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Phase3 sparks deal with INEO Energie
Phase3 Telecom, a fibre optic network provider in Nigeria, has inked a deal with INEO Energie DU Export of France to improve and expand its current communications network coverage in West Africa. The move will strengthen the development of the West…
Unified communications strategy should include a fax
Companies must include faxing in unified communications strategies, says Craig Freer MD of fax specialist Vox Amvia – or risk implementing an incomplete strategy. “The market for unified communications is booming,” says Freer. “It’s being driven by fixed-mobile convergence, video…
4PSA brings Unified Communications to developers
4PSA, a Cloud Computing technology company, has announced the availability of the 4PSA Developers Zone, a new collaboration website that contains important resources for software developers who want to add cloud and Unified Communications capabilities to their software products. The…
VAS Africa 2011: Gateway makes its presence felt
Gateway Communications, supplier of pan-African telecommunications services, is showcasing its range of value added services (VAS) for ISPs (internet service providers) and African mobile network operators (MNOs) at the VAS Africa 2011 currently underway at the Sandton Convention Centre, South…
ICASA sticks to Nov 2011 deadline
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, (ICASA) SA’s communications sector regulator, unveiled it’s Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) discussion document recently at a media briefing held in Sandton, Johannesburg. LLU is the process by which licensees will be able to…
South Africa’s 8ta demonstrates its mobile capability
Telkom’s mobile network 8ta recently hosted a network showcase and discussion panel in order to demonstrate its vast mobile network capability. 8ta is currently using its mobile platform to address some of its unique fixed line challenges. These include fighting…
Nigerian telecoms needs urgent power supply
THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) to come up with stringent solutions in order to provide alternative power supply to telecommunication service providers in the region. This move will enable them to…
Blame game erupts after Kenyan port failure
Kenya fears that it has lost billions of shillings in revenue since the Mombasa Port’s communications system failed. All operations at the port have come to a halt after the IT breakdown. According to government officials, the system crashed on…
Egyptian Cabinet protect the Right to Access Information
The Cabinet of Ministers described the decision to cut mobile communications and internet – taken by the previous regime during the Egyptian revolution – as “inappropriate”. The Cabinet of Ministers has announced a review of the current communications law, and in particular article no.…
Africa Union: We must take ICT seriously
Bingu wa Mutharika, the African Union (AU) chairperson, has called upon member countries to take information and communication technologies seriously.
Submissions on Broadcasting Bill postponed
The Department of Communications has issued a notice saying it has pushed forward to next week the closing date for submissions regarding the Public Service Broadcasting Bill,
SA Communications minister meets SABC board
SOUTH Africa’s Minister of Communications, Gen Siphiwe Nyanda (Retired), has held his first meeting with the board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in Pretoria,
Satellite ushers in a new era of communications for Africa
For years Africa has been known as the “Dark Continent”, its history of civil war and strife lending it a fearful aspect. One of the legacies of this dark past is that the continent has historically struggled and continues to…
Tata Communications closes cable deal with Seacom
Tata Communications has closed a deal with Seacom to be come an anchor tenant customer on the latter’s undersea cable system. This deal will allow Tata Communications to provide fully integrated network services from South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya…
SA Government gets report about national broadcaster
A report on the state of South Africa’s national broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), has been handed to the country’s Minister of Communications, Dr. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri.
Nigeria plans to amend Communications Act
In an effort to enhance the ability of stakeholders in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector in Nigeria, the country’s Senate has decided to amend its Communications Act.
