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SA’s iPhone launch exploited by “pharming” attack
A Trojan purporting to be a video of the iPhone is at the centre of a new pharming attack.
Altech’s African adventure progresses, profits up by 34%
Allied Technologies Limited (Altech) today announced remarkable half-year results for the period ended 31 August 2008. Revenue increased by 13% to R4.5 billion, the company’s operating profit increased by 34% to R409 million and headline earnings per share was up…
World Bank, AfDB announce $55b investment in Africa
The Connect Africa Summit ended yesterday in Rwanda with World Bank, European Commission and African Development Bank (AfDB) announcing investment commitments amounting to over $55 billion, with the information and communication technology (ICT) sector taking the lead.
Workforce mobility challenges SME IT security
Increasing workforce mobility may be a strategic imperative but companies must be aware that it also poses one of the greatest security risks to company information, says Derek Wiggill, 3Com’s regional sales director for Africa.
MTN Negotiates Renewal of Kigali Telecom Licence
Despite having infrastructural challenges MTN Rwanda is due to renew its licence to operate as a communication service provider in Rwanda, according to the MTN Group Integrated Report of the year 2007.
Cellphone firms under scrutiny over tax planning in Tanzania
Mobile phone operators in Tanzania are among large taxpayers that have come under the spotlight as the Tanzania Revenue Authority moves to plug loopholes in the regulations in order to reduce the room for “tax planning.”
Kenya’s Safaricom reduces call rates for night calls
Mobile phone service provider, Safaricom, has unveiled lower calling rates for its subscribers that take effect from Monday. Both PrePay and PostPay subscribers will enjoy new lower calling rates at Sh5 from 10 pm to midnight, and Sh2.50 from midnight…
Rwanda scores a first in East Africa with $0.5m phone assembly plant
Link Technologies from China has set up a $500,000 phone assembling plant in Rwanda that is producing 200 mobile phones a day.
IBM India to play key role in MTN deal
South African phone firm MTN Group Ltd has approached International Business Machines Corp., or IBM, to provide information technology support and services in a deal estimated to cost $2 billion and modelled on the work the US company has done…
ICT boost for NGOs in South Africa
Non-governmental organisations across sub-Saharan Africa are set to benefit from the launch of a new set of online tools designed specifically to help them use technology more efficiently and to coordinate their resources in finding solutions to common challenges.
LG sounds warning to rivals
South Korean electronics giant LG, has invested Sh3.6 billion to gain a foothold for their premium mobile phone handsets in East Africa. This is part of its push into emerging markets as it consolidates plans to corner 15 per cent…
4 billion mobile phone user by year end- UN
The head of the UN’s agency for information and communication technologies has gazed deep into his crystal ball and predicted that there will be 4 billion mobile phone users by the end of this year – which equals more than…
Is MTN Rwanda taking its clients for granted?
MTN Rwanda has been fined by RURA for failure to meet contractual obligations. According to information posted on the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) website the company a subsidiary of the South African based MTN Group is to pay an…
Nokia and Huawei sign Patents Agreement
Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks have announced a patent license agreement with Huawei and its affiliates for standards essential patents, Cellular News reported today.
75% of travellers say ‘No’ to mobile phones on planes
Hot on the heels of the airline, Emirates – Ryanair has also announced that passengers will be able to make mobile calls during flights within weeks. However, accordingly to a recent poll by Wanderlust Magazine, the vast majority of travellers…
Chinese telecom giant keen to expand into Africa
China Mobile Chairman and Chief Executive Wang Jianzhou said yesterday the company is interested in expanding in emerging markets, primarily in Asia and Africa.
