Articles by Gabriella Mulligan, Page 13
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Tue, April 1st, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nigerians, Kenyans believe internet access fosters freedom
Internet users in Nigeria and Kenya lead the world in terms of believing internet access fosters freedom, feeling safe to express their opinions online and feeling free from government surveillance online, according to a new study. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN, Vodacom “vindicated” by court ruling
South Africa’s leading mobile operators Vodacom and MTN feel “vindicated” by yesterday’s court decision ruling the mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations set out by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to be “invalid and unlawful”, while rival Cell C bemoaned the operators’ attempt to “frustrate” market competition. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 16:49 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA’s “invalid and unlawful” MTR cuts can proceed
Cuts to mobile termination rates (MTRs) as well as asymmetric pricing for South African operators proposed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) are “invalid and unlawful”, but may be implemented nonetheless, a court has ruled, dismissing applications by leading operators MTN and Vodacom. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Millicom launching Rwandan tech incubator
Millicom is to launch a tech incubator in Kigali, Rwanda, which will build business in which the global mobile, television and broadband giant will take equity stakes. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Traffic-monitoring drones trialled in SA
South Africa’s Kagiso New Media and Jacaranda FM have launched a two-week trial of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in road traffic reporting, with a view to operating a fleet of drones to improve real-time news and information coverage. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 11:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
MultiChoice takes down Pistorius trial channel
MultiChoice has pulled down the pop-up channel dedicated to the coverage of paralympian Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial following a delay in court proceedings. → Read more
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Thu, March 27th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Jumia Nigeria launches dedicated “By Naija” fashion category
Nigerian e-commerce store Jumia has unveiled a category dedicated to Nigerian fashion items, in a bid to support the local fashion industry. → Read more
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Thu, March 27th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Twitter launches photo tagging feature
Twitter has launched photo tagging and photo collage mobile features, aimed at making photos on Twitter “more social”. → Read more
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Thu, March 27th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA publishes new MTR regulations
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has published new mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations, midway through defending legal proceedings against the previous controversial regulations. → Read more
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Thu, March 27th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SKA to transform Africa’s image
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope installation in South Africa will transform international perceptions of Africa, proving it to be a location of cutting edge technology and science, South Africa’s science and technology minister Derek Hanekom said. → Read more
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Thu, March 27th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Cape Town startup filling gaps in Tinder
Cape Town startup Catch is launching a mobile dating app aiming to convert online dating into real life scenarios and address the gaps in global competitor Tinder. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
dotAfrica documentation signed to pave way for launch
The outstanding legal documentation relating to the launch of the dotAfrica generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) was signed at the 49th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today, paving the way for the first phase of dotAfrica domain applications beginning in May. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Dream Mobile smartphones sell out 2 months in row
South African startup Dream Mobile has seen its latest smartphone model gain extensive support from business clients, selling out of stock for two consecutive months and prompting expansion to retail outlets. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Rockefeller, World Bank grant Ghana $3.8m for ICT park
The Rockefeller Foundation has partnered with the World Bank to grant US$3.8 million to the Ghanaian government to enable the construction of a state of the art ICT park, intended to attract businesses and address youth unemployment. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTR regulations a “half baked experiment” – Vodacom, MTN
The new mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations published by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) constitute a “half baked experiment”, the court hearing legal challenges to the regulations by Vodacom and MTN has heard. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Orange launches mobile medical service in Cameroon
Orange, in partnership with the Cameroonian Ministry of Health, has launched a mobile real-time medical service in a bid to address the severe shortage of medical personnel in the country. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pistorius trial focuses on iPhone messages
The trial of South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius today focused on evidence and data collected from a range of personal devices, including analysis of thousands of WhatsApp and iMessage messages shared between the accused and his deceased girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
This week “make or break” in SA telecoms – Knott-Craig Sr
This week will be “make or break for affordable mobile communications in South Africa”, according to Cell C chief executive officer (CEO) Alan Knott-Craig Sr, as legal challenges to new mobile termination rates (MTRs) are heard in court. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 10:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA faces MTN, Vodacom in court
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will today attend court to face legal claims by dominant operators MTN and Vodacom, challenging the new mobile termination rates (MTRs) to become effective as of April 1. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Tech means to an end for African financial inclusion
Technology should be treated as a means to an end in the bid to achieve financial inclusion across Africa, according to Ivan Mworozi, software engineer at MobiCash. → Read more
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