SOUTH Africa’s telecommunications giant, Telkom has announced introduction of high speed DSL, which will translate into efficient and easy access to the internet.
The newly introduced Fastest DSL went live on Monday with speeds reaching “up to10 Mbps”.
Telkom spokesman, Pynee Chetty, told our reporters that internet users were in for big benefits from the telecom operator.
“Within [...]

Mobile broadband currently accounts for only 10% of total mobile subscriptions but a rapidly increasing majority of the traffic. Ericsson’s measurement of actual traffic in networks around the world show that global mobile data has nearly tripled in the last year, growing more than 10 times faster than voice. Mobile data traffic continues to grow [...]

Ghana’s search for effective and sustainable connectivity solutions for its rural populations gathered momentum on Monday, in Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo region, during a workshop of key stakeholders which included the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), Ghana’s Ministry of Communications, the National Communications Authority (NCA), the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), members of [...]

THE East African Region’s tourism industry has been urged to take advantage of faster internet speeds, increasing dominance of electronic commerce (e-commerce) and the rise of social media sites to further accelerate growth within the industry.
E-Tourism Frontiers chief executive Damian Cook says that due to the fast growth in the information and communications technology (ICT) [...]

A report from the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) has revealed that 43.9 million Nigerians have access to the internet.
According to the Vanguard, Mr. Abasiama Idaresit Managing Director Wild Fusion, an internet marketing firm based in Ikoyi said:
“This is the latest stats from the International Telecommunication Union, ITU and this makes Nigeria the largest [...]

Vodacom has partnered with world-leading content providers to bring videos, music, and games to its customers.
In just the past week alone, Vodacom has started offering some of the best TV channels and video on demand content available anywhere via DStv Mobile and the On Demand Group.
“Watching video content via a cellphone is nothing new, [...]

DESPITE the arrival and successful operation of a third undersea fibre optic cable, East Africa Submarine System (EASSy) the penetration of the internet in rural communities is still very low.
Both the service providers and the Ministry of Information and Communication is alarmed by the low penetration rate into rural areas and and are intent on [...]

A report released today by South African research firm, World Wide Worx, and backed by First National Bank, has revealed that the use of mobile Internet services has exploded in South Africa, although less than half of urban cellphone users who have Internet-capable phones use the Internet.
The report shows that usage of specific applications like [...]

TUNISIA’S Internet and Multimedia Association (ATIM) will be participating in the 2010 World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) currently being held at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva.
The North African country hopes that its role at the summit will help bridge the divide between Europe and African in terms of IT development.
UNESCO [...]

South African airline Mango, has partnered with G-Connect Internet to bring the first in-flight connectivity service to South Africans, starting from mid-year.

Justice Hassan Gummi has called for Nigeria to embrace Information and Communication Technology for efficient and expeditious delivery of justice in the country.