- 08/09 13:17, Tech CentralMTN and Telkom, which recently signed a cellular roaming agreement, are facing off in a dispute over wholesale mobile termination rates. Telkom, which is due to launch its own mobile network within the next couple of months, wants to charge MTN and presumably other operators 93c/minute to carry calls...
- 08/09 11:39, Tech Central[By Duncan McLeod] South Africans are a cynical lot. When it comes to telecommunications, that cynicism is often justified. Too often, SA operators are big on promises and short on delivery.
- 08/09 11:33, IT OnlineMotorola Solutions and Ericsson demonstrate continued leadership in advancing public safety communications. An industry leading, LTE-based solution for public safety mobile broadband will interoperate with mission critical voice and data, to unify the delivery of high-performance voice and broadband...
- 08/09 11:02, My ADSL Broadband BlogsTelephone communication expert Computer Assisted Telephony Systems (CaTS), which generates 80% of its income from African countries, is to open offices in Lagos, Nigeria, by the end of the year.
- 08/09 09:52, Bizcommunity.comLONDON: all amber, organiser of Mobile Web in Africa 2010, has announced additional partners and sponsors for the second annual event which takes place 28 September - 1 October 2010.
- 08/09 04:23, Sudan TribuneBy James Gatdet Dak September 7, 2010 (JUBA) The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Service in the Government of Southern Sudan, Madut Biar Yel, has dismissed as mere rumors the alleged death of people resulting from some mobile phone calls in Southern Sudan.
- 07/09 07:01, Satellite InterneteFive Telecoms taps Alcatel-Lucent for West Africa to South America submarine LightWave Online (press release) This project will further position Africa as a major hub for broadband connectivity,? said Philippe Dumont, head of Alcatel-Lucent's submarine network and more » 2010-09-07 05:01:24 eFive...
- 07/09 06:36, George.co.zaCell C is blazing a trail in local broadband connectivity after the launch of Africa's first HSPA+ 900 network in Port Elizabeth The company officially switched on the high-speed network offering data speeds capable of up to 21.
- 07/09 05:04, AllAfrica.com (FR)The days when you had to spend USh10,000 on bus fare just to deliver USh20,000 to a relative in the village or join a long queues in banking halls to pay bills are soon coming an end.
- 07/09 02:53, Nigerian Compass NewspaperMTN Nigeria has announced the introduction of the MTN Internet Netbook Bundle to the Nigerian market. The novel product, said MTNs Chief Enterprise Solutions Officer, Derek Appiah, will further deepen access to the mobile broadband internet, and serve as a catalyst for economic growth and development in the.
- 07/09 02:07, StandardDevelopers of mobile phone-based applications from Kenya now have a larger market to sell their products, after Google launched Android Market in the country.
- 07/09 01:52, Myjoyonline.comDigg Facebook Twitter reddit StumbleUpon Delicious Vodafone Ghana and Macaw Communications on Monday jointly outdoored a mobile service called Agro Mobile Pack for the Ghana National Association of Farmers and Fishermen (GNAFF).
- 07/09 00:54, El KhabarThe Algerian government is set to seal agreement with a local consultancy to evaluate Djezzy mobile phone unit for a takeover of Orascom Telecom Algeria.
- 06/09 23:58, Times LiveAnglo Platinum says it is targeting the development of a potentially significant sector of platinum demand with the creation of a new fuel-cell joint venture, Clean Energy Investments.
- 06/09 10:30, Business GhanaMr Samuel Appiah, the Central and Western Regional Sales Manager of MTN Ghana, on Saturday observed that, traditional leaders are agents of change and could facilitate the accelerated development of their areas when given the needed support.
- 06/09 08:16, AllAfrica.com (Congo-Kinshasa)Johannesburg ONE of the world's few triple-accredited business schools, the London School of Business and Finance, is to establish a foothold in Africa by opening a campus in Johannesburg, its CEO, Aaron Etingen, said on Friday.
