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Motorola begins East Africa roadshow
THE Motorola Solutions business of Motorola, Inc, has highlighted the importance of advanced communication systems to the success of East Africa companies with the launch of its road show in Kenya, which runs from October 26-27. The event will see…
Mauritius Broadcast Corporation goes digital
With the implementation and go-live of its new R25 million Avid Airspeed server for digital ingest and playout, Mauritius Broadcast Corporation (MBC) has completed Phase II of its digitisation strategy -achieving a completely tapeless environment from acquisition to transmission. MBC’s…
Cisco Interview: Video and Web 2.0 is the new voice
John Hernandez, Cisco General Manager and Vice President, Customer Collaboration business unit, recently hosted a discussion on the role of social media in customer care. ITNewsAfrica.com was there to report on future trends in customer care and Cisco’s strategy for…
Who will you meet at the October 27 Innovation Dinner?
The next Innovation Dinner on the 27th of October is shaping up to be the best so far. ITNewsAfrica.com has secured top-flight speakers as well as confirmed the attendance of C-level executives, academics, regulators and industry analysts. The next Innovation…
Google launches ‘Baraza’ for Africa
How can I write a movie script for Nollywood? How does the stock exchange operate in Johannesburg? What is the recipe for bitter leaf soup? What is the best company for car insurance in Kenya? English and French speaking Internet…
AU to champion Information Communication Technology
THE African Union has designated some heads of state and government ministers to champion the development of ICT on the continent. South African President, Jacob Zuma, on Monday said that his government’s National Planning Commission Minister, Trevor Manuel, would assume…
Bharti, IBM, Mahindra, Spanco sign African pact
The African Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector which promises to deliver economic growth to many countries across the continent is all set for rapid growth following Bharti Airtel’s selection of IBM, Tech Mahindra and Spanco as partners to drive world…
World e-Parliament Conference Opens
The 2010 edition of the World e-Parliament Conference has officially opened at the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) with delegates from eighty (80) parliaments and five continents attending. The conference is aimed at sensitizing parliaments across five continents on the need to…
Nokia to lay off 1,800 workers
Nokia, the world’s leading mobile phone supplier and provider of mobile and fixed telecom networks including related customer services, is set to offload 1 800 workers in a move aimed at increasing effectiveness. The executive vice-president for Nokia Human Resources,…
Etisalat, Alcatel-Lucent launch femtocell project
THE Middle East’s leading telecommunications service provider, Etisalat, which also has a presence in Nigeria, on Thursday announced the deployment of the first femtocell live project in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The development is being implemented by Alcatel-Lucent. A…
Mobility will be a Trillion Dollar Business by 2014
Worldwide mobile voice and data revenue will exceed one trillion dollars a year by 2014, according to Gartner. Mobile will generate revenue from a wide range of additional services such as context, advertising, application and service sales, and so on.…
Kenya to establish innovation trust fund
THE Kenyan government plans to establish a Science and Technology Scholarship Trust Fund to promote innovation and entrepreneurship skills among the youth in the country, Prime Minister Raila Odinga has said. He told viewers during “The Economists Conferences” debate session…
Safaricom is distinguished taxpayer — again
TELECOMMUNICATIONS company, Safaricom, has been named the overall distinguished taxpayer for the third consecutive year at an annual award ceremony for top tax payers. In 2009/2010, Safaricom paid the Kenyan taxman a total of Sh25 billion in various forms of…
ORANGE Kenya reduces CDMA pricing
ORANGE has announced a price reduction on its wireless (CDMA) and fixed networks with immediate effect. The Integrated Communications Solutions provider says the move was facilitated by the recent successful integration of the different platforms used by the company to…
Presidential directive on NITEL excites bid consortium
AN air of excitement has pervaded New Generation Consortium following the directive from President Goodluck Jonathan to the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) to conclude the privatisation of Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd (Nitel) and M-tel, its mobile arm. New Generation Consortium…
Global giants back Innovation Dinner series
Africa’s leading bi-monthly ICT business dinner series has secured Technology giants Ericsson and HP as sponsors for the October 27, 2010 edition of the Innovation Dinner to be hosted in Johannesburg South Africa. Ericsson a two-time sponsor of this event…
