrastructure, rural transformation, human capital development and digital solutions.
Government says it will not subsidise the importation of Electric Vehicles (EV) to cushion consumers amid rising fuel costs.