- 06/09 08:13, Voice & dataPrint Comment Email Digg Del.icio.us Reddit Elitecore Technologies has announced foray into the African telecom Market with its NGN ready BSS/OSS product suits.
- 06/09 07:15, SowetanTHE Limpopo government is seeking partners to invest in and develop its Information Technology sector, which even in Africa's most developed economy is struggling to develop.
- 06/09 06:24, Nigerian Compass NewspaperNigeria and other African countries are set for a new dawn in broadband access as emerging undersea cable operator, eFive Telecommunications, has appointed Alcatel-Lucent, the technical partners to Globacoms submarine cable, Glo 1, to build a system that will connect the west coast of Africa to South...
- 06/09 05:57, Sudan TribuneSeptember 5, 2010 (KHARTOUM) Sudans telecom company (Sudatel) revealed that it has been unable to pay dividends to external shareholders because of restrictions on foreign currency imposed by the central bank this year.
- 06/09 01:48, StandardIndia has joined a number of nations raising concerns over the BlackBerry smart phone. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) threatened to ban BlackBerry e-mail messaging and web browsing to gain control over the users transmitted data.
- 06/09 01:46, StandardThe competition pitting Zain against her rival, Safaricom is a sign of things to come. Such competition should have come earlier; a logical outcome of market liberalisation.
- 31/08 01:54, StandardThe competition pitting Zain against her rival, Safaricom is a sign of things to come. Such competition should have come earlier; a logical outcome of market liberalisation.
- 28/08 00:33, StandardThe competition pitting Zain against her rival, Safaricom is a sign of things to come. Such competition should have come earlier; a logical outcome of market liberalisation.
- 05/09 04:51, Business ReportSubmit your comment South Africa still has a lot to learn from Australia, in spite of our antipathy towards them. Notwithstanding the fantastic win over the Wallabies on Saturday, this Tri-Nations has been one most South Africans would rather forget.
- 05/09 04:05, Zimbabwe StarUCLA researchers in the US have fabricated the fastest ever graphene transistor. Graphene, a one-atom-thick layer of graphitic carbon, has become the latest technical innovation for use in high-speed radio-frequency electronics.
- 05/09 04:03, Business ReportSubmit your comment Kumba Iron Ore, a unit of Anglo American, has accused the application by Imperial Crown Trading (ICT) for a partial right over its Sishen ore mine of being "fraudulent".
- 05/09 01:24, 234Next.comFive months into the ongoing Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card registration exercise, Ifeanyi Anekwe has not complied with the directive. I have four lines and I have not registered any of them.
- 05/09 01:00, Nigerian Compass NewspaperPORT Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Thursday hosted the Second Business Forum put together by National Operator, Globacom, on its international submarine cable, Glo 1.
- 04/09 20:02, Official Wire(Companiesandmarkets.com and OfficialWire) LONDON, ENGLAND The African mobile industry has been witnessing impressive growth in its mobile subscriber base for the past few years on the back of rising demand for telecommunication services.
- 04/09 16:21, Paul JacobsonThere are two interesting stories in TechCentral about Cell Cs mobile data offerings that caught my attention (they will probably catch yours too). In the first story TechCentral reported that Cell C is going to offer 42Mbit/s (just read that again 42Mbit/s) mobile data across its network, up from the...
- 03/09 15:31, ITNewsAfrica.comAFTER reducing its calling rate by 50% just a fortnight ago, Zain Kenya, the second largest mobile telephony operator in Kenya, has introduced Sh5 and Sh10 denomination airtime vouchers to the market.
- 03/09 13:36, Tech CentralCell C, which launched its third-generation (3G) mobile network in the Eastern Cape city of Port Elizabeth on Friday, is playing up its launch offering of two broadband modems with 24GB and 60GB data bundles.
- 03/09 12:55, Business News AmericasSouth African telecommunications company eFive Telecoms has contracted Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) to build a submarine cable network linking the west .
