4G/LTE Archives - Techtrends Zambia

LTE for improved and smarter public safety communications

June 18, 2018

By Lux Maharaj of Parallel Wireless The wireless communications technology has transformed the way we live and work across the globe. It is the…

5G logo released by 3GPP standards group

February 8, 2017

The 3GPP has launched the new 5G logo as above as it looks forward to the completion and adaptation of 5G technologies globally. The…

Wiz LTE by Microlink to launch in Lusaka by mid-February

January 20, 2017

John Taylor, the CEO of Microlink Technologies Ltd. Zambia, today announced that the company expects to launch WIZ LTE (http://www.wiz.co.zm) on February 15th for…

4G/LTE smartphone shipments to surpass 1 billion in 2016

November 30, 2016

If before you continue reading you don’t know what’s in a G in network terms, click here. According to market intelligence provider IDC we should…

What is in a G

October 13, 2016

We all know that in order to get data on your phone or on nifty little gadgets like a Mifi we’ll use something like…

Is the world wide web really wide? A look at global internet access

August 24, 2016

Yesterday we celebrated a #HappyInternetDay, recognising Tim Berners-Lee who opened up the internet 25 years ago on 23rd August 2016, but how wide is…

Airtel’s First 4G/LTE Connection Activated in Seychelles

December 1, 2014

Whilst we’re still on our knees begging for 4G/LTE internet connectivity, Seychelles gets it first in Africa on the Airtel network. Launched just a…

Pros and Cons of 4G/LTE connectivity in Zambia

July 28, 2014

In a country such as Zambia where internet is generally either hanging on EDGE or 3G, which are not user friendly for the large…