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Bharti Airtel promises affordable services in Nigeria
Bharti Airtel which has recently acquired the African operations of Zain including Nigeria today reiterated its long term commitment to offering affordable services, rural network coverage and distribution backed by a superior brand experience to customers. Mr. Manoj Kohli, CEO…
Foreign ownership at Safaricom increases
FORIEGN ownership at the leading telecoms firm in Kenya, Safaricom, is on the rise. This was revealed by the firm’s chief investor relations officer Les Baillie in Nairobi at a press briefing. Raising his concerns regarding this trend, Baillie said…
Bharti Airtel executives jet into Kenya
TOP officials from Asia’s leading telecommunications corporation Bharti Airtel arrived in Kenya to meet with local Zain staff. Led by the CEO Sunil Mittal, the team is expected to hold talks with Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki after meeting with staff…
Ten ways to save with storage
Smaller budgets and strict regulatory requirements, coupled with the need for faster, more reliable access to information, is causing customers to re-think their storage environment. An efficient storage strategy can ensure that your business runs smoothly and within budget. Here…
Bharti to invest USD100m in Niger
Bharti Airtel has revealed plans to invest around USD100 million in Niger by 2012, Reuters reports. ‘We are going to start our activities in Niger in October and, by 2012, we will invest USD100 million in expanding the network, improving…
France Telecom to spend $8.6 billion on MENA deals
France Telecom is set to spend as much $8.6 billion on MENA deals over the next 5 years as part of a ‘double revenue’ strategy to capitalize on emerging markets. This plan comes as a direct result of slowing revenue…
Main One cable goes live
Main One has launched its services commercially. The company’s 1,920 Gbps, 7000 kilometres long, submarine fibre optic cable system links West Africa to Europe. In a statement, Main One announced the completion and inauguration of the cable which has landing…
ITU spearheads reconstruction of Haiti’s ICT infrastructure
The International Telecommunications Union is leading an international effort to reconstruct ICT infrastructure in Haiti after the 12 January 2010 earthquake in that country. At a high-level meeting held in Barbados, participants pledged support to a Trust Fund for Haiti…
Bharti Airtel gets 3G licence in Kenya
Zain Kenya, now owned by Bharti Airtel, is set to roll out 3G services in Kenya after it was granted a vlicence by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). According to ITP.net, Charles Njoroge, director general of the Communications Commission…
Nigeria bans sale of unregistered Sim Cards
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Communications, Prof Dora Akunyili has given a directive to telecommunication operators in Abuja yesterday, to immediately stop the sale of new SIM cards to subscribers without capturing the necessary data of the customer. According to…
South Africa ranked 40th in digital economy rankings
Previously known as the “e-readiness rankings”, the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual technology benchmarking study enters its second decade of existence with a new name—the “digital economy rankings”. Individuals and organisations across much of the globe now connect to the Internet…
Palm shareholders approve $1.2 billion HP acquisition
Hewlett-Packard’s $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm is set to be finalised in the coming days after the company’s shareholders approved the deal. Media reports have revealed the deal is now expected to close sometime in the first week of July.…
Google launches flu trends for South Africa
With the recent cold front sweeping across South Africa, it’s no surprise that most of are reaching out for all sorts of medication and age-old family remedies in anticipation of a flu outbreak. Wouldn’t it be great if we could…
Vodafone Egypt chooses Comviva for top-up solutions
Mobile solutions provider, Comviva has supplied its next generation electronic top-up platform known as PreTUPS™, to Vodafone Egypt. This solution will deliver e-recharge services to the operator’s 24.6 million subscribers. Commenting on the alliance, Sherif Bakir, Head Of Marketing Services,…
World Cup technology to be discussed at Innovation Dinner
Mahindra Satyam, the official information technology service provider for the FIFA World Cup Soccer will participate in the next Innovation Dinner, to be held on the 30th of June 2010 in Johannesburg. The company’s applications for the tournament cover systems…
Safaricom to acquire 2 ICT companies
Safaricom released a statement today, expressing their intention to acquire ownership of two information communications technology (ICT) companies, namely IGO Wireless Limited and Instaconnect Limited. This intended acquisition by Safaricom is subject to receipt of shareholder approval at the next…