- 03/09 12:45, Engineering NewsUpdated 10 minutes ago JSE-listed Jasco, which holds interests in telecommunications and electronics businesses, has made a firm cash and shares takeover offer for fellow JSE-listed information and communications technology (ICT) company Spescom.
- 03/09 12:14, Money WebThe service went live in PE at very aggressive rates.
- 03/09 11:18, Cellular NewsCote d'Ivoire's first independent tower company "SWAP Technologies and Telecomms Limited" (SWAP) has gone live with its first cell sites built for co-location.
- 03/09 11:18, Fin24.com| Johannesburg - South Africa's third cellular network operator Cell C launched its next generation network under the "4Gs" brand in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
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- 03/09 11:06, IT OnlineJasco is looking to acquire Spescom through a combination of shares and cash. In terms of the offer, Jasco would issue 31,9-million new ordinary shares at a switch ratio of 1 Jasco share for every 2.
- 03/09 10:01, Business GhanaAtlas Copco Austria GmbH has acquired Hartl Anlagenbau GmbH, Austria, a company that manufactures and sells mobile crushers and screeners. The acquisition will enable Atlas Copco to enter the growing mobile crushing and screening market, thereby strengthening the Groups offering in the areas of quarrying...
- 03/09 05:28, My ADSL Broadband BlogsNology, a supplier of quality security-driven broadband, networking and communication solutions, is pleased to announce that it has signed Du Pont Telecom to become an official distributor of the companys range of Yealink products.
- 03/09 02:41, Kenya StarSamsung has unveiled its likely competitor to the Apple iPad. Samsungs Galaxy Tab is the latest device to feature iPad type applications and also comes with mobile video conferencing and a video chat function.
- 03/09 02:24, StandardWe live in interesting times. The price war unleashed by Bharti Airtel in the mobile phone services market has given the industry a significant jolt. At this point, the regulator only has to ensure that market rivals play by the rules and observe honesty in their promises.
- 02/09 12:14, African ManagerPANA Kenya's telecommunications regulator and mobile phone op erators have dispelled the rumour that several people have died after receiving mysterious phone calls, which caused brain hemorrhage because the phone calls were transmitted through high frequency.
- 02/09 12:04, AllAfrica.com (Congo-Kinshasa)Voice is dead." In those three words, Telkom Kenya CEO Mickael Ghossein summed up the effect of the latest price war on the telecommunications industry.
- 02/09 11:45, Zamibian Daily MailBy KASUBA MULENGA PRESIDENT Banda says it is important for Zambia to maintain and improve trade links with other countries in the region and beyond as this will encourage foreign investment in the country, develop new markets for local products and create employment.
- 02/09 11:41, Do GamingSkype has removed its client for Windows Mobile and is shutting down access to instant messaging clients like Fring, while even closing ranks around the Android platforms.
- 02/09 10:41, Bizcommunity.comMobile telecommunications group Vodacom says it will target 10 million customers in the next three years in South Africa for its M-PESA money transfer service, which was officially launched on Tuesday (31 August 2010) in collaboration with banking group Nedbank.
- 02/09 06:33, Financial MailWith more than half a dozen SA operators rolling out their own national networks, consolidation in SAs telecommunications industry looks inevitable. Theres a chance Cell C and Dimension Data could be the ones to kick it off.
- 01/09 10:01, Tech Central[By Duncan McLeod] With more than half a dozen SA operators rolling out their own national networks, consolidation in SAs telecommunications industry looks inevitable.
- 02/09 01:00, Nigerian Compass NewspaperAgency warns of impact on human health, crops TELECOM firms were yesterday cautioned against indiscriminate siting of masts, which research had shown could have negative effects on human health and plants.
- 01/09 11:02, Report LinkerSouthern and Eastern Africa mobile telecoms investment review and forecasts 2010-2014 Summary The mobile markets in Africa have been some of the fastest growing in the world, attracting interest from developed market operators in search of growth.
- 01/09 10:53, AllAfrica.com (Congo-Kinshasa)Johannesburg SA's third and smallest network operator has been burdened by interest-bearing euro-denominated debts that drain its cash each month, contributing to its failure to make a net profit.
