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SA’s 4th Innovation Summit hits Joburg
The 4th SA Innovation Summit, scheduled from August 30 to September 1 2011 in Sandton, South Africa aims to disclose modern plans for stimulating innovative ideas in South Africa. This year’s Innovation Summit theme is ‘Innovation Legends – Ideas to…
Uganda gets first HD network calls
Orange Uganda is launching its first high definition (HD) network in the country. Businesses in Uganda have been experiencing poor mobile phoning services, with users getting cut off or simply cannot hear the recipient’s voice. This has directly impacted a lot…
Uganda’s Pay-TV to replace GTV
Uganda’s GTV customers will have the chance to exchange their now-redundant decoders for newer versions as pay-TV is rolled out across the country. According to Mohamed Jeneby, MD of Wananchi Satellite Limited, Zuku TV will be changing its GTV decoders…
Morocco’s attractive broadband network
Morocco’s growing broadband network and an increase in competition for video has placed the region at the forefront for regional ICT investments. “Whether it be VOIP providers, broadband Internet repackaging, or pay-TV installers, the smaller companies will be called to…
Kenya opens government data portal
Kenya has launched Africa’s first government open data portal. President Mwai Kibaki announced the new portal at the Kenyatta International Conference Center in Nairobi, Kenya. The new portal will enable Kenya to release data for research purposes, which the government hopes…
Telkom SA offers free broadband
Telkom is offering home and small business customers the opportunity to test its fixed line broadband service with the announcement of a free three month trial promotion. With no strings attached, this offer is not conditional on any contract subscriptions…
Interview: Seemahale brings Cloud TV to Africa
Seemahale Telecoms is an authorised Nangu TV reseller in Africa, which gives the company the rights to resell Internet Protocol (IP) television solutions to telecommunications companies as well as broadcasters on the continent. “Nangu TV is an interactive TV and…
Cisco announces 2011 MEA Netrider winner
Cisco has announced the winners of the International NetRiders, an Internet networking competition, which was held on 6 July 2011 across Europe, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Middle East and Africa (MEA). About 150 Cisco Networking…
MTN SA launches high-speed LTE
MTN SA has launched a pilot Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile high-speed network in Gauteng, South Africa. MTN SA Chief Technology Officer, Kanagaratnam Lambotharan, says the LTE pilot project would be kick-started in the suburbs of Fourways, Sandton, Centurion and…
Comztek to distribute HP in East Africa
Comztek, a technology provider, has announced that it has signed a deal with HP that gives the company distribution rights for East Africa. This is the third announcement in less than a year in which the relationship between the two…
Google’s Ambassador Programme comes to SA
Google announced that the Google Student Ambassador Programme will be making its way to South Africa. This forms part of Google’s commitment to empower the African academic community with knowledge, infrastructure and the tools to access information easily and effectively.…
ZTE’s Johannesburg offices raided
Eighteen officials working for Chinese network solutions provider ZTE have been arrested in South Africa for allegedly working in South Africa illegally, a Home Affairs official said. ZTE is a leading Chinese telecoms and network provider with a presence in…
Cell C CEO Reichelt walks out
South African mobile operator Cell C has announced that current CEO Lars P. Reichelt will be leaving the company with immediate effect. Reichelt made the announcement to the board, and cited personal reasons for his departure. After deliberations on the…
HP offers new service program for partners
HP has extended its Always On Support with a new partnering model that expands sales and service delivery opportunities for partners to drive business growth and increase profitability. To address customer requirements, partners need access to a broad spectrum of…
SA’s ISPA reviews broadband definitions
The Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (ISPA) has posted a working document on its web site with the hope of stimulating discussion about how certain broadband-related terms, including ‘broadband’ itself should be defined. The document, available at ,…
PS3 to support only HDMI output
HDMI has pretty much become the standard cable for connecting the PS3 to a HD television, but there is still the option of component or composite cables for non-HD television sets. Well, it seems as that might be a thing…
