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SOUTH Africa has fared impressively in the Connectivity Scorecard in the category of Efficiency and Resource-driven Economies while African counterparts Botswana, Tunisia, Kenya and Nigeria are lowly ranked.
THE world’s biggest manufacturer of mobile phones, Nokia, which enjoys the lion’s share in the African markets, has announced three new mobile phone devices that it believes will be a hit with customers around the world.
ONE of the world’s largest information and communication technology companies, Hewlett Packard (HP) is taking technology to South African institutions of higher learning with a view to improve students’ technological advancement as well as uplifting people’s general living standards.
The House of Representatives Chairman on Information and National Orientation, Dino Melaye, has alleged that the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commissions, Ernest Ndukwe, caused our nation to lose revenue totalling $8.55 billion.
Following its rivals’ release of their financial results where they announced major changes this year, the market now keenly awaits the release of Motorola’s results for the third quarter of 2008 next week.
Middle East and Africa telecom service provider Bintel has announced major investment plans as part of its strategic expansion programme. The Bahrain-based company plans to enter at least three new markets in Africa in the next two years and has…
Letlhaka Technologies, a BEE company specialising in fibre access solutions including the design and development of Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (GEPONs), has partnered with Tilgin, a global provider of customer premises equipment (CPE) for triple play and IMS (IP…
Xerox Corporation has closed 2008 earning more than 230 industry awards, an increase of more than 20% over the previous year. Leading industry publications and independent testing and research firms around the world recognised Xerox office products and services for…
PREPARATIONS for this year’s Global Mobile Awards have gathered momentum with the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) announcing the nominees for the EMEA leg of the annual Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition.
Chams Nigeria, an electronic solutions company listed on the telecommunications sub-sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, has pumped a total of 350 million Naira into its data centre.
South Africa-based Telkom, says its acquisition of a remaining 25 percent stake in Nigeria’s Multi-Links has provided it with an opportunity to expand its mobile capability. Telkom, which held a 75 percent stake in the Nigerian firm, announced on Thursday…
Vodacom received the approval of the Competition Tribunal to take a 51 percent stake in managed services business Storage Technology Service (Stortech). According to Moneyweb, Stortech will retain 18 percent and 31 percent will stay in the hands of the…
Globacom, a telecommunications company in Nigeria, is the Official Partner to the global event FIFA U-17 World Cup (communications category) to be hosted from 24 October to 15 November. This comes after Globacom signed a deal memo from FIFA for…
MOTOROLA, a major player in the African mobile communications sector, has announced the successful completion of Project 25 (P25) interoperability demonstration scheme by five companies.
SOUTH Africa’s fourth mobile service provider, Virgin Mobile, is expanding its range of products and services with a decisive move into the Broadband space this year, an official confirmed to ITNewsAfrica on Tuesday.
A visit to a Starbucks coffee shop in Europe usually means free access to the Internet in addition to great coffee. In South Africa, hotspot visitors usually have to pay to surf, and while some hotspots offer free access, the…