Page 4 - Liquid Technologies News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Technology

The communications regulatory authority, Icasa, says the winning bids from the latest auction round will be announced at a later stage.

As six telecoms operators throw their hats into the ring for SA's latest attempt to auction off 5G wireless broadband spectrum, the big question is not only whether it will happen in our lifetimes, but why it is so important. A 17-year gap since the last significant allocation of spectrum and a legal wrangle that has delayed a new auction of high-speed spectrum for six years means that massive opportunity it offers has been wasted for more than a decade.

Liquid Intelligent Technologies partners with Facebook to develop fibre network in DRC Shares Liquid Technologies and Facebook have announced a partnership to build an extensive metro fibre network in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The network is expected to improve internet access for more than 30 million people and help meet growing demand for regional connectivity across Central Africa. In the partnership, Facebook will invest in the fibre build and support network planning, while Liquid Technologies will own, build and operate the fibre network. The network will help create a dig...

Facebook to Help Build a Fiber Network in the Democratic Republic of Congo Facebook will provide funding and network planning, but Liquid will own, build, and operate the fiber network. By Chance Townsend (Credit: Getty Images) Pan-African tech company Liquid Technologies Inc. is teaming up with Facebook to build a long-haul fiber network in the Democratic Republic of Congo and improve internet access for over 30 million people in the region. Liquid will lay 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) of fiber cable through Central Africa. Facebook will provide funding and network planning, but ...