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ITNewsAfrica.com launches Spescom Press Office
Today’s most successful organisations know that even when their companies lead the pack in goods and services, if they are not properly promoting their companies’ names and images all that quality craftsmanship and top notch customer service is for naught.…
World cup communications declared a success
Communicating anywhere, anytime on any device during the World Cup in South Africa has been declared a 100% success and leading technology and services provider, Ericsson, has been recognised as key to making this happen. During the period of the…
Kenya to launch countrywide internet awareness campaign
DESPITE the arrival and successful operation of a third undersea fibre optic cable, East Africa Submarine System (EASSy) the penetration of the internet in rural communities is still very low. Both the service providers and the Ministry of Information and…
Kenya mobile companies set to beat registration deadline
AS the deadline set by the government for mobile operators to register their subscribers’ SIM cards gets closer, mobile operators have employed new methods of beating the deadline set for the end of this week. The streets of Nairobi are…
Econet Wireless enters UK market
ZIMBABWE’S top cellular mobile company- Econet Wireless Group has become the first foreign operator to enter the United Kingdom (UK)’s communication market. ECONET Wireless Group with operations in East, South and West Africa has defied all odds to become Africa’s…
SeedCamp selects top African startups for investment fund
Seedcamp, a European micro seed fund that invests in early stage startup companies, has selected 11 South African technology startups to possibly attend the Seedcamp Week programme held in September in London, UK, where they will be in line for…
Wananchi signs multi-year contract with Cisco in East Africa
Cisco announced today that the Wananchi Group, provider of triple-play (broadband, multi-channel cable television and voice telephony) and VSAT (broadband data and internet) services, has signed a contract for the purchase of Cisco network technology solutions and services in East…
Mobicom signs new contract with Telkom Kenya
AFTER terminating its contract with Safaricom a week ago, Mobicom Kenya Limited has now entered into a partnership with Telkom Kenya as its main distributor. During its partnership with Safaricom, Mobicom Kenya Limited sold more than sh 450 million worth…
Military exoskeleton ready for human trials
Lockheed Martin announced recently that it has received a $1.1-million contract from the US Army for human trials and evaluation of its advanced ruggedized Human Universal Load Carrier (HULC) exoskeleton, “designed to augment soldiers’ strength and endurance, as well as…
Infrared technology used to find missing pet Tiger
Infrared Inspection Systems (IRIS), a division of Alexander Forbes, assisted to track down Panjo through the use of innovative thermal imaging scanners. “Upon realising that there was a tiger treading through the bushes of Mpumalanga and possibly putting the communities’…
How agencies can bridge their digital divide
Many South African advertising agencies are still struggling to bridge their own digital divide: a gap between their online skills and offerings and the changing needs of the market. All too many agencies still see the digital channel as separate,…
Gijima rejuvenates its brand
JSE listed ICT company, Gijima has rejuvenated its brand to coincide with its fifth anniversary this year. Speaking at the celebratory event at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton this evening (27 July), CEO Jonas Bogoshi, who took over the reins…
First independent mobile tower company established in Tanzania
Tanzania’s first independent tower company has opened for business in Dar Es Salaam. Eaton Tanzania will build and manage towers to support mobile operators in a market set to double subscribers to 33 million in the next four years. Policy…
Etisalat, MTN and Starcomms sign on to Main One
The Nigerian unit of UAE-based Etisalat, South Africa’s MTN and Starcomms of Nigeria have subscribed to Main One Cable Company’s high capacity fibre-optic cable system, which was launched commercially earlier this week linking West Africa to Europe, Reuters reports. The…
Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph bows out
Safaricom has announced the retirement of its CEO Mr. Michael Joseph after 10 years at the helm. After November 1, Mr. Joseph will act as a “strategic advisor” and will remain on the board of directors to advise the new…
WIOCC-EASSy cable ready for business
JUST seven months after commencing cable construction and installation, and following a comprehensive program of testing, the WIOCC-EASSy cable is now complete, has gone live and is ready for business. This marks the launch of the largest submarine system serving…
