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July 15, 2018 •
Internet of Things, Mobile and Telecoms, Opinion, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on TV White Spaces – a Gamechanger for Rural Internet Rollout
By finally publishing regulations on the use of Television White Spaces (TVWS), South Africa’s Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) has paved the way for two significant turning points in the country’s rollout of Internet access to...
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July 4, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Mobile solutions provider Workz opens office in South Africa
Workz Group, the mobile solutions and serialized software company based in Dubai Production City, has announced the opening of its regional sales office in Johannesburg, South Africa in a move intended to serve its growing African client base. The new office...
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July 3, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on FibreCo to boost Broadband connectivity in South Africa
Internet connectivity in Kroonstad will benefit from a substantial enhancement as FibreCo Telecommunications completes its rollout of fibre in the town, making reliable high-speed broadband connectivity more accessible to the community. Given that only 5.4%...
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June 28, 2018 •
Company News, People, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Telkom appoints new CFO
Telkom announced the appointment of Tsholofelo Molefe as the Group Chief Financial Officer on 27 June 2018, appointment effective 1 July 2018. Molefe will be taking over the role from Deon Fredericks, who has been with the company since 2016 and will be...
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June 26, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Vodacom Tanzania welcomes the announcement of the 700 MHz Spectrum Auction results
Vodacom, Tanzania’s leading mobile network operator has welcomed the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority’s announcement of the 700 MHz spectrum auction, which was carried out on 08 June 2018. “The assignment of spectrum is a progressive step...
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June 25, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Investec and RMB looking to sell Vox
Shareholders of Vox Telecom, a South African fibre-network provider, are said to be looking to sell the company for about R3-billion to take advantage of consolidation in the industry, according to two people familiar with the matter. Owners FirstRand’s...
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June 21, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Vodacom introduces Microsoft Azure products for Cape Town customers
Vodacom, in partnership with Microsoft introduced Microsoft Azure products to its Cape Town customers. Through Vodacom Business, Vodacom is one of the first Telco companies to go to market with a full suite of Azure products that offer local customers...
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January 18, 2016 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on WhatsApp drops subscription fees
Registered users of WhatsApp were asked, once a year, to pay EUR 1/USD 1 to use the service; however, the company has revealed that it will stop charging users the annual fee. The announcement was made at the Digital-Life-Design Conference in Munich by...
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January 18, 2016 •
East Africa, Lists, North Africa, Online & Social, Southern Africa, Top Stories, West Africa •
Darryl Linington •
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Before the internet had evolved into what it is today many job seekers, throughout Africa, would resort to physically handing their CV in at a potentially employer. To add to this, job seekers would also visit job centers as well as look to the local paper in...
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May 18, 2015 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Zantel launches mobile TV services
Mobile operator Zantel is hoping that the launch of a new mobile streaming television service will entice new customers as well as offer more options to existing users. The Tanzanian operator revealed that it is launching Zuninga Television in order to...
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May 15, 2015 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Ghana sees 400K increase in mobile phone subscriptions
Ghana’s mobile phone sector is booming. The country’s regulator NCA reported that the country’s mobile phone operators signed up some 400,000 subscribers during February, a sign that the sector is prime for a new round of promotions. The regulator said...
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February 2, 2015 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Solidarity concerned over redundancies occurring at MTN
According to reports, trade union Solidarity has expressed its concern over potential retrenchments at mobile operator MTN. Solidarity revealed that the latest cuts would likely affect approximately 578 of the telecom providers employees. MTN made an...
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December 10, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories, West Africa •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Nigeria: IHS secures USD 200 Million in financing
The IFC has offered USD 200 million in financing to IHS Nigeria. According to the IFC, the financing has been arranged in order to assist IHS Nigeria expand its tower portfolio as well as create mobile infrastructure, which will improve service quality for...
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October 9, 2014 •
East Africa, Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Ghana: 1million users register with mobile firms in 8 months
According to reports, mobile networks across Ghana saw over 1 million new subscribers subscribe to services within a period of 8 months. This has increased the penetration rate to 111 percent. The latest stats presented by the National Communication Authority...
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September 18, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
IT News Africa •
Comments Off on Vodacom rolls out Fibre To The Business
Vodacom Business today announced the launch of Fibre To The Business (FTTB) services in South Africa. The initial rollout phase of Vodacom’s new Broadband Connect Fibre service sees broadband connectivity of up to 100Mbit/s coming to selected business...
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September 11, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Mobile is revolutionising business in Africa
Twinpine Network held its #KuunganaKE event at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi recently. The event highlighted the opportunities for businesses through the mobile web. Elo Umeh, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Twinpine Network, in his opening...
