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BlackBerry assists fight against rhino poaching
BlackBerry has launched a new internship programme that aims to help conservation interns learn the ropes around safeguarding endangered (more)
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Great Rift Valley ICT Summit set for next week in Tanzania
The two-day Great Rift Valley ICT Summit will be held next week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, allowing ministers in the sector in East Africa (more)
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LTE and broadband positive for GDP growth
LTE and broadband have far-reaching socio-economic benefits, according to Ernest Ndukwe, chairman of the Openmedia Group and former chief (more)
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eThekwini Municipality and partners host Innovation Summit
The eThekwini Municipality and its partners Nedbank and the Technology Innovative Agency (TIA) are hosting the Innovation Summit today in (more)
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WAPA propositioning SA operators to connect the dots
Wireless internet service providers (WISPs) are a ready-made solution to connect the whole of the country up to high-speed web access, if (more)
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Kinetic partners with ICT board for Kenya IT Week
International business-to-business conferencing firm Kinetic has partnered with the Kenya ICT Board and Kenya Information Technology and (more)
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Safaricom in no rush to activate LTE network
Kenya’s leading mobile operator Safaricom is still pumping the majority of its data investment into 3G services, although there are signs (more)
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4 days ago
Somalia to get LTE, but targeted at military bases
Somalia is seemingly next on the African LTE watchlist, after it was revealed to HumanIPO a new entrant into the market has been granted a (more)
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LTE could bring big revenue to Africa through roaming
Christian Laruelle, regional sales director for SAP Mobile Services, has said it is important for Africa to provide efficient LTE roaming (more)
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VoLTE is the future for Africa
Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) is a viable solution for African communications given there are 800 million mobile subscribers on the continent, (more)
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MTC Namibia in aggressive LTE push to consumers
A higher proportion of Namibia’s population is already covered by LTE than 3G services, although connection to the faster network remains (more)
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Lack of devices Africa’s biggest hurdle to LTE rollout - operators
African network operators have emphasised the importance of having affordable LTE compatible devices in the market to allow them to provide (more)
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Spectrum availability key to LTE roll out
Making the best use of available spectrum will be the key to a successful LTE rollout in South Africa, according to Amith Maharaj, senior (more)
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Kenyan ICT Ministry and CCK hold forum on review of regulatory framework
A Working Group established by Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) to align the ICT sector policy and (more)
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Kenya’s rainy season affects Safaricom’s backhaul
Kenya's rainy season tends to unearth certain parts of trenched cables, according to Safaricom’s Thibaud Rerolle.
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Building and launching an LTE network in Africa
Pablo Brito, director of wireless strategies and business development for Huawei in Germany, spoke at the LTE Africa conference in Cape (more)
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Huawei alone has 44 LTE networks in Africa, but many not operational
Huawei has 44 LTE networks across Africa, many of which are “invisible” and can be switched on immediately once the respective (more)
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Surfline and Alcatel-Lucent to roll out West Africa’s first LTE network
Alcatel-Lucent and Surfline Communications have announced a partnership that could provide Western Africa with its first commercial 4G LTE (more)
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LTE key to transforming Africa - Charnley
Mass broadband access is imperative to transforming Africa, according to Irene Charnley, chief executive officer (CEO) of Smile (more)
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Massive 3G usage drove us to LTE in Namibia - MTC
The huge demand and take-up of 3G services in Namibia pushed MTC, one of Namibia’s two mobile networks, into rolling out LTE services, (more)
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LTE being piloted in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Econet Wireless is piloting LTE technology, although it does not expect to begin a commercial rollout this year.
