ECI Telecom enters Uganda market
ECI Telecom recently launched services in Uganda in the hope of providing affordable services in the country. In an interview with East African Business Week, head of Middle and East Africa at ECI Telecom Itzhak More...
World Bank to boost Broadband in Africa
Robert Zoellick, World bank PresidentThe World Bank announced three major projects across Africa aimed at boosting information communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and access. The 71.5 million dollar projects More...
Nigeria’s Airtel launches Easy Recharge
Airtel Nigeria has announced another package aimed at reducing costs and time spent on recharging GSM phones in an effort to help keep pace with competition over billings. The move has been met with widespread positive More...
No bailout for CDMA operators in Nigeria
THE Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has ruled out any form of lifeline for operators of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) segment of the Nigerian telecommunications sector. Exective Vice Chairman of NCC, More...
Legal action against Airtel Kenya?
AIRTEL Kenya has come under fresh attack for misleading the public with a new tariff dubbed “Feelanga free” that was packaged as a permanent tariff by the operator, only to turn out to be a promotional offer. The More...
ERP‘s value for listing
Conrad Steyn, Director of Barnstone Consulting Listing on the stock exchange may be a daunting prospect but it is destined to offer a wealth of benefits and opportunity for the business, not least of which is the More...
Nigeria telecom operators register 11million SIM Cards
TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators in Nigeria have registered 11 million SIM cards, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has announced. The Nigerian government as part of efforts to enhance security of lives and More...
ICT to create one million jobs in Nigeria
THE National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has promised to create at least one million jobs in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector of the Nigerian economy. NOTAP More...
Africa sees rapid growth in industrial technology
Abdoulie Janneh United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of Economic Commission for Africa (image credit: AFDB)A new study published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) More...
Tunisia free from VOIP restrictions
Online activists helped spur on nationwide protests toppled the Tunisian governmentTunisia’s Secretariat of State of Communications Technologies said in a statement on Monday that the Voice over Internet Protocol More...