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Vodacom subscriber base leaps
South Africa’s leading cellular network operator Vodacom, has seen its subscriber base leap to a massive 36 million customers in the continent, a senior official has said.
Sony launches multi megapixel phone
Communications giant, ÂSony, has launched a 12.25 megapixel camera module that can be used within mobile phones.
Vodacom launches multi-million data centre
VODACOM has launched a new R100-million data centre, which has the capacity to host about 20 000 dedicated client servers or 650 000 virtual machines. The Johannesburg-based 1000 square metre centre will allow companies to do away with their own…
South Africa’s mobile industry rated fourth fastest growing
SOUTH Africa’s mobile phone industry has grown immensely in recent years. According to a recent survey, the country is now the world’s fourth fastest growing cellular communications market, accounting for 80% of the population, which equals more than 39 million…
MTN partners with ITNewsAfrica.com
ITNewsAfrica.com, Africa’s leading ICT news and information website, is proud to announce the imminent launch of MTN’s new home online.
Nigeria’s E-waste challenges
THE Standard Organization of Nigeria, (SON) AND the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria, (CPN) are facing an uphill task of dealing with the increasing dumping of electrical waste (e-waste) into the country. Experts said the trend is also widespread…
Partner with Google, don’t compete- Gartner
Google’s influence and market power with key telecommunications industry stakeholders is having a significant impact on the industry, according to Gartner, Inc.
Mobile phone services to play prominent role in South Africa elections
AS election fever hits South Africa, cellular services are playing a crucial role in voter registration. The Independent Electoral Commission, which regulates the country’s elections, has introduced such a service to enable voters to check their registration status.
HP launches new workstations in Nigeria
LEADING computer manufacturer, HEWLETT Packard (HP), has launched in Nigeria its high end personal workstation computers and dream colour monitors.
Africa awaits Nokia E-63
AFRICA is waiting with bated breath for the Nokia E63, its latest addition to the highly acclaimed Eseries it launched in Finland on Wednesday. Nokia announced the recent addition to series Eseries range will be shipped to Africa in the…
ECONET to increase subscriber base by 2.5million
SOUTH African based network services provider Econet Wireless International is targeting a subscriber base of 2,5 million mobile subscribers in 2009, starting with 1,2 million in February.
Vodafone’s $2.5billion bid for South Africa’s Vodacom accepted
UNITED Kingdom’s Vodafone Group plc, has announced that its $2.5billion (R25bn) bid for a further 15 percent stake in South Africa’s leading cellular network, Vodacom, has been accepted. The announcement was made on Tuesday.
Altech goes legal against MTN’s R1.4 billion acquisition of Verizon
THE Competition Tribunal is set for a bitter legal exchange, after technology group, Altech won the right to grill MTN on its planned R1,4 billion acquisition of Verizon. Lawyers representing Altech, which maintains that the proposed deal should be stalled,…
Undersea cable connection to link up Africa with World
ALTHOUGH cable connections across many African countries are in a poor state of repair or non-existent, the continent is slowly being connected to the global community through five undersea cable projects, three of which are due for completion in 2009.
WiMAX leader plans to reinforce its success at AfricaCom
As stakeholders from across the telecommunications value chain prepare to descend on Cape Town for AfricaCom 2008, Rick Rogers, Director of Alvarion, an international WiMAX market leader, tells us why he expects WiMAX will hold centre stage at this year’s…
Axiz releases the Intel Core i7
The distributor of Intel’s new Nehalem (Core i7), Axiz, says the processor has redefined the possibilities for gaming technologies still to come. Lauded as the world’s faster PC processor, the Core i7 now has more threads, more bandwidth and more…
