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.

The Financial Times of London, yesterday gave a list of six Nigerians it rated as “Six of the best: Lords of the emerging private sector” stating that they constitute an elite club of business executives

By Paul Luff, country manager at SMC Networks South Africa Mobile & wireless technology has the strength to break whatever barriers to entry that may still exist within the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector at large.

Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and NTT DOCOMO announced today their intent to unite Symbian OS™, S60, UIQ and MOAP(S) to create one open mobile software platform. Together with AT&T, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and Vodafone they plan…

Fujitsu Siemens Computers Holding BV, the computer-manufacturing venture between Siemens AG and Japan’s Fujitsu Ltd., sold a stake in its South African unit to black investors, Business Report said, citing the company.

As Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city hosted the 5th West & Central AfricaCom, (it used to be held in Dakar, Senegal as GSM3G West Africa) with record breaking attendance, the vexed issue of quality of service,

The Ghanaian telecommunications regulator, the National Communication Authority has confirmed awarding Nigeria’s second biggest mobile operator, Globacom, has a licence to operate a 3G mobile network in the country.

The total connections to mobile telephone networks in the West African sub region is now 82 million, according to a report released at the fifth annual West and Central Africa Com.,