Search results for: AfricaCom

Mon, October 27th 2014, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s eTranzact PocketMoni bags AfricaCom, Lead Africa Awards nominations

eTranzact International's PocketMoni has been nominated for AfricaCom and Lead Africa Awards 2014. The nominations are in the Best Mobile Money Service category. → Read more
Mon, October 13th 2014, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju

Orange bags 12 AfricaCom Awards nominations

Organisers of AfricaCom Awards 2014 have announced nominees for the awards event scheduled to hold on November 12 at The Waterfront Lookout, Cape Town, South Africa. → Read more
Thu, November 14th 2013, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi

AfricaCom 2013 Awards winners announced

The AfricaCom 2013 Awards winners were announced in Cape Town last night, recognising and celebrating the best achievers in the fields of ICT, telecommunications and media across the continent in the last year. → Read more
Wed, November 13th 2013, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Econet launches home power stations at AfricaCom

Econet Solar International (ESI) launched its “Home Power Stations”, which use solar energy to provide lights and charging stations for homes on the continent, at AfricaCom 2013 today. → Read more
Tue, November 12th 2013, 10:04 · Brandon Gregory

AfricaCom 2013 kicks off in Cape Town

The sixteenth annual three day AfricaCom conference kicked off in Cape Town this morning, set to feature more than 300 speakers. → Read more
Mon, November 11th 2013, 14:00 · Nick Sato

Orange dominates AfricaCom 2013 nominations

Nominees for the AfricaCom Awards 2013, which will be presented during the three day conference in Cape Town on Wednesday, have been announced, with telecommunications giant Orange in the running for 18 awards. → Read more
Tue, November 5th 2013, 19:00 · Richard Cutcher

Mobile solar powered charger to launch at AfricaCom

World Panel will launch its range of handheld solar mobile chargers at AfricaCom in Cape Town next week, claiming to be able to power five hours of call time from one hour of charging. → Read more
Thu, June 6th 2013, 14:31 · Susan Mwenesi

AfricaCom introduces new award categories

This year’s AfricaCom Awards will include new categories to recognise and celebrate leading players in the fields of telecommunications, media and ICT on the continent. → Read more
Wed, April 17th 2013, 15:29 · Nanine Steenkamp

16th annual AfricaCom agenda announced

AfricaCom has announced the draft of the agenda of the 16th annual AfricaCom conference to take place in Cape Town, South Africa, in November. → Read more
Thu, November 15th 2012, 07:33 · Richard Cutcher

Orange Group, Prezence Digital and Helios Towers Africa among the big winners of AfricaCom 2012 awards

The AfricaCom Awards 2012 honoured companies and personalities for their “exciting and innovative work” in Africa during the past 12 months last night (Wednesday). → Read more
Mon, November 12th 2012, 11:48 · Nanine Steenkamp

AfricaCom 2012 conference starts this week in Cape Town

AfricaCom is this week hosting the “Reaching the Net Frontier for Growth” conference at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town, South Africa. → Read more
Thu, October 18th 2012, 08:45 · Vincent Matinde

MTN lines up six speakers for AfricaCom 2012 conference

MTN has said it will have a bigger presence in the upcoming AfricaCom conference, lining up six speakers from the company and showcasing its MTN Play portal. → Read more
Mon, September 3rd 2012, 13:40 · Vincent Matinde

Africa gears up for 2012 AfricaCom Awards

The nominations for the AfricaCom Awards, which take place each year recognizing the finest of the African techs, are currently open. → Read more
Tue, December 24th 2013, 08:00 · HumanIPO

African Tech Personality of the Year

In an industry which often depends on the motivation and energy of decision-makers, one person has the ability to make a significant impact. HumanIPO picks out some of the most important players of 2013. → Read more
Mon, November 25th 2013, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher

Africa can take advantage of LTE leapfrog – Gemalto

Regulators and network operators in Africa should take advantage of the current lack of 3G legacy networks by implementing 4G LTE, effectively leapfrogging the technology, according to Sherry Zameer, Africa and Middle East head of telecommunications solutions at Gemalto. → Read more
Sat, November 23rd 2013, 08:00 · Tom Jackson

Spotify raises $250m in funding – report

Online music-streaming service Spotify has raised US$250 million in a new funding round, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. → Read more
Thu, November 21st 2013, 09:30 · Nick Sato

Liquid Telecom scoops Best African Wholesale Carrier Award

Liquid Telecom has been named the Best African Wholesale Carrier for the second time at the Global Carrier Awards. → Read more
Wed, November 20th 2013, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher

Independent tower ownership in Africa to double in a year – Helios

Independent telecommunications tower companies are expected to double their portfolios in the next 12 months, as mobile operators become comfortable handing over their management, according to Kevin Koch, chief operating officer of Helios Towers Africa (HTA). → Read more
Tue, November 19th 2013, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher

Paga surpasses 1m users

Nigerian mobile payment service Paga has surpassed one million users, according to its website. → Read more
Mon, November 18th 2013, 20:00 · Brandon Gregory

Easy user experience key to maximising pay-TV investments – Simpson

Despite the uptake in over-the-top (OTT) content, pay-TV with its set-top box (STB) technology is not dead because “smart” pay-TV operators are embracing OTT, according to Peter Simpson, vice president of Pace. → Read more