- 01/09 10:11, Nigerian VoiceMTN Business is one of the only service providers in Africa to offer MPLS networks with full in-country support for companies on the continent MTN Business has been awarded the tender to deliver a fully managed MPLS network to the branch offices of Metropolitan in Botswana and Namibia, to ensure the...
- 01/09 07:58, Mossel BaySouth Africa's largest mobile phone group Vodacom is teaming up with Nedbank to deliver a phone-based cash transfer service, similar to a successful service operating in Kenya.
- 01/09 07:58, South Africa The Good NewsSALT is situated in Sutherland in the Karoo South Africans have been urged to help the country win the bid to host the world's largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), by highlighting the country's science and technology strengths.
- 01/09 04:06, Nigerian Compass NewspaperDesirous to take banking to the next level, Intercontinental Bank Plc and MoneyBox Africa, yesterday unveiled a new mobile money initiative which they say would redefine the concept of mobile banking in the country and cater for the large pool of the unbanked.
- 01/09 03:11, Business DayPrivate sector urged to leverage on infrastructure Exciting times are in the offing for telecommunications consumers, as some firms are beginning to take advantage of the enormous bandwidth capacity on offer from new fibre-optic cable systems which are rolling out in the country to strengthen existing...
- 01/09 03:11, Business DayIt is perhaps more than a share coincidence that Glo's Seventh anniversary is coming a few days after President Goodluck Jonathan unveiled his Power Sector Reform Roadmap; a roadmap that has as a major thrust government's move to reduce to the barest minimum its participation in the business of the power...
- 31/08 14:50, IT WebTelkom is losing fixed-line customers at a faster rate in comparison to previous years, according to Business Monitor International's (BMI) latest report on SA's telecommunications sector.
- 31/08 13:41, KTTCRare fruit growers with dreams of big discoveries meet in Calif. to swap seeds, share tips More Hurricane Earl threatens north Caribbean, expected to gain force More 5 years after Katrina, residents mourn dead and celebrate region's recovery, not yet complete More Obama heralds New Orleans' resilience,...
- 31/08 13:24, Tech CentralVodacom expects to sign up 10m M-Pesa mobile money users within three years. The telecommunications operators director in charge of the products lunch, Romeo Kumalo, revealed the ambitious target during the products launch in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, on Tuesday.
- 31/08 12:18, Forex YardORASCOMTELECOM-ALGERIA/DJEZZY * Newspaper says commission to start work next month * Commission 'to be headed by Algerian expert' * Says will report Djezzy findings within two months ALGIERS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A commission chosen by Algeria will start evaluating next month how much Algeria should pay to...
- 31/08 12:10, Live ProductionOrange, the key brand of France Telecom, is uprating its IP services over satellite to the African continent with Newtec Elevation modems and FlexACM® technology.
- 31/08 12:07, FA NewsVodacom and Nedbank announced the official launch of the M-PESA money transfer service in South Africa utilising technology developed by the Vodafone Group.
- 31/08 11:43, IT WebMobile operator MTN yesterday kicked off its campaign to offer the public an opportunity to participate in the MTN Zakhele BEE share offer. Last month, the JSE-listed group announced that 4% of its ordinary shares would be sold as part of a public offering.
- 31/08 10:37, Sun News OnlineBy BISI OLALEYE Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Little did Graham Bell, the inventor of telephone knew that his invention would not only be accepted worldwide but also used as leverage for other innovation.
- 31/08 10:24, IT OnlineThe expectations of smartphone users are rising as a new generation of users accesses the Internet solely through their mobile devices. Rajeev Suri, CEO of Nokia Siemens Networks, yesterday outlined the companys commitment to transforming mobile networks to cope with the explosion in smart devices.
- 31/08 09:38, IT OnlineSouth Africa's pioneering mobile payments platform, POCiT, is bullish about what lies ahead for the industry with the imminent local launch of M-PESA Vodacom and Nedbank's new person-to-person mobile payment system.
