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Telecom Namibia set to fix WACS undersea cable
Telecom Namibia has revealed that it will commence the repair of the West Africa Cable System (WACS), which is off Namibia’s coast, on 16 August 2014. Back in May 2014, Telecom Namibia detected a cable fault on the cable system.…
Nigeria: Government to terminate 12 million fake devices
The Nigerian government has said that it is in the process of ordering telecom companies, across the country, to effectively place a kill order on over 12 Million counterfeit mobile devices using telecom networks in the country. The mobile devices…
Ghana: Samsung launches solar-powered internet school
Samsung has launched a solar-powered internet school. The move is part of Samsung’s citizenship programme, which seeks to bring educational content and classrooms to towns based in rural areas. Samsung Ghana has a vision of reaching over 2.5 million students…
South Africa: MTN launches prepaid LTE SIM cards
MTN South Africa has launched LTE pay as you go SIM cards for its prepaid customers. The move has been designed to give customers access to high-speed internet access that is ideal for a range of applications including online gaming,…
Telkom warns uncapped ADSL users of excess usage in SA
Telkom has issued a warning to its uncapped ADSL customers. Telkom has stated that excessive concurrent sessions or bandwidth intensive protocols may result in throttling and bandwidth shaping. According to Telkom, streaming video as well as online gaming can be…
South Africa: MWEB slashes ADSL prices
MWEB is expected to slash the price of its uncapped ADSL products as well as increase the data for its capped customers. High end capped customers are expected to have their data cap increased by up to double the amount.…
Nigeria: Jovago & SimplePay ink online booking partnership
Jovago has signed a partnership with SimplePay, a web and mobile financial services company based in Abuja. The partnership will enable Jovago customers pay for their hotel booking through the SimplePay mobile application. According to Jovago, hotel bookings, can be…
Microsoft sponsors 2014 MTN App of the Year Awards
Microsoft has announced a sponsorship of two new categories for the 2014 MTN App of the Year Awards. The categories include best app on the Windows platform and best app use of Microsoft cloud services. “The local developer community is…
Africa bids farewell to Robin Williams via Social Media
American actor Robin Williams was found dead on Monday 11th August at his home in Northern California. According to authorities the death was an apparent suicide. Williams, who was 63 at the time of his death, starred in a vast…
South Africa: Vodacom to cater for SMBs with LTE offering
Vodacom Business has recently extended its Long Term Evolution (LTE) offering to cater for small businesses with Vodacom Broadband Connect LTE. According to Vodacom Business, the service has been designed to support companies with up to four employees. Additionally, the…
Review: Huawei Ascend P7 smartphone
Over the past few months we have seen smartphones and devices popping out of the woodwork left, right, and center. One of the latest devices to pop out of the woodwork is the Huawei Ascend P7 smartphone. While the Huawei…
BCX shareholders vote in favour of Telkom acquisition
With the recent announcement of Isaac Mophatlane taking over the reins as CEO of Business Connexion (BCX), the company has now revealed that its shareholders have indeed voted in favour of the offer by Telkom SA to acquire the entire…
Infrastructure & connectivity key to Africa’s smart cities
Globally, the pressure is on for cities to become ‘smart’. There is a strong need to invest in information communication technology (ICT) and socio-economic development, while still effectively managing budgets and scarce natural resources. All of this, with the intention…
IBM: The end of the road for traditional media?
Traditional media and entertainment players may be entering crisis mode as digital channels erode their advertising revenue, bloggers and social media divert their audiences and the rising cost of content generation puts them at a disadvantage in an age of…
Ghana: MTN unveils mobile money ATM withdrawals
MTN Ghana has launched its mobile money ATM cash-out service in Kumasi. MTN is said to have signed a partnership with EcoBank and Fidelity Bank in order to enable Mobile Money users to withdraw cash from both banks, without the…
Rwanda: Airtel launches Airtel Zone
Airtel Rwanda has launched Airtel Zone. According to Airtel Rwanda, Zone provides customers with low and transparent rates for on-net voice calls. According to Airtel, the rate of each call will vary from RWF 1 per minute to RWF 31…
