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Globacom leads Africa, Middle East mobile market with 5.8m subscribers
Globacom has confirmed its rating as the fastest growing telecommunication company in Middle East and Africa (MEA), amassing an unprecedented 5.8 million subscribers in 2006. The closest to Globacom in terms of new subscriber acquisition was TCI of Iran which…
Nigeria gets Ericsson’s one millionth base station
Nigeria made history yesterday in the world of telecoms as Ericsson delivered its millionth GSM base station to the country. The shipment marks a milestone for the GSM technology that since its introduction in 1991, has connected more than 2.3…
Rwanda in limelight over improved health services through the use of ICTs
The Treatment and Research Aids Centre (TRAC) was this week internationally recognised for ensuring real time access of information on HIV/AIDS and Anti-Retroviral drugs (ARVs) nationwide through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Speaking to HANA, Dr. Anita…
MTN begins test calls on 3G platform
Leading Third Generation (3G) telecommunication operator in Nigeria, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, has announced the commencement of trial calls on its 3G Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) platform. The trials that took off Monday, according to MTN?s Chief Technical Officer…
Prime Minister Ramgoolam Launches NEPAD e-Schools in Mauritius
The project is a joint venture of the Mauritian Government, Cisco Consortium, Microsoft Consortium, and NEPAD e-Africa Commission. The launch, which covers six schools across the country, makes Mauritius the eighth country to launch the project after Uganda, Ghana, Lesotho,…
Nigeria to launch two new space satellites in three years
Nigeria ’s ambition of sending a manned mission to the moon in 23 years may sound like a pipe dream. But with the country set to launch two new space satellites in three years, with a communication satellite to be…
South Africa: Telkom Heads Project for Efficient Criminal Justice System
Thapelo Sakoana Mbabane Telecommunications giant Telkom has been behind the development of an effective e-government system, to help integrate the criminal justice system in a bid to ensure efficiency.
Egypt: Ericsson to provide optical broadband solution to Telecom
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has been selected by Telecom Egypt, the largest fixed operator in the Middle East and Africa, to expand its transport network in the Nile delta area. The Ericsson solution will significantly increase capacity in the backbone network,…
Ethiopia: Ethiopian IT Success Stories Receive Recognition
Metasebia Feleke Addis Ababa The Addis Abeba City Revenues Agency, formed after the restructuring of the Addis Abeba City Administration in 2003/2004, implemented an Integrated Revenue Management System (SIRM) programme funded by the City Administration. Taking its own incentives, the…
