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Postal Corporation of Kenya must adapt-or-die
TECHNOLOGICAL advances in the Kenyan market could soon render the Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) extinct as most people opt to communicate through email or SMS rather than conventional mail. There has been a decline in revenue collection by the…
ITU calls for ‘broadband boom’
ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun Touré has challenged global leaders to ensure that more than half of all the world’s people have access to broadband networks by 2015, and make access to high-speed networks a basic civil right. Dr Touré threw…
Bail out struggling telecom operators, Nigerian govt urged
THE president of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria has called on the federal government to bail out the Code Division Multiple Access telecoms operators in the country. Gbenga Adebayo, who spoke against the huge decline in the…
Infrastructure sharing, the way forward for Nigerian telecoms
THE success of the Nigerian rural telephony network depends on how the telecom operators can share infrastructure, a leading telecoms expert has said. Steven Evans, chief executive officer of Etisalat Nigeria, said although telecom companies operating in the country compete…
France Telecom acquires 40% Medi Telecom stake
MOROCCO’S second largest telecommunications operator, Medi Telecom has sold 40% of its shares to France Telecom for US$840 million, a senior officials has announced. France Telecom Chief Executive, Stephane Richard, said the acquisition of Medi Telecom would boost growth outside…
IBM backs rural computer programme in Kenya
IBM has announced that it will throw its weight behind a plan to provide rural areas with computer services by providing systems and talent to further the initiative. Media reports indicate that a team of IBM Corporate Service Corps consultants…
Innovation Dinner, a must-attend for ICT executives
AFRICA’S foremost ICT publication, ITNewsAfrica.com has launched a dedicated website for its dinner series- The Innovation Dinner Series is a bi-monthly dinner event designed for Africa’s ICT professionals, entrepreneurs and senior business people — a great opportunity for networking,…
Kenya’s yu rolls out new data, mobile services
Kenyan mobile phone service yu is improving its data offering by launching mobile chat and email for its first generation handset users. yu, the mobile brand of Kenya’s third largest telecoms network Essar Telecom Kenya, is exploiting ForgetMeNot Africa’s Handset…
Kenyan innovator scoops Sh80 million Nokia award
A Kenyan innovator John Waibochi, has won Sh80 million for the most innovative application at the international Nokia World and Developer Summit in London. Waibochi, the Managing Director of Virtual City Ltd, was all smiles as he took home the…
Telkom to spread its wings
SOUTH African Telecommunications operator, Telkom, has secured operating licences in east, south and west Africa, the company revealed on Monday in an interview with our reporter. Responding to questions, Telkom spokesman Pynee Chetty said the telecoms giant had secured operating…
Kenyan regulator extends registration deadline
MOBILE phone users in Kenya got a lifeline after it emerged that their lines would after all not be disconnected for failing to register their SIM cards after the expiry of a government-set deadline. For the third time running, the…
Bharti Airtel and IBM Join Forces
Under a completed agreement, IBM will deploy and manage state-of-the-art information technology infrastructure and applications to support Bharti Airtel’s goal of bringing affordable and innovative mobile services to remote locations in Africa. In addition, IBM will deploy advanced technologies created…
Symantec partners IS to bring cloud based data security to Africa
Symantec has announced a strategic partnership between Symantec Hosted Services and Internet Solutions to bring Symantec’s security SaaS services to African businesses. The partnership will see IS become Symantec Hosted Services primary route to market in South Africa with a…
Neotel rolls out high performance networks
SOUTH Africa’s first converged communications network operator, Neotel, has embarked on deployment of its new, high capacity and high performance fibre optic and wireless networks aimed at improving the country’s communication system, an official told our reporter on Thursday (today).…
Safaricom, Quintica pen communication solutions deal
KENYA’S leading telecoms operator Safaricom has entered into a partnership with data services company, Quintica, which will see the company provide affordable communication solutions to a variety corporate clients. The Quintica Group provides a host of specialist IT services and…
Nigerian President declares candidacy on Facebook
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, Wednesday, declared his candidacy for the office of the President in the 2011 election via his Facebook page. This was an apparent attempt to counter the presidential declaration by General Ibrahim Babangida which took place at the…
