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Vodafone teams up with MySpace to Create Web 2.0 Music platform

Vodafone teams up with MySpace to Create Web 2.0 Music platform

Vodafone and MySpace team up to create an online global interactive platform allowing music fans in Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK to experience music in the social networking space.
Music fans can enter a competition demonstrating their reporting skills and win the opportunity to present from a music event in an MTV show episode online [...]

June 30 2008 | Posted in Digital, Mobile and Telecoms | Read More »

RCom-MTN deal about to break down?

RCom-MTN deal about to break down?

Are the merger talks between South African telco MTN and Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications about to break down?

June 30 2008 | Posted in Top Stories | Read More »

Nigeria Senate endorses NITEL strategy

Nigeria Senate endorses NITEL strategy

The Senate has endorsed the transformation strategy initiated by the Transnational Corporation (Transcorp) to revitalise the Nigerian Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) and its subsidiary,

June 30 2008 | Posted in Mobile and Telecoms | Read More »

Police warn of South African online travel scam

Police warn of South African online travel scam

Australian police have issued a waring about a scam involving a website called Tickets2cheap.com, believed to be run out of South Africa, which boasts the lowest airfares in the world.

June 30 2008 | Posted in Top Stories | Read More »

Integr8 IT proves why women now lead in IT

Integr8 IT proves why women now lead in IT

Tami Sussman, regional director at Integr8 IT, Africa’s leading 400+ people strong ICT managed services provider, has been selected as a potential recipient of the African ICT Achievers ‘Top ICT Business Woman in Africa’ Award.

June 30 2008 | Posted in People | Read More »

Rwanda open to third mobile, fixed line operator.

Rwanda open to third mobile, fixed line operator.

Rwanda’s telecommunication regulator Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) has finally invited bids for a third unified licence to provide fixed and mobile phone services. RURA’s acting director-general Diogene Mudenge said it expected telephony penetration to rise to 50 percent in two years from the 9 percent currently.

June 30 2008 | Posted in Mobile and Telecoms | Read More »

Nigeria: Banks Set Up Telecom Networks

Nigeria: Banks Set Up Telecom Networks

Three banks have concluded deals that will see the re-emergence of networks where up to 1,500 middle and top level personnel will be employed within the first six months of operation.

June 27 2008 | Posted in Mobile and Telecoms | Read More »

South Africa: Bulkmail properly and increase profit share

South Africa: Bulkmail properly and increase profit share

“How you present your message is as critical to successful communication as the contents of the message itself,” – Dawie Hanekom, marketing director at Sulaco New Media

June 27 2008 | Posted in Digital | Read More »

Globacom Extends Roaming Services to 140 Countries

Globacom Extends Roaming Services to 140 Countries

Glo Gateway, a subsidiary of Globacom Limited, has declared an expansion of its roaming services to more than 140 countries globally, along with the interconnectivity of 235 networks.

June 27 2008 | Posted in Mobile and Telecoms | Read More »

Integr8 IT aligned to Consumer Protection Bill

Integr8 IT aligned to Consumer Protection Bill

By Robert Sussman, joint MD at Integr8 IT
The Consumer Protection Bill and its potential impact on the ICT sector elevates the role of service level agreements (SLAs) in future trade.

June 27 2008 | Posted in Top Stories | Read More »

South Africa: Websites drive business in automotive sector

South Africa: Websites drive business in automotive sector

An effective or so-called ‘sticky’ website – one that generates traffic and ensures that visitors return – is a core element of any business development and digital marketing strategy within the automotive industry.

June 27 2008 | Posted in Digital | Read More »