By Paul Luff, country manager, SMC Networks South Africa There is no doubt that broadband has become an obvious reality and inextricable part of digital communications in the modern workplace. However the potential of this technology to facilitate high speed…

Egypt’s regulator has announced it is delaying for the second time the bid submission deadline for a second nationwide fixed-line licence, according to report this week from Reuters.

National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana’s biggest opposition party has announced its opposition to Vodafone’s $960 million buyout of Ghana telecom, calling on the government to put an end to the transaction.

Company Extends No. 1 Position In SMS And MMS And Becomes World’s Largest Mobile Data Roaming Provider, Positions Sybase For Leadership In Next-Generation Mobile Services.

Mobile telephone company Safaricom is on the shortlist together with four others for the prestigious 16-tier Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) —Africa Business Awards 2008. The nomination makes Safaricom legible to compete in two categories—the African Business of the Year and…

Phase3 Telecom, a Nigerian firm licensed to offer transmission services in the telecommunications sector, has announced it will spend US$200 million on fiber-optic coverage throughout the country.

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation was again recently added to the Ethisphere Institute’s World’s Most Ethical Companies list.

Safaricom subscribers in the coastal city of Mombasa can enjoy 3G (third-generation) technology, after the mobile service provider extended its service.

One of South Africa’s leading internet service providers, WebAfrica, in conjunction with the Western Cape Education Department’s technology project,

France Telecom (FT) was looking into a potential acquisition in Ghana following its decision to walk away from a possible takeover of Scandinavian telecoms group TeliaSonera, says Thomson Financial citing a report in La Tribune newspaper.

The 45-day exclusivity period for negotiations between Anil Ambani group company Reliance Communications and Africa’s mobile firm MTN, which comenced on 26 May, expires on 8 July.

International industry consortium opens its first African conference on low cost, high quality service operations.

Celtel Kenya has launched a new service that will enable its subscribers to talk free of charge between 6am to 6pm everyday.

In keeping with the latest technology trends in global marketing and public relations services, local service provider MicroZone Public Relations proudly announces the establishment of a virtual office to compliment its existing offering to clients.

Wahl Industries, one of the largest aluminium gravity die casting companies in South Africa, has outsourced the integration of a complete IT infrastructure solution to Integr8 IT, South Africa’s largest privately owned national BEE ICT network integration and infrastructure management…

Vodafone announced today that it has agreed to acquire a 70% stake in Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited (“Ghana Telecom”), a leading telecommunications operator in Ghana, from the Government of Ghana for a total consideration of US$900 million (£452 million), on…