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115 ISPs risk being declared illegal in Nigeria
According to a report by The Guardian, 115 ISPs operating in Nigeria risk being declared illegal operators by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) as their licenses come to an end. The licenses of around 24 other ISPs expired before the…
MWC 2015: Huawei unveils in-car LTE mobile Wi-Fi device
Huawei unveiled its in-car 4G LTE mobile Wi-Fi device at Mobile World Congress 2015 (MWC), which has been dubbed “CarFi”. According to Huawei representatives, Huawei CarFi essentially converts vehicles into moving Wi-Fi hotspots. At MWC 2015, Huawei revealed that the…
Govt. orders Telecel to stop operating in Zimbabwe
According to a report by zbc.co.zw, Government has directed mobile phone operator, Telecel Zimbabwe to stop operating within Zimbabwe. According to the report, the company has no license to operate and does not comply with the country’s laws. According to…
Ghana: Govt. seeks new vendor for digital TV migration
According to a report by Citi Business News, Ghana’s Ministry of Communications is in the process of selecting a new vendor to facilitate migration from analogue television broadcasting to Digital Terrestrial Television before 20 March – leaving the authority only…
SA start-up to boost maths marks with mobile platform
A South African start-up, Brighter Futures Tuition, has developed a mobile platform that helps learners improve their maths marks by up to 14% within a matter of months. This is against a backdrop of severe criticism of the performance of…
Siyabonga Cyprian Cwele sets the stage for Wi-Fi Forum SA
The newly-established Wi-Fi Forum of South Africa held its inaugural conference in Johannesburg, South Africa on 12 March 2015. According to the forum, the organisation will essentially play an active and positive role in the development of the Wi-Fi industry…
Botswana Innovation Hub launches new TV white spaces pilot project
The Botswana Innovation Hub, in collaboration with Microsoft, the Botswana-UPenn Partnership (BUP), Global Broadband Solutions, Vista Life Sciences, BoFiNet, Adaptrum and USAID-NetHope, has launched a new TV white spaces (TVWS) pilot project. The project, known as Project Kgolagano, will provide…
Video Interview: Discussing the benefits of IoT & 5G tech – Ericsson
At Mobile World Congress 2015 (MWC), IT News Africa caught up with Bo Ribbing – Head of Sales Development & Product Line Devices for Ericsson. In our interview, Ribbing discusses the benefits of IoT as well as the potential of…
FPB proposes to censor the internet in South Africa
According to The Right2Know, the Film and Publications Board’s (FPB) is attempting to censor the internet in South Africa. According to the coalition group, the FPB is seeking broadly defined powers to police all content published on the Internet. The…
TheTechieGuy’s latest award proves success for blogging in SA
TheTechieGuy has won an award for being the Best Science and Technology Blog in South Africa. According to the South African Blog Awards, this is the third year running that TheTechieGuy has won the award. According to the awards platform,…
SAP to promote youth development with latest BBBEE deal
According to SAP South Africa, in today’s highly competitive globalised economy, the need is becoming increasingly acute for qualitative higher education to lay the appropriate foundation for young people to meet the increasingly complex and competitive challenges of the future…
Ojutalayo and MTN set to focus on Small and Medium Enterprises
MTN Group has revealed the appointment of Omotayo Ojutalayo as General Manager for Small and Medium Enterprise Channels within its Enterprise Business Unit, effective immediately. Ojutalayo joins the group from MTN Nigeria, where she was a senior manager responsible for…
Can E-learning bridge the national educational gap?
The recent announcement by the Gauteng provincial government to initiate a paperless classroom project as well as the Western Cape government’s commitment to spend R1.2-billion to implement e-learning in 1 250 local schools, is a significant step toward bridging the…
IT firms need to develop “trusted advisor” status
IT service providers, systems integrators and partners need to up their game to become trusted advisors to their clients — or risk stagnating. As the world of information technology gets more complex, clients want trusted partners who can make it…
Kenya: Mbadi sets out to trim the power of the CA
Kenyan lawmaker, MP John Mbadi, is set to introduce a bill aimed at trimming the power of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA). The proposed bill seeks to amend the Kenya Information and Communication Act to significantly curtail the powers…
Kenya: Mobile Operators start cross-border mobile money transfers
Safaricom is set to allow its M-Pesa user base to send and receive money from Tanzania. According to the telecom operator, the move is aimed at deepening financial inclusion and giving a further boost to its regional integration agenda. In…
