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Zain braces for competition, launches new look
Zain Kenya, today has launched new look for its front office staff, the launch comes a day after Telkom Kenya entered the enterprising Kenyan mobile market. PANA reported that Zain plans are underway to increase its outlets in all major…
Kagame talks innovation & technology for Africa
The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, has urged the developed world to assist the developing countries through innovation and technology.Kagame was speaking yesterday at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Searching for celebrities may threaten computer security
Internet security firm McAfee Inc. says that searching for images of your favorite celebrities could come with a dangerous risk to your computer’s wellbeing.
Google offers glimpse of new mobile operating system
Google unveiled its new “Google phone”, along with its Android operating system, at the company’s Developer Day conference, giving attendees a brief glance of how to design software for the new device.
GSMA launches renewable energy push for mobile networks
The GSMA today launched the Green Power for Mobile programme with the goal of helping the mobile industry use renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, or sustainable biofuels(1), to power 118,000 new and existing off-grid base stations in developing…
UN project to reduce Africa’s brain drain
Scientists at a Senegalese university are the first to benefit from a United Nations-backed project aimed at providing colleges in five African countries with the technology and tools needed to prevent the migration of graduates and reduce the continent’s “brain…
Etisalat Egypt selects Huawei for network expansion
African and Middle East Telecom Weekly News reported that Etisalat Egypt has inked a deal with Huawei, a China-based equipment manufacturer, for the expansion of its mobile phone network in the country. Huawei will be responsible for offering an end-to-end…
Nigeria: Etisalats’ offering hard to resist
Nigerians are finding Etisalats dynamic 3-in-1 package hard to resist. The product offerring tagged 080uchoose (08098246673) empowers subscribers with the choice to secure free personalised numbers on the network, free SIM card and free monthly airtime for life.
Over 500 nominations for 2008 African ICT Awards
THE 2008 ICT AFRICAN Achievers Awards has been dubbed the biggest ever with nominations of outstanding African ICT performers still pouring in from all over the continent.
Cisco Networking Academy Launched in Kenya
Cisco has announced that the African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute (AFRALTI) in Nairobi, Kenya, is to become the second Cisco® Academy Training Center (ATC) in Africa serving the East African region.
South Africa: ForgeAhead and USAASA give away computers
ForgeAhead a leading ICT research and consulting company, and USAASA will be implementing a tele-container at the Ramogabudi Secondary School in Polokwane Limpopo.
Techology Research Group Launched
The TM Forum today announced the launch of its new market research initiative, TM Forum Insights, offering information, communications and entertainment providers an invaluable resource in an increasingly competitive environment.
Integr8 IT flexes market muscle with change in executive management
Integr8 IT, South Africa’s largest privately owned national BEE ICT network integration and infrastructure management specialist, has expanded the profile of its executive management, signalling a new chapter in its steady growth as a global operator and provider of managed…
Econet to launch 3G in Kenya
Econet Wireless Kenya has announced that it will later this year be offering 3G services to its customers. Econet the third mobile services provider in Kenya, has upped the competitive stakes to follow the current market leader Safaricom.
Skills shortage – let us look past the hype and to the future
There is sufficient evidence to suggest a lack of skills across various industries and sectors is having an impact on our economy. However, rather than be lost in the haze of negativity and stumble over the harmful rhetoric of hearsay…
CommProve secures $14m to accelerate international expansion
CommProve, a leading vendor of advanced solutions for the real-time monitoring of wireless networks, has closed $14 Million in new financing to support its international expansion and broaden its product portfolio.