- 30/08 07:27, Dubai Internet CityCable&Wireless Worldwide has announced the opening of its new regional headquarters at Dubai Internet City (DIC), the regions largest managed ICT business park and a member of TECOM Investments.
- 30/08 06:18, Nigerian Compass NewspaperThe West African Cable System (WACS), that has landing points in Nigeria, Ghana and about 14 other countries will connect to Europe by June 2011, will now be extended from Portugal to the UK, to meet the increasing need for capacity driven by broadband services penetration.
- 30/08 06:18, Nigerian Compass NewspaperWith investments in Nigerias telecom sector now hovering around $20 billion and without laws to protect this massive investments, a leading operator in the telecoms industry, MTN Nigeria, has raised the alarm over the massive loss operators have been incuring as a result of the permissive state of affairs...
- 30/08 06:14, Nigerian Compass NewspaperFOLLOWING the refusal of some telecommunication companies to adhere to the advice offered by the Ekiti State Environment Ministry, the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has sealed off three mobile telecommunications masts in the state.
- 30/08 06:00, Nigerian Compass NewspaperAddress by DR. JOSEPH NGU Director and Representative of UNESCO to Nigeria (Representing the DG of UNESCO Mrs. Irina Bokova) on the occasion of the Global Conference of Black Nationalities and the International Conference of Slavery, the Slave Trade and its Consequences I am delighted and honoured to...
- 30/08 02:18, StandardThese are good times for mobile phone subscribers: the lowering of interconnect rates has ushered in healthy competition that was badly needed in the market.
- 29/08 21:12, My Solution InfoDUBAI, United Arab Emirates: SAP today announced that it has selected Sam Alkharrat to lead the next wave of SAP's growth and development in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA).
- 29/08 18:44, Middle East - IP Communications(Daily News Egypt Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) CAIRO: The Algerian government has hired a financial consultant in the sale of Djezzy, Orascom Telecom's local outfit, reported the Algerian newspaper Ennahar.
- 29/08 14:26, Contact Center World
- 29/08 11:20, Post Newspapers ZambiaCITIZENS Forum executive director Simon Kabanda has said the peoples calls and concerns over the sale of Zamtel to Lap GreenN are justified. And development activist Nsama Chikwanka said the reduction in the number of employees that will be retained by Lap Green Networks explained the secrecy surrounding...
- 29/08 09:52, IOL TechnologyBy Penny MacRae New Delhi - India's BlackBerry users are holding their breath as they wait to see if the government carries out a threat this week to ban encrypted messages sent on the phones due to fears of misuse by militants.
- 29/08 00:00, Times LiveIt will take "six months or so" to find a permanent replacement for CEO Reuben September, Telkom chairman Jeff Molobela told shareholders as he faced fierce criticism about a lack of leadership at the telecommunications company.
- 28/08 23:00, Daily MonitorOne of the major challenges Uganda is facing today is the slow speed of the Internet or absence of the service in most parts of the country. Unlike Rwanda where the authorities are determined to ensure that our neighbours become an ICT hub in the region, in Uganda no serious efforts are being made to...
- 28/08 21:55, PRLogDCA participated in the 2010 Kenya internet governance forum which was hosted under the theme "advancing the internet governance debate in kenya: strengthening East Africas critical internet resources" and calls for support of the "africa" gTLD.
- 28/08 20:47, Ghana News AgencyAccra, Aug. 28, GNA - The winner of 2009 Best Telecommunications Reporter award, Mr Samuel Dowuona of the Ghana News Agency (GNA), would embark on an all expense-paid trip to South Africa to participate in a Highway Africa conference.
- 28/08 20:43, Mpumalanga South Africa News - TopixSome may get crushes on Hollywood stars. Some get crushes on blue, fictional Aliens . roboblogger Kenya: A Land of Endless Mobile Possibility http://www.
