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Lottery regulator to clamp down on unsolicited SMS in Nigeria
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission, NLRC has come out strongly against mobile operators who send unsolicited text messages to subscribers. According to The Vanguard, The Director-General, Mr. Peter Igho said, “The National Lottery Regulatory Commission has noted with dismay the…
ECONET shies away from politics
The management of Econet wireless has issued a statement warning the MDC political party to stop using its network for party politicking. Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC-T recently launched a daily mobile audio service that informs it party members and the general…
Nigeria continues to lead Africa’s telecom growth- Report
Nigeria will reign as Africa’s fastest-growing telecom market over the next five years, fueled by several new entrants, the launch of mobile value-added and broadband services, and most recently by the introduction of mobile number portability and mobile termination rate…
Telecel Zimbabwe considers stock exchange listing
Telecel Zimbabwe is considering plans to list on the Zimbabwean stock exchange in a bid to increase local ownership. This deal will provide local Zimbabweans with an opportunity to own shares in the company and will reduce foreign ownership to…
GijimaAst restructures debt
A strategic decision to retain longer term secured funds in order to meet its projected funding requirements for continued growth over the next few years, has been taken by the Board of GijimaAst, a leading JSE-listed South African IT services…
ITNewsAfrica.com launches MCI 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.…
SAP, ALTTAB partner to tackle Kenya’s sugar industry
Software solutions provider SAP and ALTTAB Solutions Limited are working together to bring their global experience to bear on the local sugar industry at an event hosted in Kisumu City, Kenya, on 17 June. The event, which brought together stakeholders…
NITEL workers call on government to settle 24 month salary arrears
Staff of Nigeria’s embattled national operator, Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its mobile subsidiary, the Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited, are facing exceptionally hard times as they battle to get their outstanding two years salary totalling N13 billion, reports the Daily…
Oracle unveils Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite 11g
Oracle today announced the availability of Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite 11g, a comprehensive, integrated and high-performance content management solution. A component of Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite 11g consists of Oracle Universal Content Management 11g and…
Gateway, ECI Telecom upgrade core network in East and West Africa
Gateway Business, a subsidiary of Vodacom, has announced continued investment in its networks across East and West Africa. Gateway Business selected ECI Telecom, a global provider of networking infrastructure solutions, for the network upgrade on both national and pan-African networks.…
SIM registration in Kenya set for July 30
Kenya’s 20 millions mobile subscribers have been given until July 30 2010 to register their SIM cards or risk disconnection. This comes on the back of a directive from the government, ordering mobile service providers to register all subscribers in…
Bharti Airtel top brass to visit Malawi
TOP officials from Asia’s leading telecommunications corporation Bharti Airtel are expected in Malawi this week to hold discussions in furtherance of their business interests with Zain Malawi management. Bharti Airtel sealed a US$10.7billion acquisition deal of Zain Africa operations last…
Ericsson demonstrates latest in broadband and multimedia
From 21 June to 16 Juy, Ericsson will showcase the latest in multimedia and broadband technologies, including Long Term Evolution (LTE) at their local offices in Johannesburg. Showcasing LTE/4G with a speed of 150 Mbps and HSPA Evolution with up…
Gartner- HP claims top spot in server market
HP has taken top position in the worldwide server market based on revenue of $3.4billion. According to Gartner, HP successfully ousted IBM from its position as the top selling server vendor. The report also revealed that HP captured 31.5 percent…
Google announces new video editing tool for YouTube
Yesterday, Google added a new tool for editing video in the cloud on YouTube. Without installing any software, it allows you to: Combine multiple videos you’ve uploaded to create a new longer video Trim the beginning and/or ending of your…
France Telecom broadband deal in Liberia
France Telecom has signed a $25 million dollar deal with the Liberian government for the connection of a submarine cable communications network in the country. According to The Observer, the total cost of bringing the submarine cable communications broadband to…