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Lack of spectrum holding South Africa back - Vodacom
The South African industry regulator's inability to allocate the 800Mhz spectrum is the equivalent of a fighter "fighting with one hand (more)
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LTE Africa conference kicks off in Cape Town
The LTE Africa conference kicked off in Cape Town today, with the release of statistics showing South Africa was way ahead of the rest of (more)
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Vodafone Ghana to sponsor eighth Africa Business Forum
Vodafone Ghana will sponsor the eighth African Business Leadership Forum (ABLF) on July 29, bringing together industry leaders to drive (more)
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GE and USADF sign agreement on $2m Off Grid Energy Innovation Challenge
General Electric (GE) Africa and the US African Development Foundation (USADF) have officially signed the letter of intent on their (more)
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Victoria Falls to become cyber city
Victoria Falls is predicted to achieve cyber city status by August, in time for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) (more)
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WezaTele wins IBM SmartCamp competition
Kenyan startup Weza Tele, of the MyOrder Enterprise, won the IBM SmartCamp competition at the Tech4Africa conference for its SMS ordering (more)
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User experience crucial to startup success - Knight
Creating something that people want to use every day and asking the question of whether or not it is something people would want to pay for (more)
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Kenyan startups compete for IBM Global Entrepreneur partnership
A heated six minute presentation competition at the Tech4Africa conference in Nairobi today saw four startups compete for the chance to (more)
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Prodigy Finance to host hackathon
Cape Town-based tech startup Prodigy Finance will be hosting a hackathon, offering gadgets to outstanding Ruby coders.
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Alcatel-Lucent to announce new African partner
Alcatel-Lucent, the global communications company, looks set to intensify its operations and focus in Africa with a major partnership (more)
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14 days agoKenya celebrates Social Media Day
Kenya’s Social Media Day was celebrated in Nairobi on Friday with bloggers, media experts and entrepreneurs joining together to discuss (more)
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14 days agoOrange Kenya launches street dance competition
Orange Kenya has unveiled a new dance competition aimed at recognising and celebrating talent as well as attracting new data users to its (more)
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16 days agoHuawei to surpass $600,000 sponsorship of Lewa marathon
Huawei will sponsor the Lewa Marathon, in Kenya, for the seventh time alongside title sponsors Safaricom, with the race raising money for (more)
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16 days agoRevenue-making startups present in Cape Town
Six Cape Town-based startups all making revenue presented their business models and visions at the first ST4GE event last night.
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17 days agoHuawei partners with UCC to promote innovation
Huawei will partner with the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) in the annual UCC ACIA awards, aimed at promoting socio-economic (more)
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17 days agoKenyans dominate as PIVOT East 2013 winners are announced
Kenya almost completed a clean sweep of the PIVOT East 2013 awards last night after the winners were announced in Kampala, Uganda.
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18 days agoPublic service broadcasting must remain relevant in digital environment
It is important that public service broadcasting remains relevant within the new digital environment, as the June 2015 deadline for global (more)
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18 days agoLG Optimus G PRO gets best LTE device award at LTE World Summit
LG Electronics’ 4G LTE smartphone the Optimus G Pro has received the Best LTE Device/Handset Award at the LTE World Summit 2013.
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18 days agoPivot East 2013 developers present in Mobile Financial category
The afternoon session at Day Two of PIVOT East 2013 in Kampala has seen the competition move to the Mobile Finance category where startups (more)
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18 days agoMobile advertising about function, not device, expert says
Mobile advertising is more about the device ability than the phone as a key role player in the growing e-commerce and trade industry, Quirk (more)
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18 days agoBranded content pulls on heartstrings and is the future
Branded content is the future of effective advertising, according to Launch Factory managing director Spero Patricios, who believes it is (more)
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18 days agoOrange to provide more open, local services to Africa
Orange is planning to provide more democratised services through local partnerships to African countries within the next few years.
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18 days agoStartups must have skills balance to succeed
A panel of experts in East African entrepreneurship has emphasised the need for the main players in startups to cover a range of skills and (more)
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18 days agoPIVOT East 2013 Day 2 features utility applications
Day Two of PIVOT East 2013 kicked off in earnest this morning with the developers seeking to catch the eyes of judges and investors with (more)
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18 days agoEACO proposes IXP points for East Africa
The East African region will soon have a common Internet Exchange Point (IXP) if a proposal by the East African Communications Organisation (more)
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18 days agoInvestment needed to get Kenyan film industry to its potential 14% of GDP
The Kenyan film industry is not growing to its full potential, according to the Kenya Film Commission (KFC), which put the 2009/2010 (more)
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18 days agoBlackBerry Jam sessions hitting SA in July
The BlackBerry Jam Africa and Middle East Tour is coming to South Africa in July, offering developers in the country a chance to experiment (more)
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19 days agoCulture minister increases calls for 60 per cent local content broadcasting
Dr Hassan Wario, speaking at the opening ceremony of the Broadcast Film and Music Africa Conference (AITEC) in Nairobi, has called for (more)