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Facebook’s Internet.org App headed to Kenya
Today, at AfricaCom in Cape Town, South Africa, Facebook’s Vice President of Internet.org, Chris Daniels spoke about Internet.org and the importance of making internet access available to the two-thirds of the world not yet connected. As part of this effort,…
Microsoft launches new eCommerce portal at AfricaCom
At AfricaCom 2014, Microsoft 4Afrika and Skrill have revealed their alliance in order to launch a new e-commerce portal. By integrating with mobile network operators (MNOs), the portal enables Africans to use their mobile wallets to buy from global internet…
Security a top priority as Africa moves to LTE
Securing the network is a top priority for telcos and carriers as LTE becomes increasingly mainstream across Africa, says Fortinet. Perry Hutton, regional director of Fortinet for Africa, says: “LTE is changing the playing field. The previous generation of mobile technologies…
Gilat Satcom inks USD7.5M deal to launch satellite service
At Africacom, which is being held at the CTICC in Cape Town, Gilat Satcom has revealed that it has signed a two-year $7.5M contract with a leading mobile communications company in DRC. Dan Zajicek, CEO of Gilat Satcom, said “Established…
Video Interview: Bringing the Connected City to East Africa – Cisco
IT News Africa caught up with Sabrina Dar, who is the general manager for East Africa for Cisco. Sabrina discusses the features and benefits that a connected city will bring to Kenya and East Africa. In the interview Sabrina also…
Bebuzee, The Social Network Everyone is Talking About?
According to Bebuzee, over the last few months, Social Media users have most certainly picked up the buzz going around Social Networks. With the likes of Ello, the Site that claims or at least it seems to be the Anti-Facebook…
IT News Africa: Top Stories of the Week
For those in the tech industry November can be a very busy time. Not only did we just experience the GSMA’s Mobile 360 Series – Africa event, but we also have Africacom 2014 coming up next week. In case you…
Jimmy Eisenstein named Chairman of Eaton Towers
Eaton Towers, an independent telecom tower company in Africa, has named Jimmy Eisenstein as the new Non-Executive Chairman. Jimmy was co-founder in 1995 of American Tower Corporation, today the world’s most valuable listed tower company, where he was responsible for…
South Africa: Huawei unveils eLTE and Lampsite Solution
Huawei has unveiled a host of solutions, which include the Huawei Lampsite Solution as well as the eLTE Broadband Trunking Solution. At the unveiling, Guohui (Peter) Hu, Managing Director of Huawei Consumer Business, and Cao Ming, Vice President of Huawei…
Nigeria warns Nitel/Mtel bidders to adhere to Nov 7 deadline
The BPE, the Bureau of Public Enterprises within Nigeria, has warned pre-qualified bidders in the liquidation of Nitel/Mtel to adhere to the 07 November deadline for the submission of technical and financial proposals. The BPE warned that no proposal will…
MTN to use network & tech to break land speed record
MTN once again commenced a series of test runs of its state-of-the-art network built for the Bloodhound Supersonic Car (BSC) Bloodhound commenced the tests project on the Hakskeenpan desert in the Northern Cape today enabled by the MTN state of…
Afreximbank & Econet exploring African mobile payment platform
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is exploring the option to introduce a mobile payment platform to support intra-African trade and payments. According to Jean-Louis Ekra, president of the bank: “This venture would essentially bring in around USD 50 billion of informal…
What does the workplace of tomorrow look like?
By 2020, the workplace will have undergone tremendous change to transform into the most diverse that the world has ever seen, characterised by multiple generations working together. Workers will possess different skills, experiences, habits, and motivations, with a larger percentage…
MTN SA launches low-cost Steppa Tablet
Following the sell-out of the Steppa 1, MTN SA has revealed the next device in their low-cost range – the Steppa Tablet. Bundled with 200 MB data for 12 months, the Steppa Tablet brings the Internet to students and learners,…
Safaricom gets regulatory approvals
Kenyan operator Safaricom has revealed that it has received all regulatory approvals required to complete its USD 80 million acquisition of various assets of Essar Telecom Kenya, which operates under the Yu brand.According to the company, the acquisition received the…
Hitachi Information forum: Big data ‘challenges compliance’
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS) believes that the exponential growth in the amount of data in circulation is challenging sub-Saharan African organisations’ efforts to remain compliant. Speaking ahead of the Hitachi Information Forum 2014 in South Africa this week, Cleo…
