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Fake Nokia handsets seized in joint Kenya operations
In a joint operation with state agents telecommunications giant Nokia has seized counterfeit Nokia handsets in the northern part of Kenya. This was after numerous reports on how the country had lost much tax revenue and job opportunities through the…
Gateway Communications launches CellDirect
Gateway Communications, the largest provider of carrier solutions in Africa, is launching CellDirect, a new addition to its Africa Direct product line. CellDirect will improve satellite utilisation for mobile network operators (MNOs), increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Satellite tests for…
Zim’s leading cellular network changes prefix numbers
ZIMBABWE’S leading cellular mobile company, Econet, will be changing its prefix number and switching to new ones before December, the company’s spokesperson told our reporter on Monday. The spokesperson, Rangarirai Mberi, said the prefix number would be changed from 091…
Safaricom slashes SMS tariffs as price war hots up
THE good times keep rolling for Kenyan cellular subscribers following Safaricom’s unveiling of the cheapest SMS tariffs in the country’s telephony market. Dubbed “Masaa ya SMS”, the move is seen as a strategy to beat the November deadline set by…
CrimsonLogic to implement eJudiciary for Mauritius
CrimsonLogic, a provider of eGovernment solutions and services, has been appointed to implement an eJudiciary programme in Mauritius. This will improve court administration with aims to boost judicial transparency and efficiency, promote the legal community’s professionalism and facilitate citizens’ access…
Cisco TelePresence meeting room installed in Lagos
Cisco announced today that a Cisco TelePresenceTM meeting room has now been installed in its Lagos office. The Cisco TelePresence solution offers a live, face-to-face experience that enables people from different offices and cities around the world to meet virtually…
Accenture and Cisco extend relationship to South Africa
The Accenture & Cisco Business Group is a cross-company initiative for the purpose of supporting sales, marketing, customer engagement, and solution development by Accenture and Cisco. The group will target clients in all sectors, ranging from communications, manufacturing, health care,…
HP expands security portfolio with ArcSight acquisition
HP and ArcSight today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for HP to acquire ArcSight, a leading security and compliance management company, for $43.50 per share, or an enterprise value of $1.5 billion. The combination of HP and…
Orange’s 3G+ service disruption caused by ‘technical hitches’
THE disruption experienced earlier this week by some customers using Telkom Kenya’s Orange Internet Everywhere 3G+ Internet services were caused by technical hitches experienced after the migration of a platform that supports the service, which took place over last weekend.…
Stephen Elop appointed Nokia President and CEO
Nokia’s Board of Directors has appointed Stephen Elop President and Chief Executive Officer of Nokia as of September 21. Elop currently heads Microsoft’s Business Division. Before joining Microsoft, Elop held senior executive positions in a number of US-based public companies,…
Gartner: Android to challenge Symbian for No. 1 Position
The worldwide mobile operating system (OS) market will be dominated by Symbian and Android, as the two OSs will account for 59.8 per cent of mobile OS sales by 2014, according to Gartner, Inc. Symbian will remain at the top…
Lower tariffs: Kenya’s airtime traders feel the pinch
WHILE mobile subscribers celebrate the ongoing tariff war in Kenya’s mobile telephony industry which has seen rates falling, dealers in the industry are feeling the pinch and counting the costs of low returns. So serious is the situation that if…
Nokia named world’s most sustainable tech company
Nokia is the world’s most sustainable technology company according to Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes Review 2010. Nokia was chosen as “Technology Supersector Leader” making it number one across the entire global technology sector for the second time in row. The…
AfricaCom telcom congress a must-attend
THE profound market changes within Africa’s communications landscape form the backdrop to discussions – and learning – at Africa’s largest annual congress and exhibition, the 13th annual AfricaCom to be held in Cape Town, South Africa, on November 10-11. The…
Egyptians switch over to Internet bill payment
GETTING conservative Egyptians to make the move online has proved to be a difficult and frustrating task for many companies, but Fawry, the country’s Electronic Bill Payment and Presentment (EBPP) network announced on Tuesday that it has seen over 400…
Tunisia to host international agriculture tech exhibition
TUNISIA is set to host an international agriculture investment and technology exhibition in October which organisers say aims to increase the knowledge and understanding of the sector in the country and across the region. Running from October 6 – 9…
