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Neotel confirms Tata Communications’ increase in shareholding
Neotel has confirmed Tata Communications, currently a shareholder in South Africa’s first converged communications network operator, has bought the 30% stake previously held by Eskom and Transnet. This has resulted in Tata Communications in association with Tata Africa Holdings becoming…
Annex Distribution adds new solution to reinforce mobile offering
Annex Distribution, official local distribution partners to Fujitsu Siemens Computers and suppliers of ICT building blocks through the South African Channel, has added a new notebook to its line of available mobile and wireless product – the Fujitsu Siemens Computers…
Safaricom’s M-PESA Service wins Global Award
Kenya’s leading mobile phone service provider, Safaricom has won yet another global award for its money transfer service, M-PESA. M-PESA, which was developed in association with Vodafone, won the Best Mobile Money Service award at a GSMA Global Mobile Awards…
HP tackles electronic waste in Africa
HP, together with the Global Digital Solidarity Fund (DSF) and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Empa), unveiled the first results of a pilot project, based in Cape Town, to tackle the problem of electronic waste (e-waste)…
Research In Motion (RIM) honoured with GSMA Chairman’s Award
Research In Motion (RIM) was honoured with the GSMA Chairman’s Award last night at the GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards ceremony. This award, established in 1995, is the Association’s most prestigious award and recognises outstanding contribution to the growth and development…
Ericsson, Orange bring affordable connectivity to rural areas
Orange Guinea Conakry and Ericsson are deploying more than 100 base stations fully powered by solar energy, connecting remote parts of rural Africa. Using Ericsson’s energy-efficient base stations, a hybrid diesel-battery solution and solar panels, Orange is increasing mobile coverage…
BlackBerry Storm SurePress technology wins Global Mobile Award
BlackBerry Storm SurePress technology wins Global Mobile Award for Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough‪‪‪ 17th February 2009 – Research In Motion (RIM) was today awarded the Global Mobile Award for Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough. Judged by an independent industry panel, the…
Zambian government defends sale of Zamtel
THE Memorandum of Understanding between Zambia’s government, Zambia Development Agency and RP Capital Partners for consultancy services for Zambia Telecommunications Company (ZAMTEL) has become a contentious issue between the media and government.
Nokia committed to environmental preservation
THE world’s biggest manufacturer of mobile phones, Nokia, has pledged its commitment to environmentally sensitive practices. This follows the company’s winning the GSMA’s award for Outstanding Environmental contribution at the ongoing Mobile World Congress.
2009 is the year mobility comes of age- Intel
Intel Corporation views 2009 as the year in which the mobility market will become a key influence across the consumer and enterprise segment. Developments in the mobile internet space will help fuel this trend through the implementation of mobile workstations,…
Zain Kenya launches Zap money transfer service
Zain Kenya has finally launched its mobile banking offering, ‘Zap’ after long months of battling for a license with Central Bank of Kenya(CBK).
Mainone Submarine Cable Project to boost telecom services in Nigeria
MainOne Cable Company, the Nigerian company building an open access fibre optic transmission cable known as the submarine cable project, has promised that the project will boost telecommunication services in the country.
South Africa budget speech live on Vodacom
VODACOM, South Africa’s leading mobile network provider, on Wednesday (today) offered its customers the opportunity to view a live streaming broadcast of Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s 2009 Budget speech from parliament free of charge-a first for South Africa. The speech…
Vodacom, RIM launch new Blackberry Curve 8900 in SA
Vodacom and Research In Motion (RIM) have announced the launch of the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone in South Africa. The new BlackBerry Curve 8900 offers a sleek, new twist on a classic style, and is the thinnest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone…
Standard Chartered launches Mobile Banking in Kenya
Standard Chartered has announced the launch of mobile-phone banking (‘mBanking’) in Kenya. Standard Chartered Bank is the first bank in Kenya to introduce ‘mBanking’ on the USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) platform to the market.
Union rejects Telkom restructuring
TELKOM has once again come under fire from the Communications Workers Union (CWU) for alleged breach of tender procedures. The trade union maintained its resistance to the restructuring of the landline services provider.