- 28/08 16:26, IRIN(IRIN) - Are the canals and trenches around your home clean and free of rubbish? Hundreds of thousands Haitians are receiving this message by SMS in the morning, followed in the afternoon by advice about clearing out debris, as part of a project by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent.
- 28/08 11:13, Paul JacobsonI just read that Fennec (the code name for Firefox for mobile devices) has been released as an alpha for Android devices and the Nokia N900: The Alpha release of the next major version of Fennec is now available for Android and Nokia N900 users to download and test.
- 28/08 03:19, redOrbitFOLSOM, Calif., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Altergy Systems (Altergy) announced that Altergy, Anglo Platinum's Platinum Growth Metals Development Fund (PGM) and the government of the Republic of South Africa, through its Department of Science and Technology (DST), have formed Clean Energy Investments, a company..
- 28/08 02:06, Tunisiaonlinenews: your source of news and information about Tunisia today. 2010-08-28 00:06:03 President Ben Ali focuses on contribution of ICT during International Year of Youth http://www.tunisiaonlinenews.
- 28/08 00:50, AllAfrica.com (Congo-Kinshasa)Enugu The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA, has sealed the premises of four telecommunications operators in Enugu.
- 28/08 00:44, Ennahar OnlineAlgiers- The case of purchase of shares in the Algeria Telecom company "Djezzy" will be in the agenda of the Government Council this Saturday, where the Finance Minister, Karim Djoudi will present a detailed report on the friendly market that took place last week between the Department of Fiances and the...
- 27/08 20:38, IOL TechnologyTHE event was characterised by pomp and splendour. With their arrival into the precincts of Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) in South Delhi being beamed on the screen, heads of African missions and other dignitaries had cause to be ecstatic.
- 27/08 20:38, IOL TechnologyThe African Centre for Cyber Law and Cyber Crime Prevention has been launched in Naguru, a Kampala suburb. 2010-08-27 18:38:19 AllAfrica News: ICT and Telecom: Africa: Continent Joins Fight Against Internet Crime http://www.
- 27/08 20:38, IOL TechnologyThe digital and data leader, Zain Sierra Leone has taken Cellular Mobile Telephone System (CMTS) technology in Sierra Leone to a more affordable step further with its recent introduction of free internet on mobile phones or WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) service for one month.
- 27/08 20:07, CIO - IT Strategie für ManagerTen years ago, when the debate about interconnecting African countries online received widespread attention, it was at the height of telecom liberalization and the outlook for progress was good.
- 27/08 19:29, OSS News ReviewSubex Limited, a leading global provider of Operations and Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS), announced that it has successfully completed the implementation of its ROC Fraud Management, the industry-leading Fraud Management solution at Mobinil, Egypts leading mobile service provider.
- 27/08 09:59, Fin24.com| Johannesburg - The R24.4bn acquisition of ICT group Dimension Data Holdings [JSE:DDT] by Japanese telecommunications giant NTT has been approved by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and the South African Reserve Bank.
- 27/08 07:52, IOL TechnologySan Francisco - Internet telephone capabilities added to Google's free Web-based email service in the United States appeared to be a hit on Thursday, with more than a million calls logged in the 24 hours after launch.
- 27/08 04:39, Business ReportSubmit your comment Minister of Communications Siphiwe Nyanda has lost his battle to fire director-general Mamodupi Mohlala from the public service and has been ordered by the Labour Court to pay all legal fees.
- 27/08 00:58, Dark FiberAug 26, 2010 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Alcatel-Lucent has been selected to extend the West Africa Cable System from Portugal to the UK using its optical technology.
- 27/08 00:18, StandardMobile phone users are set for a tariff cut bonanza as rival mobile service providers seek to undercut each other to gain market share. Essar Telecom s Yu has rained on Zain s parade by matching its new Sh3 per minute tariff on cross-network calls.
- 26/08 20:47, Irish in GhanaIt's easy to see how the massive digital divide separates Africa from the rest of the world. Today, western countries like Finland have taken the step to guarantee 1Mbps of Internet data available to each citizen as a basic human right.
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