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Wireless broadband overtakes ADSL in South Africa
Wireless broadband in South Africa has been growing almost three times as fast as fixed line broadband in South Africa, registering a growth of 88% last year, against 21% for ADSL.
IDC: Africa spends only 20% on ICT
As the International Data Corporation (IDC)’s two day conference comes to an end this afternoon in Johannesburg, South Africa, IT News Africa reporters caught up with the Vice President and Regional Managing Director for IDC Middle East, Africa & Turkey,…
South Africans vote for co.za rather than .com
A recent survey conducted by the dot ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) reveals that South African businesses prefer using .co.za to .com.
Facebook opens first support center in India
Facebook, the world’s largest social networking site, today announced the opening of a center in Hyderabad, India, in support of its global multilingual operations.
Vodafone CEO: Bharti-Zain deal, good for mobile subscribers
Head of Vodafone group, Vittorio Colao, has welcomed the Bharti-Zain’s deal, saying that the deal would increase competition in the region and result in better services for customers.
Controversy over NITEL buyout may scuttle deal
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has advised The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) not to cancel the sale of NITEL to the preferred bidder. In February, New Generation Telecommunication Limited offered to pay $2.5 billion for the purchase…
Egyptian court postpones Orascom appeal hearing
Egyptian telco Orascom awaits a court decision overturning approval of France Telecom’s Mobinil offer.
Regulations, currency exchange rates hit MTN results
MTN Group today announced an increase in revenue and subscribers for the year ended 31 December 2009, they however admitted a negative impact due to the economic crisis, the introduction of new regulations such as SIM registration and foreign currency…
ITU releases standards for emergency satellite communication
New ITU radiocommunication standards for satellite services have been approved to facilitate early warning, rapid response and relief operations in the event of natural disasters.
Microsoft SA partners local government in IT skills development
Microsoft South Africa, The South African Local Government Association (SALGA), the Local Government Sector Education Training Authority (LG SETA) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) have signed a public-private partnership aimed at improving the use of technology and…
Mango and WirelessG to deliver in-flight connectivity
South African airline Mango, has partnered with G-Connect Internet to bring the first in-flight connectivity service to South Africans, starting from mid-year.
Ericsson and MTN Ghana extend mobile broadband coverage
Ericsson and mobile operator MTN Ghana, have successfully trialled UMTS 900 MHz for the first time on the African continent, aiming at further extending mobile broadband coverage up to 200 km in suburban, rural and offshore areas.
iPhone, not so cool anymore?
Since the beginning of the year, Apple’s iPhone has started to lose market share to Google’s Android platform-based smartphones, claims a report released by media research agency Quantcast.
SAP, Swicon360 and Vodacom Business unveil local hosted BPO cloud service
Business technology and international human capital management (HCM) solution provider, Swicon360 has unveiled a new business process outsourcing (BPO) service called HCM Spectrum in the Cloud, in partnership with software group SAP and hosting partner, Vodacom Business.
Egypt’s Orascom, eighth largest mobile network in the world
The past decade has been a highly successful one for the leading Middle Eastern and African operators. PRTM, a global management consultancy, has a new report in which it says that Egypt’s Orascom Telecom has become the eighth largest mobile…
HTC defends its position in Apple patent infringement case
High Tech Computer (HTC) today has defended itself against accusations of patent infringements by Apple.
