Apparently looking for a way of empowering its teeming Nigerian customers with advanced technologies and by so doing, add to the development of ICT in the country value-added technology solutions providers, Resourcery Limited said it has entered into partnership with…

Motorola, Inc. today announced that it has deployed a wind and solar power system to operate MTC Namibia’s GSM cell site at Dordabis village in the Khomas region of Namibia. The trial with MTC Namibia supports the African operator’s strategy…

Mobile phone service providers were yesterday warned about the quality of their services, with the regulator launching system to monitor their efficiency. The Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) unveiled a Sh50 million device during the launch and official opening of…

JUDE LUGGYA KAMPALA THE State-owned Uganda Broadcasting Corporation television and radio may be disconnected from the satellite over alleged failure to pay about Shs189 million to Big Dish, its satellite link provider. Daily Monitor has learnt that Big Dish officials…

The United Nations declared May 17 as World Information Society Day, in recognition of the International Telecommunications Union as the UN agency for telecommunications and information and communication technologies. Among the activities and developments marking the event is the establishment…

By Israel News Agency Staff Jerusalem, Israel —- May 16, 2007 …… Google has announced that Google Developer Day™ sessions, originally planned for Google’s Mountain View offices, will now be held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The Google…

Building on its existing broad-scale community affairs and development efforts in Africa, Microsoft has announced a partnership with the International Youth Foundation (IYF) to enhance sustainable youth employment opportunities in Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Tanzania. This partnership is part of…

By 2009, Afro-pessimists regarding South Africa’s ability to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup would “eat their words”, says the Deputy Minister of Finance. The Deputy Minister Jabu Moleketi said all those who cast doubt about the country’s abilities to…

AITEC Africa, the continent’s leading organiser of ICT exhibitions and conferences, said ‘Broadband bridges across Africa’ will be the key issue in discussion at the forthcoming major ICT convergence scheduled to hold in Nairobi, Kenya from June 4-8, 2007.

Rwanda is close to introducing US$30 mobile phones to be spread throughout the rural area. With a target of one mobile per household, the Government envisions that peasants will be part of the modern communication age. During the launch of…

The Nigeria Communications Satellite (NigComSat-1) which was launched in China Sunday will provide services in telecommunications, broadcasting and to facilitate navigation activities, member, governing board, NigComSat Limited, Dr. Bashir Gwandu has said. Speaking at the live-launch of the Satellite at…

The (geographic information system) GIS business in Nigeria is growing at an astronomical speed, it is no doubt that it is Africa’s fastest growing geospatial industry. No wonder there is a perceivable intense battle for the greatest share of the…

Nigerian stakeholders in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) are optimistic that Sunday’s launch of the Nigeria Communication Satellite (NigcomSat-1) will halt capital flight. In a random sampling of opinions on the project launched in China, the stakeholders posit that NigcomSat-1…

Nigeria made history as it launched the first communication satellite in Africa. The launch of the Nigerian Communication Satellite-1 involved the transportation of the spacecraft from ground into the geo-stationary orbit which is about 35,200 km away from earth. The…

Thapelo Sakoana Mbabane Technology will be instrumental to create a stress-free 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. President Thabo Mbeki declared this spectacular showpiece an African event and it is through technology, among other means, that his remarks could…

Thapelo Sakoana Mbabane Different stakeholders in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector have agreed to work together in order to help governments deliver efficient services through technology in Southern Africa.