Orange and Nokia kick off Africa modernization project

Orange and Nokia have announced a three-year modernization project to roll out single radio access network and network management technology across seven African countries in preparation for 4G.
The project is claimed to be one of the largest rollouts across the continent, with the aim of future-proofing some 11,000 radio sites in Egypt, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali, Guinea-Bissau and Niger. Using Nokia’s Single RAN technology and modernization services, Orange has said it will be