Africa Telecoms Magazine - November 2009
Last month, ITU Telecom World 2009 welcomed an unprecedented number of high-level guests - Heads of State, Ministers, CEOs and industry gurus – to showcase, explore and debate the future of information and communication technologies and services. A great many of these participants made their way to Geneva from Africa,…
As he nears his second anniversary as CEO of Zain Africa, Chris Gabriel shares his views on the market and provides some insight into the operator's expansion across the continent in this exclusive interview with Africa Telecoms. By its own admission, Zain is on an ambitious drive to be recognised…
"We are fully committed to turning this digital divide into a digital opportunity for all, particularly for those who risk being left behind and being further marginalized." – Declaration of Principles from the World Summit of the Information Society, Geneva, 2003. In April 1968, JCR Licklider and Robert W Taylor…
Mobile phones offer the best chance for much of africa to gain access to financial services according to a recent study by Research ICT Africa. Across Africa many more people possess mobile phones than bank accounts. Mobile banking services are already offered as an addition to existing bank accounts. Instead…
In light of our feature article in this edition of Africa Telecoms, briefly describe how you feel about Seacom assisting with breaching the digital divide in Africa? SEACOM is providing a large broadband connection to global networks. Consumers will be using the internet in ways they wouldn’t think of today:…
The Unlimited Group, grew fed up with its retarded Telkom ADSL service. STEP ASIDE Tiger Woods, here comes Winston, the data-carrying racing pigeon that’s already put Telkom’s ADSL service to shame. Well, sort of... As some of you might have heard, Winston set off in early September for a brief…
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