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Bandwidth – The Petrol of the New, Global Economy
Until recently the experience of the Internet in Africa has been like having to eat a three-course meal by sucking it through a straw: time-consuming, unreliable and expensive, writes Russell Southwood of Balancing Act in this expert guide to what…
Brightpoint to distribute Samsung’s mobile phones in South Africa
Brightpoint has announced that its new subsidiary, Brightpoint Africa, has entered into a distribution agreement with Samsung Electronics South, a telecom systems and mobile phones provider.
Nigeria assumes telecoms giant status in Africa & Middle East
Its official, Nigeria has become the largest telecommunications market in Africa and Middle East. The West African nation ended the 1st quarter with 51,7 million mobile connections by the end of August the country hit 55 million subscriber mark, this…
BlackBerry Storm- The World’s First “Clickable” Touch-Screen Smartphone
Verizon Wireless, Vodafone Group and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced that the BlackBerry Storm will be available later this fall, exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers in the U.S. and Vodafone customers in Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand. Designed…
Telkom Kenya announces new Orange offer
Telkom Kenya announced an unprecedented and revolutionary new initiative today which will see them unite with their new GSM customers whilst allowing Kenyans to benefit from an amazing Ksh1 per minute offer.
Zain aims high in Tanzania
ÂZain Tanzania says that it expects to achive a subscriber base of 3.8 million by the end of this year. Zain Tanzania Managing Director, Mr Khaled Muhtadi recently said that the company was close to reaching 3.3 million subscribers.
Invention That Could Change Design of Future Memory Storage Devices
ÂA research team at Singapore A*STAR’s Data Storage Institute (DSI) has invented a new phase change material that has the potential to change the design of future memory storage devices.
CommProve Partners with Telecom 180 in South Africa
CommProve, the leader in Radio Access Network Quality of Service (QoS) monitoring for 2G, 2.5G and 3G mobile networks has today announced it will partner with Telecom 180 to deliver network monitoring services to a major South African mobile operator.
Vodafone’s Egyptian market share declines
At the end of Q2 the number of mobile connections in Egypt reached 33.86m, equivalent to a penetration rate of 41.5%, up from 28.5% a year earlier. The Âsecond-quarter performance was a definite improvement on Q1: Q2 saw 9.8% growth…
Safaricom share key to stock market recovery, say analysts
The recovery of the Nairobi Stock Exchange from its current slump heavily depends on how fast Safaricom’s share price picks up, market analysts have said.
Firefox Mobile Browser Nears Release As Microsoft Ceases Development
ÂMozilla, the firm behind the Firefox web browser expects to release the first version of its mobile internet browser within the next few weeks, while at the same time, it has been reported that Microsoft has ceased development of its…
South Africa’s Telkom rolls out its own 3G network
South African telecoms company Telkom will over the next month deploy its own third generation (3G) wireless network across the country.
Egypt’s Orascom set to enter Austrian market
Egypt based Orascom Telecom Holding has emerged as the preferred partner for Telkom Austria, media reports said today. The Austrian state investment company, OeIAG has reportedly hired JP Morgan to find a merger partner for Telekom Austria.
World Bank approves $24million for Rwanda’s Broadband Networks
The World Bank has announced that it has approved $24 million for a program that will see Rwanda develop her national capacity to provide broadband connectivity.
IT boom expected in Kenya by 2009
Companies and individuals in Kenya are expected to double their spending on IT products and services in 2009 in order to benefit from better cost management, increased efficiency, enhanced business operations and improved revenues.
African countries to be cautious over telecom infrastructure privatisation
African countries attending the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation Summit in Nigeria have been urged to exercise discretion while privatising their telecommunication infrastructure.
