Brazil’s largest pay TV operator Net has been ordered to pay back R$ 5,000 (USD 1,225) to two customers for providing poor broadband speeds. In addition, one of the affected persons will receive compensation for material damages, which consist in the restitution of the amount paid between March 2014 and January 2015. The Civil Chamber [...]
Net, principal operador de TV paga de Brasil, deberá compensar a dos clientes con R$ 5 mil (USD 1.225) a cada uno por ofrecer internet por debajo de la velocidad contratada. Además, una de las personas afectadas cobrará una indemnización por daños materiales, que consisten en la restitución de los valores pagados entre marzo de [...]
Ooredoo has come forward with its triple speed offer on Super Fibre plans for its customers to enjoy better digital experiences. The offer enables new and existing customers on the 20, 50, and 100 Mbps contract plans to enhance to even faster home broadband and enjoy the internet for only 12.99 USD a month. The [...]
Yahsat, the UAE-based satellite operator, has introduced its broadband service YahClick in Ghana. Yahsat also presented its collaboration with regional ISPs Comsys and Teledata to deliver the services. Yahsat informed the service will help reduce the substantial economic losses in recent years due to frequent internet disruptions in Africa. In Ghana, each communication breakdown costs [...]
A operadora Vivo (Telefônica) atingiu a marca de 100 cidades com FTTH. Na passada sexta-feira (31/8) a companhia lançou o serviço em Sertãozinho (SP) e Ijuí (RS). Nos próximos meses, a rede de fibra chegará a Rio Claro, Salto e Franca (SP) e Jataí (GO) com investimentos de mais R$ 50 milhões (€10,5 milhões). “Chegar [...]
Vodacom Group created “Africa’s first standards-based, commercial 5G service in Lesotho”, via its 3.5GHz spectrum to primarily deliver Fixed-Wireless Access Broadband services to two local enterprises. The operator stated that subscribers in Lesotho can now benefit from quicker broadband services deployment similar to fibre-like speeds. This move from Vodacom is to provide early access to [...]
Brazilian telecommunications company Oi expects to reach 1 million FTTH home passed in 19 cities this year, and 6 million by 2020. In order to achieve this goal, the strategy is to reuse the transport network to create the fiber accesses. According to the company’s executives, when taking advantage of the current infrastructure, the total [...]
La empresa brasileña de telecomunicaciones Oi prevé llegar este año a 1 millón de hogares pasados con FTTH en 19 ciudades, y a 6 millones hacia 2020. Para esto, la estrategia es reutilizar la red de transporte para crear accesos de fibra. De acuerdo a los ejecutivos de la empresa, al aprovechar la infraestructura actual [...]
iWayAfrica, the pan-African provider of satellite telecommunications solutions in Africa, announced on August 8, 2018 the signing of a commercial contract with Avanti Communications Group. Through this agreement, the satellite operator and provider of satellite communications services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, gives iWayAfrica the right to offer data services backed by the [...]
Google has introduced its free Wi-Fi service for Nigerians, the Google Station, in Ikeja, Lekki and other parts of Lagos. The company’s country director in Nigeria, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, declared, “It is live in some locations already like the MMA 2, Ikeja City Mall, The Palms Lekki, Computer Village and the University of Lagos.” Ehimuan-Chiazor also [...]