AMD unveils new server platform
AMD today announced the availability of its new series server platform Opteron 6000 with Direct Conect Architecture 2.0 for improved performance and power. Opteron 6000 features an 8 and 12 core x86 processor for More...
Mauritius plans new technology for data centre cooling
Raju Jaddoo, GM Mauritian Board of Investments The Mauritian government has joined the country’s private sector in finding an alternative to electrical cooling, which could save data centre operators millions More...
MTN SA introduces lower broadband rates
MTN South Africa has launched a time-based data package and lowered out-of-bundle data rates by up to 84% effective March 28. More...
Should African operators be afraid of Bharti?
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman Bharti Airtel Bharti Airtel’s imminent victory in its bid for Zain’s African assets is being watched closely by analysts and mobile operators, waiting to see if Bharti’s low-cost More...
Tanzania licenses five new operators
The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has issued licenses to five more mobile phone operators. The new license holders will bring the total number of operators in Tanzania to 12. More...
Rwandatel to rebrand as GreeN
Libyan operator LAP Green Networks plans to rebrand all its pan African networks under the GreeN brand, includig Rwandatel. LAP Green, currently present in six African countries, including Rwanda, announced on its More...
Zain board confirms Bharti deal
Chief Executive of Zain Africa, Chris GabrielZain today confirmed the meeting of its Board of Directors in Kuwait on Wednesday, 24 March 2010, to review the latest developments regarding the sale of its African More...
Ericsson CEO: ICT must play a role in fighting poverty and climate change
Hans Vestberg, CEO EricssonThe development of ICT will be crucial to solving challenges such as poverty, climate change and economic crises, says Hans Vestberg, CEO Ericsson. Speaking at the Earth Institute’s More...
M2M connections to triple in five years
Mats Norin, Head of Mobile Broadband Module at Ericsson According to ABI Research, the number of cellular M2M (machine-to-machine) is likely to triple over the next five years, reaching over 200 million in 2014. More...
Virtual Computing Environment comes to South Africa
Andy Brauer, CTO at Business Connexion Business Connexion, in conjunction with Cisco, EMC² and VMware, has launched Virtual Computing Environment (VCE) in South Africa. More...