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December 9, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
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For those living on less than US$2/day, entry-level broadband costs an average of 40% of monthly income and in many countries this figure exceeds 80% or 100%. As a result, billions cannot afford to get online, entrenching the digital divide and constraining...
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December 2, 2013 •
Gadgets and Gaming, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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Whilst Korean electronics giant Samsung has a wide-reaching strategy for its African operations, the company confirmed over the weekend that there are no immediate plans to build a manufacturing plant in Zimbabwe. In a statement, official distributor for...
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November 14, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
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Africom, a Zimbabwean converged telecoms operator, is launching Guroo VOIP application in South Africa. Guroo is an African originated cross platform Voice service that can run on most operating systems. The application was launched in Zimbabwe in June and to...
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November 13, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
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Econet Solar International (ESI), a subsidiary of Econet Wireless International, today announced at AfricaCom that it plans to light-up at least 125,000 homes with its Home Power Stations (HPS) across the African continent in 2014. The device, designed to...
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October 16, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
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On Wednesday November 13, Zimbabwe’s Hypercube Hub will open it doors for the first time, and follow up with a number of launch events planned for the rest of the week. The events will include a launch party on Wednesday evening, followed by SuperHyper,...
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October 1, 2013 •
Cloud Computing, Southern Africa •
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To drive greater efficiency, improved strategic decision-making and faster stock turn-around time across its branches in Zimbabwe, Nano Appliance Centre, a leading supplier of household appliances and goods, has implemented SAP Business One OnDemand,...
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September 11, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa •
Charlie Fripp •
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Internet service provider Liquid Telecom completed Zimbabwe’s first direct fibre connection to the West African Cable System (WACS), which will provide the Southern African nation with an alternative route for internet traffic. “The link has been...
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September 6, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
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Touted as the first technology hub in Zimbabwe, the planned launch of Hypercube in November is expected to strengthen the country’s technology ecosystem. In a release sent to the media, on behalf of Taps Murove, Operations Manager, Hypercube Technology...
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August 28, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
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Telecel has urged all subscribers with unregistered SIM cards to have them registered by Friday this week to avoid being disconnected. “Any subscriber with an unregistered SIM card risks disconnection if he or she has not registered the line before August...
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August 26, 2013 •
Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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Zimbabwean mobile operator Econet Wireless has become one the first operators in the country to launch 4G mobile services to their subscribers over the weekend. “This 4G Long Term Evolution service that we are bringing to our customers or the market is...
