The Mozambican government has signed an agreement with the Southern Africa Telecommunication Association (SATA) to host SATA’s headquarters, making the country the center of telecommunication in the region.

Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (TRANSCORP), core investor in the Nigeria Telecommunications PLC (NITEL) said its decision to send NITEL management staff on administrative leave is part of its critical initiative to return the company to profitability.

Vodafone and MySpace team up to create an online global interactive platform allowing music fans in Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK to experience music in the social networking space. Music fans can enter a competition demonstrating their reporting skills…

The Senate has endorsed the transformation strategy initiated by the Transnational Corporation (Transcorp) to revitalise the Nigerian Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) and its subsidiary,

Rwanda’s telecommunication regulator Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) has finally invited bids for a third unified licence to provide fixed and mobile phone services. RURA’s acting director-general Diogene Mudenge said it expected telephony penetration to rise to 50 percent in two…

Three banks have concluded deals that will see the re-emergence of networks where up to 1,500 middle and top level personnel will be employed within the first six months of operation.

Glo Gateway, a subsidiary of Globacom Limited, has declared an expansion of its roaming services to more than 140 countries globally, along with the interconnectivity of 235 networks.

SMC’s among most efficient in In-Stat’s industry analysts’ review of 24- and 48-port switches SMC Networks, a global provider of LAN hardware and broadband connectivity devices, has announced that its network switches showed to be among the most energy-efficient of…

Vodacom on Thursday said transaction agreements have been signed with Royal Bafokeng Holdings and Thebe Investment Corp., which in April were selected as its strategic partners in a broad-based black economic empowerment deal.

Sahara Computers, supplier of information, communication and digital lifestyle technology, proudly introduces the Sahara Inverter to the local market. Management at the company describe the electronic power device as a practical, cost effective solution that could not have been launched…

MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s largest mobile-phone carrier, has agreed to buy Internet service provider Verizon South Africa Ltd., broadening its range of services to boost revenue. New York-based Verizon Communications Inc. owns 70 per cent of the unit, with the…

Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM), a world leader in the mobile communications market, today reported first quarter results for the three months ended May 31, 2008 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP).

The Tata group has increased stake in its South African telecom venture, Neotel, by 30%, thereby taking the total equity in the communications company to 56%. Neotel, which is in the start-up phase having become operational two years ago, is…

Members of the Zain group, which operates under the Celtel brand in Africa; Korea Telecom (KT); Orascom Telecom; and an unnamed firm from Israel, have informally expressed interest in a third telecom operator’s license in Rwanda.

Nokia’s  proposal to take control of Symbian Ltd., is its first salvo against search engine company Google Inc. over the cellphone software.