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April 6, 2016 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on NEC South Atlantic Cable System to connect Africa and South America
Angola Cables S.A and NEC Corporation have announced that the contract to build the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS), the first subsea fiber optic cable system ever to connect Africa and South America in the southern hemisphere has come into force. SACS is...
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March 14, 2016 •
East Africa, North Africa, Online & Social, Southern Africa, Top Stories, West Africa •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on African travellers want online and mobile travel access
While African travellers still value traditional bricks-and-mortar travel agencies, they are increasingly looking for agents that offer online and mobile services as smartphone penetration across the continent increases, according to an independent research...
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November 23, 2015 •
Features, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on The trends that will shape Angola’s technology landscape
Like the rest of the global economy, technological innovation needs to be at the heart of Angola’s, or any other African nations’, future economic success. However, the creation of a technologically driven innovation ecosystem within the country cannot...
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March 18, 2015 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Angola’s Unitel sets sights on Guine Telecom
Unitel Angola, is allegedly waiting for the launch of an international tender to submit an offer to buy Guinea-Bissau’s Guiné Telecom. According to macauhub.com.mo, Eunice Lopes Esteves, chair of the Management and Company Restructuring Commission for...
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September 2, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Alcatel-Lucent concludes SAT-3/WASC upgrade
The consortium operating the SAT-3/WASC/SAFE system and Alcatel-Lucent have finalised and completed the fourth upgrade to the latest undersea cable system. According to the group, the latest upgrade has now doubled the system capacity. Operating at 40 Gbps...
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March 20, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Charlie Fripp •
Comments Off on Smart app to help fight Malaria
Capitalizing on the penetration and massive growth of Android-based smartphone and tablet devices throughout Africa, Mobilium Global has announced the launch of its Smart Health application in seven African countries (Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Angola,...
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January 15, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
Comments Off on Ericsson takes Angola one step closer to LTE Advanced
For the first time in Africa, Ericsson, together with Angolan telecommunications provider Unitel, have successfully demonstrated LTE Advanced (LTE-A) Carrier Aggregation technology. The demonstration was done on both 1800MHz and 900MHz spectrum bands on a...
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December 12, 2013 •
Online & Social, Top Stories •
Chris Tredger •
Comments Off on African students get Office360 for free
During Microsoft vice president of education, Anthony Salcito’s, visit to Tunisia, Microsoft announced the official launch of its Student Advantage programme on the continent. In an intimate meeting with students from various regions across the country,...
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September 20, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
Comments Off on Altech’s Huawei partnership to benefit African infrastructure
Altech and Huawei recently entered into a partnership to drive future growth initiatives in the enterprise market. The new entity will be branded as Altech Collab and will reside within Altech’s New Business Development division. The agreement covers a...
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August 13, 2013 •
People •
Chris Tredger •
Comments Off on Huawei appoints new MD for Zambian operations
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has appointed Mr. Spawn Wen as the Managing Director for Huawei Zambia representative offices also responsible for business operations in Zimbabwe and Malawi. Prior...
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June 26, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Charlie Fripp •
Comments Off on Angola wants to become next African tech hub
The South-West African nation of Angola has expressed a desire to become a technological and internet hub in Africa. The commercial and marketing director of Angola Cable, Artur Mendes stressed the importance of developing the country. “Making Angola a Hub...
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April 15, 2013 •
Features •
Chris Tredger •
Comments Off on Angola focused on ICT to renew, rebuild
Despite its troubled history, marked by a 27-year civil war, Angola (officially The Republic of Angola) is now more politically and economically stable and actively pursuing avenues to develop its society and develop the economy. In addition to its...
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February 5, 2013 •
Gadgets and Gaming •
Charlie Fripp •
Comments Off on Huawei to launch low-cost Windows Phone 8 for Africa
Chinese mobile phone maker Huawei announced that it will be launching a low-cost Windows Phone 8 handset into the African market. The announcement was made as part of Microsoft’s 4Afrika initiative, which kicks off today. “Smartphones in Africa still...
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January 11, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Chris Tredger •
Comments Off on Ericsson expands its African leadership in LTE
Ericsson has announced that it has been selected by Unitel, a provider of telecommunications services in Angola, as a key supplier of its next-generation 4G/LTE network. The agreement covers the deployment of new LTE sites, Ericsson’s Home Subscriber...
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November 20, 2012 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Satellite Communications •
Chris Tredger •
Comments Off on Angola aiming for telecommunications satellite in 2014
Angola’s government has announced it is currently looking to launch the first Angolan telecommunications satellite, or Angosat, by as early as 2014. The announcement was made surprisingly by Russia’s ambassador to Angola, Serguey Nenachev, who added that...
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November 7, 2012 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Chris Tredger •
Comments Off on Angola’s Unitel extends roaming services
Angola’s telecom operator Unitel has included new countries onto its roaming service as part of a series of fresh offerings to customers. The mobile operator said that it has expanded voice roaming services to Jordan as part of a partnership with...
