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SEACOM wins top award
SEACOM, the privately funded and over three quarter African owned submarine fibre optic cable system, was named “Best Pan African Initiative” at the AfricaCom Awards 2009 ceremony held in Cape Town,
MTN SA to cut 403 jobs
MTN SA plans to reduce its permanent and temporary workforce as a result of the decline in the economic environment, starting December 1.
Drop in interconnection tariffs, long overdue- Neotel
“We know that a drop in interconnection tariffs is long overdue,” says Wandile Zote, Executive Head Communications at Neotel. “This drop will go a long way in alleviating pressure for the consumer and is a step in the right direction.”
Telkom reacts to Minister’s interconnect fee announcement
Telkom has released a statement welcoming yesterday’s announcement by Communications Minister, General (RET) Siphiwe Nyanda, that mobile cellular operators (MCOs) have agreed to cut peak interconnection rates from R1,25 to 89 cents a minute from February/March 2010 as being a…
Dell enters the Smartphone market
Dell has officially entered the smartphone market on Friday the 13th, 2009. The initial release of the Dell 3 Mini Smartphone will run on the Open Mobile System, a version of the Android operating system developed by China Mobile.
Zain Africa Not for Sale, CEO Says
Zain’s African operations are not for sale and the company, Kuwait’s biggest phone carrier, will continue to build its business on the continent, Chris Gabriel, the chief executive officer of Zain Africa, said.
Over 3200 telecoms executives gather in Cape Town
Over 3200 telecoms executives from 110 countries gathered yesterday at the Cape Town Convention Centre for the 12th Annual AfricaCom (www.comworldseries.com/africa) congress and exhibition, with more expected tomorrow.
RIM unveils new services platform for BlackBerry developers
Advertising, Payment, Content Push and New Location Services Will Present New Opportunities for Monetization and Innovation on the BlackBerry Application Platform.
ZAIN Nigeria chooses AIRCOM to boost 2G and 3G service
AIRCOM International, an independent network planning and optimisation consultancy, today announced that it has been chosen by ZAIN Nigeria to manage the operator’s transformation services project for its 2G and 3G networks.
Nokia Siemens Networks partners with Leo in Namibia
Mobile operator leo, a subsidiary of the Orascom Telecom company Telecel Globe Limited, is upgrading its mobile services to exploit the huge potential for growth in Namibia. The company has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to expand its pre-paid capability
iBurst launches broadband service for SMME’s in SA
Telecommunications operator iBurst has launched a new broadband offering developed specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises. Wireless DSL is a symmetrical service which offers speeds of up to 15Mbps on one access connection and a contention ratio of just 10:1,
Alcatel-Lucent deploys networks for Libyan parastatal
Alcatel-Lucent has signed a multi-million dollar contract with LPTIC (Libyan Post Telecommunications & Information Technology Company), to deploy the second phase of Eastern Libya’s optical fiber network.
Government, buyer to share NITEL debts
Debts incurred by Nigerian Telecommunication Limited (Nitel), will be shared between the new buyer and Federal Government. This was revealed by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Communications, Senator Sylvester Anyanwu in Abuja last week.
Moving between clouds
Cloud computing has become the technology consideration for organisations that are looking to optimise their IT operations and reduce operating costs. Until now, leveraging the cloud involved either setting up and running applications in the cloud and managing them long-term…
ICT policy makers meet in Beirut for regulatory event
A record number of delegates from the world’s leading information and communication technology (ICT) policy makers are meeting this week in Beirut in an effort to come to grips with the pressing challenges of a fast-changing technology environment.
Orange Kenya rolls out CDMA service
Kenya’s Orange (formerly Telkom Wireless) has re-introduced its Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) service.
