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Africa turns to Internet television to tell its stories to the world
Technology is finally catching up with African television broadcasters and journalists. With the entry of A24, a new 24 – hour internet television chanel dedicated to telling the African story from an African perspective, IT seems set to entrench itself…
Zain’s Chris Gabriel joins group of Africa telecom leaders at AfricaCom
INTERNATIONAL. Informa Telecoms and Media has announced the participation Chris Gabriel, CEO of Zain Africa, as a keynote speaker at AfricaCom, the continent’s annual congress for telecommunications professionals.
Altech wins holding in Kenya cable operation
Listed telecoms group Allied Technologies (Altech) has secured a 10 percent stake in the Kenyan government’s undersea fibreoptic cable project, called Teams. Teams is one of five undersea cable projects linking Africa with the rest of the world, aiming to…
Telkom incorporates new Billion 800VGT router in “Do Broadband” bundles
Telkom has chosen Billion’s 800VGT router as one of the modems to be bundled with a ‘do Broadband’ Level 3 contract aimed at SoHo (small office, home office) and large home markets. This modem is suited to VPN (virtual private…
Mobile Industry Continues to Boom Despite Turmoil in World Financial Markets
Despite turmoil in world financial markets over the last year the trillion USD mobile industry continues to confound expectations with spectacular accelerating growth. A new report from Portio Research reveals that over half the world now uses a mobile phone…
PDAShop.co.za launches latest MTK 51-channel 5th generation GPS technology
Local HandyMAP distributor PDAShop.co.za has launched the NCS-Navi R150+ (plus) Bluetooth GPS Logger, a world-class travel recorder GPS data logger, boasting the latest Media Tech (MTK) 51-channel 5th generation GPS technology. PDAShop is once again making history by introducing the…
New technologies for better network management
The EUREKA-funded CELTIC MADEIRA project, winner of the 2008 CELTIC Excellence Award, has successfully applied new ways to manage large telecommunications networks using a web-based interface.
Korea to contribute to the establishment of an ITCC in South Africa
Pretoria – A Memorandum of Understanding signed recently by the Department of Communications and the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Public Administration and Security is to pave the way for the establishment of an Information Communication Technologies Co-operation Centre (ITCC).
Ghana teachers demand IT prominence in curricula
The President of Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT),Joseph Kwaku Adjei, on Monday called on various institutions that offered distance education to teachers to give prominence to Information Technology (IT) in their curricula.
Mobile media rights strategy for 2010
Johannesburg – Soccerex and FIFA have assembled a panel of industry leaders to highlight the importance of mobile marketing and broadcasting ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Ericsson to provide mobile broadband for LG Electronics next-generation notebooks and netbooks
Ericsson to provide mobile broadband for LG Electronics next-generation notebooks and netbooks Ericsson , is selected by LG Electronics, to provide mobile broadband modules based on HSPA – the world’s most widely commercially deployed technology for mobile broadband. LG Electronics…
Visa and Nokia partner to deliver payment applications for Mobile Devices
Visa Inc., the world’s largest retail electronic payments network, and Nokia, the world’s largest mobile device manufacturer, announced plans today to deliver Visa payment and payment-related services – including contactless payments, remote payments, money transfer, alerts and notifications – for…
Vodafone announces new appointments
Following the announcement on 9 September 2008 that the EMAPA region would be reorganised to provide greater focus on the Group’s higher growth markets, Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) today announces new senior management appointments:
Kenya’s ICT bill to be tabled in Parliament
Kenya’s ICT bill will be tabled in parliament as soon as the house business resumes, Kenyan Broadcsting Coproration said today.
The unified communications hype
From just a few years ago when it was an idea thrown around at industry conferences and trade shows that seem devoted to it, unified communications (UC) has become a buzzword with a big marketing tail wind behind it. Within…
Nigerian telecoms mogul bids for Newcastle United?
ONE of Nigeria’s wealthiest entrepreneurs, Mike Adenuga Jnr, together with three others is said to be in a consortium of Nigerians lining up a bid for Newcastle United, an announcement is expected later today.
