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App Challenge targets climate change
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is offering smartphone application developers an enticing prize for in a challenge to bring smartphones into the battle against global climate change. The ITU has launched a Green ICT Application Challenge to find the best…
Egyptian blogger sentenced to 3yrs in prison
Maikel Nabil, the Egyptian blogger and activist arrested late last month has been sentenced to 3 years in prison by a military tribunal for ‘insulting the military’. According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), Ismail Etman, head of the military government’s Morale Affairs Directorate, said…
Telecom’s impact on Nigeria’s GDP vital
Over the past 10 years, Nigeria’s telecommunications sector has grown almost exponentially. Despite what the government said recently was poor service, the sector has become a major contributor to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Nigeria, the Executive Vice Chairman…
Egypt rights group demands telecom blackout re-investigation
An Egyptian human rights organization has voiced its anger at the interim government for the slapdash investigations into the telecommunications blackout during the 18 days of protests that led to former President Hosni Mubarak’s ousting on February 11. The Arabic…
Facebook settlement upheld
Mark Zuckerberg’s six year legal battle against former Harvard University schoolmates might finally be over, the Associated Press (AP) reports. The bitter dispute was dramatized in the Oscar-nominated film, “The Social Network.” The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday…
Malaria has a new enemy – the Smartphone
A team of researchers has developed an application which can turn a smartphone into a malaria busting marvel. Each year, the mosquito-borne parasite kills approximately 781,000 people (2.23% of deaths) worldwide. Ninety percent of malaria-related deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa, and of…
African telecom sector targets fake medicines
An African business daily newspaper has reported that mobile phone service providers and IT companies are looking to increase their profile through health. In an effort to win over more customers and retain their existing clients, the newspaper reported that…
GLO 1 Launches Services in Ghana
Glo 1, a high capacity undersea fibre-optic cable, has today connected Ghana to West Africa and Europe. The 9,800km long submarine cable network, the first project of its kind to be executed entirely by a single organisation, berthed on the beaches…
Telkom Business wants market leadership
Despite having a footprint of 400 000 business customers in South Africa, Telkom Business is trying to defend it’s position at the top of the telecommunications market in the country. Coming off the back of a two week roadshow throughout…
Orascom Telecom Signs Up to Link2One Roaming Hub
Orascom Telecom Holding (“Orascom Telecom”), has signed an agreement with Link2One to provide Orascom Telecom access to its roaming hub. The deal sees Orascom Telecom, with extensive operations in North Africa and the Middle East, reduce the need for bilateral roaming…
Internet messaging access in Zimbabwe more than doubles
Zimbabweans now have access to a new SMS service which allows them to send and receive email without having to log on to the internet. Econet Wireless Zimbabwe’s new eTXT service is expected to cause mobile email and online chat access…
Communications-in-the-Cloud trends
Key communications-in-the-cloud trends from a recent study by Interactive Intelligence and Ventana Research indicates a shift from a focus on cost to functionality, and new ways vendors are addressing security concerns. The traditional drivers for end-users adopting cloud-based communications solutions…
Nigeria: State-owned telecom bidder plays waiting game
Nigeria will have to wait until after the county’s upcoming vote before a company offering $956.9 million for the country’s lowly state-run telecom company revalidates its bid. Managing Director of Omen International Ltd. Mike Nwachukwu said on Wednesday that company…
East Africa Com: day 1 round-up
The 7th annual East Africa Com conference opened yesterday in Nairobi, bringing together more than 700 thought leaders in the telecommunications industry from the East African region. The opening keynote session covered strategies for true triple play, and included presentations…
Nigeria telecoms report $8.6 billion profits in 2010
Despite recent warnings from Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator, the country’s telecom companies reported profits last year of $8.6 billion. The growth is being seen as a sign the industry in the African country is hitting its stride and analysts believe it…
April Innovation Dinner theme confirmed
The April Innovation Dinner will address mobile enterprise security (Image: file photo) Rapid changes in the mobile industry have been met at every step by an evolving criminal industry determined to take advantage of the relatively easy target which mobile…
