Articles by Gabriella Mulligan, Page 19
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Mon, February 10th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telecom Egypt to receive $12.5m damages over cut cables
Telecom Egypt has signed a US$12.535 million deal in full and final settlement for the damage to two submarine cables last year by the ship known as “B-Elephant”. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Altech awarded $108m tender for Gauteng broadband network
South African telecoms and IT solutions group Altron subsidiary Altech Alcom Matomo has been awarded a ZAR1.2 billion (US$107.8 million) tender for the construction and operation of a Gauteng province-wide broadband network. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 11:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
46% of Kenyans plan to watch Sochi Winter Olympics
Forty-six per cent of Kenyans surveyed intend to watch the Winter Olympics currently underway in Sochi, Russia, on television, with the main reason for not watching the event lack of access to television broadcast services. → Read more
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Sat, February 8th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
AUC selects Internet Society to host AXIS workshops
The African Union Commission (AUC) has selected the Internet Society to host workshops under the auspices of the African Internet Exchange System (AXIS) project, to build capacity for the establishment of national and regional internet exchange points in Africa. → Read more
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Fri, February 7th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zapacab unveils native apps
South African mobile taxi hailing startup Zapacab has unveiled native apps for Android and iOS devices, responding to consumer demand for “clever simple apps”. → Read more
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Fri, February 7th, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya, SA strongly represented in Africa Connected semi-final
Google has announced the 20 semi-finalists of its Africa Connected competition, with Kenyan and South African applicants featuring prominently on the shortlist. → Read more
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Fri, February 7th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Econet awarded US$455k in damages
Zimbabwean operator Econet Wireless has been awarded US$455,000 by an international arbitrator to be paid by Namibian software company TrustCo, in the finale of a three-year legal battle. → Read more
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Thu, February 6th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Bharti Airtel to restructure African operations
Bharti Airtel is to restructure its management across its African operations into clusters spanning multiple countries, as it seeks to accelerate its growth on the continent. → Read more
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Thu, February 6th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mobile the “gateway” to data in Africa
Mobile phones are the “gateway” to accessing widespread and reliable data across Africa, according to the president of mobile survey tool GeoPoll. → Read more
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Thu, February 6th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
3G Direct Pay, Kopo Kopo to bring mobile payments to travel agents
Secure online payments platform 3G Direct Pay and Kenyan merchant services startup Kopo Kopo have partnered to facilitate mobile money payments for the travel industry. → Read more
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Wed, February 5th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Gamsole hiring new developers, expecting growth with 4Afrika funding
Nigerian game developing startup Gamsole has opened applications for new developers, while also launching new in-app features, expecting strong growth in 2014 on the back of new funding. → Read more
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Wed, February 5th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom’s strong quarterly results driven by international operations
South Africa’s leading mobile operator Vodacom has revealed further strong quarterly results, featuring 10.5 per cent revenue growth and a 12.3 per cent growth in active subscribers. → Read more
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Wed, February 5th, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom CMO, CPO take up positions
South African part state-owned operator Telkom’s freshly appointed chief marketing officer (CMO) and chief procurement officer (CPO) have taken up their positions, pledging to revive the Telkom brand and push forward with turnaround strategies. → Read more
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Wed, January 29th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Real estate consortium launches listings platform in Egypt
A consortium of Egyptian real estate developers and brokers have partnered to launch the country’s first comprehensive real estate listings platform, No Corner. → Read more
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Wed, January 29th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
AAE-1 consortium to build undersea cable system
A global consortium of 17 companies have signed an agreement to build the world’s first cable system linking all major South East Asian countries to Africa and Europe via the Middle East, in a bid to boost Asia-Africa trade. → Read more
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Wed, January 29th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Cell C, Telkom welcome new MTR rates, Vodacom critical
South African mobile operators Cell C and Telkom have welcomed the new mobile termination rates (MTRs) announced by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) today, though leading operator Vodacom said the rates are not in the public interest and due process requirements not followed. → Read more
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Wed, January 29th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Dedicated DStv channel for Pistorius trial
MultiChoice has announced it will launch a pop-up “carte blanche” style channel dedicated to covering the murder trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius. → Read more
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Wed, January 29th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telecel launches Telecash mobile money service
Zimbabwe’s second operator Telecel has launched its comprehensive mobile money service Telecash, which enables money transfers, payment of bills, goods and services, and airtime purchases to made via mobile phones in efforts to provide financial solutions for the unbanked. → Read more
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Wed, January 29th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Orange launches Top-Up online service in 33 African countries
Orange has launched its Orange Top-Up online service, allowing people to remotely send mobile credit to customers of over 350 networks across 100 countries, including 33 in Africa. → Read more
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Tue, January 28th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SANRAL must stop deceiving itself – OUTA
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) must stop deceiving itself that the population will accept e-tolling and should heed the “warning signs of a discontented society”, according to the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA). → Read more
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