Nairobi Kenya: As Africa marked the forty-seventh African Telecommunications and ICT Day, policymakers and ICT stakeholders convened virtually to address the continent’s marginal presence...
Nairobi, Kenya – The Republic of Malawi has ratified the Constitution and Convention of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), solidifying its position as a...
by Dr. Geoffrey Chemwa
As part of the implementation of the ATU’s Strategy for Introduction and Promotion of Digital Sound Broadcasting (DSB) in Africa and as its initiative,...
The African Telecommunications Union is pleased to report that Tanzania, South Sudan and Kenya, have revved up their commitment to the African Telecommunications Union...
L’Union africaine des télécommunications a le plaisir d’annoncer que la Tanzanie, le Soudan du Sud et le Kenya ont renforcé leur engagement envers l’Union...
A section of African ICT Ministers have resolved to end unemployment and expand entrepreneurship in the knowledge and traditional sectors of the continent by...
A Tunisia-based organization, Startup Tunisia, has won the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Innovation Challenge 2021. Startup Tunisia, which offers grants and provides technical guidance...
Nokia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) to drive digital transformation and the knowledge economy for socio-economic...
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has extended the deadline for submission of entries to the ATU Africa Innovation Challenge 2021, to 31 st August...
Boost for Digital Transformation in Africa as Huawei Pens Deal with African Telecommunications Union
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with tech giant Huawei that will see African countries and organizations build...
« De nombreux jeunes vont à l’école uniquement par pure formalité, et par conséquent, ne s’investissent pas assez dans la recherche de solutions aux...
The African Telecommunications Union, on 22nd April 2021, launched the first set of ATU spectrum recommendations namely; ATU-R Recommendation 001-0 on Spectrum audit; ATU-R...
“J’aime les mathématiques et cela m’attriste de voir des apprenants échouer à cette matière, sachant que cela pourrait, d’une manière ou d’une autre, limiter...
24-year-old Kudakwashe Clinton Nyamhuka works as an accounts receivable clerk in the transport industry in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe. Away from his day job, he wears...
Agripoa, loosely translated to ‘smart agriculture’, is a Tanzanian-based start-up established by an enterprising young innovator Placidius Castus Rwechungura in 2019. The ATU Africa...
À peine les rideaux tombés sur la 1ère édition du Concours de l’innovation pour l’Afrique 2020 de l’UAT, Bequerelle Mbou, 23 ans, troisième de...
ATU had its 1st consultative meeting on WTDC-21 preparations on 11th February 2021. Part of the discussion covered the outcome of BDT consultations. TDAG...
Theme: “Connecting the Unconnected to Achieve Sustainable Development” For the first time, Africa will host the ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-21) from 8th-19th...
“Imagine waking up every day, five days a week to go to school, you are very excited to learn but you cannot comprehend anything...
Today the World celebrates the International Women’s Day, a day traditionally set aside for celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women....
The radio frequency spectrum (commonly known as simply the spectrum) enables the transmission of information in a wireless manner. The information you get when;...
Africa has experienced a notable increase in the adoption of technology in the continent. The uptake of mobile and wireless services, broadcasting, and broadband...
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) and the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) have today signed an MOU aimed at jointly undertaking research and building...
High-altitude platform stations (HAPS) are easily deployable stations operating in the stratosphere that can provide a variety of connectivity services to end users on...
The ATU Task Group on Emerging Technologies had its second meeting from 24th to 27th November 2020. The meeting was dedicated to furthering the...
On 7th December 2020, the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) held an online Forum to commemorate the establishment of the Union 43 years ago. The...
The ATU Task Group on Emerging Technologies had its second meeting from 24th-27th of November 2020. Discussions during this meeting were dedicated to furthering...
Bringing connectivity to all requires a mix of technical solutions. Today, majority of Africans are not connected to the Internet and for those that...
ATU Task Group on Satellite Resources had its 1st meeting from 8th to 9th December 2020. The mandate of the group is to draft...
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) held its first web dialogue with its Associate Members on 23rd November 2020. The focus of the dialogue was...
Given the strain on the internet requirements of residential areas occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic and particularly the ‘stay at home’ directive issued by...
At the beginning of June, the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ericsson to help decrease the cost of technology...
The ATU Regional Web consultation on WTDC reform process was held on 22nd April 2020 with over 63 participants taking part in the forum...
The 21st Ordinary Session of the ATU Administrative Council was held virtually under the Chairmanship of Cote d’Ivoire from 22 to 25 June 2020...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to re-shape the environment across the globe, regulators in the continent have taken action to release spectrum to cope...
The African Union Commission, the Internet Society, and the African Telecommunications Union hosted the 1st ‘African Internet Resilience’ webinar series on 1st June 2020....
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) was established on 7th December 1977. This founding day has been set aside for annual reflection and demonstration on...
North Africa’s Mai Nagy emerged as the winner of the ATU Africa Innovation Challenge 2020. The 31-year-old Egyptian national who will be taking home...
Denis Ogwang, an ITU Innovation challenge winner, had over time been watching his friends suffer from preventable water-borne diseases, while growing up in rural...
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has been considered as a key development pillar in Egypt since the 1980’s. This has led to keen and...
Undoubtedly, technological advances drove the first three industrial revolutions: steam power, electricity, and, information and communications technologies (ICT). Undeniably also, having gone full circle,...
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting more than 750 operators with almost 400 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including...
With the advent of COVID 19 and the seemingly ever exponential nature of the digital space, there has been a boost in the emergence...
The Internet is a global resource open and accessible to all, and while half of the world is connected to the Internet, existing policy,...
ATU recently conducted the first meeting on the call for input contributions on the thematic area of spectrum audit recommendations. The Meeting which took...
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) and Mozilla have signed an MoU for a joint project that will promote rural ICT connectivity in the African...
24th August 2020, Press Release For Immediate Release ATU Launches Competition to Support Young African Innovators and Combat COVID-19 The Africa Telecommunication Union(ATU) on...
African Telecommunications Union calls for harmonised action by telecommunications regulators and operators in Africa to combat Coronavirus Pandemic Saturday, 21 March 2020 – Nairobi...
