Nigerian operators like Globacom and Zain have come up with a solution to be able to give their customers a better service, by letting them contact their loved ones at affordable rates whenever they are out of the country.

Telkom and Unions will continue today. Telkom has revised its wage offer from 10.5 to 11 percent. The talks come into place after to unions.

In a recent report done by South-Africa based telecommunication analysts, BMI-TechKnowledge, it was revealed that South Africa still relies on expensive satellite connection to access the internet.

According to predictions by research and Markets, there will be an estimated 73 mobile phone subscribers per 100 people by 2010, the total number of subscribers reaching 57.3 million.

Small and medium sized enterprises (SME’s) are among the businesses that gain the most by embracing mobile technologies to become more alert and efficient.

Kenya Data Networks (KDN) has once again established its position as a leading player in East Africa’s technology sector with a 7 billion Kenyan shilling fiber termination point in Mombasa.

Egypt has become of the leading Internet markets in Africa in terms of users, international bandwidth and services offered. The country is connected by several international submarine fibre optic cables together with a national fibre backbone infrastructure.

Senegal has developed one of Africa’s most modern and expensive Telecommunication infrastructures. Senegal was one of the first African countries to introduce ADSL, which was soon replaced with dial-up as an Internet method.

Cellular network Zain, formally know as Celtel, hope to gain a commercial advantage over rivals such as MTN and Vodacom, after extending its One Network scheme across Africa and the Middle East and eliminating high roaming fees.

At the official launch of Zain (formerly Celtel) Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki voiced his stand on the reduction of calling charges.

Vodacom’s sale of 6.25 percent of its shares to Black investors has angered many in the telecom sector.

Redwood City, US: August 4, 2008 – Clickatell, leading provider of global mobile messaging solutions, today announced that CNN International is trusting Clickatell to bring mobile SMS coverage of this month’s Beijing Olympic Games to fans around the world.

Celtel Nigeria Limited has undergone another name change. It is now to be known as Zain Nigeria Limited. This re-branding is expected to take effect in 14 countries across Africa. These include Burkina Faso, Chad, the Republic of Congo, the…