Articles by Gabriella Mulligan, Page 29
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Fri, November 15th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA must speak on white space spectrum – Hart
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) must regulate on white space spectrum, as developing white space technologies will benefit future generations, according to Arno Hart, project manager at the Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa (TENET). → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kopo Kopo gets $2.6m in funding
Kenyan merchant services platform Kopo Kopo has secured US$2.6 million in financing, enabling it to expand its service offering and branch out across Africa. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom confirms Scarcella appointment
South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom has appointed ex-Vodacom executive Enzo Scarcella as chief marketing officer (CMO), one of a string of new management appointments. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Regulator framework needed for African fibre rollout – panelists
African regulators must create a framework for the rollout of terrestrial fibre in order to support an increase in high speed broadband penetration across the continent, according to panelists speaking at AfricaCom 2013 in Cape Town yesterday (Thursday). → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 10:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom releases iPhone 5c and 5s
iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c handsets are available to Vodacom customers in South Africa as of today (Friday), as the operator opens sales of the coveted devices. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 07:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Significant barriers to cloud adoption in Africa remain – panelists
Organisational capacity, customer understanding, and the lack of high-speed internet are some of the key challenges to mobile operators adopting cloud technologies in Africa, according to panelists speaking at AfricaCom 2013, in Cape Town, on Wednesday. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Satellite, not free computers, will boost e-education in Africa
Video and television content provided via satellite is the most viable option for providing educational content to rural Africa, not distributing computers, according to Richard Bell, group chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wananchi Group. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
25 years before total SA internet penetration – MTN
It will take 25 years for South Africa’s four operators to achieve 100 per cent internet penetration, unless investment is significantly speeded up, according to Lambo Kanagaratnam, chief enterprise business officer at MTN South Africa. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Entrepreneurs must sell solutions, fix problems – RLabs
Entrepreneurs must seek to ensure their product sells a solution to a problem, in order to achieve success in business, according to Craig Ross, innovations manager at the Reconstructed Living Lab (RLabs). → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 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
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Wed, November 13th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
African infrastructure needs attention to attract startup investment
Infrastructure improvement and capacity building is necessary in order to encourage foreign investment into startups and entrepreneurs in Africa, according to panelists speaking at the Entrepreneurs Incubator Hub at AfricaCom 2013. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mobile advertising needs new business model – panelists
New models are needed to move advertising into the mobile space, to achieve monetisation of mobile content and spur digital content creation, according to panelists at AfricaCom 2013. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 10:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Safaricom could be Kenya’s biggest bank – Osiakwan
Safaricom only requires a licence to become Kenya’s biggest bank based on the success of its M-Pesa mobile money platform and mobile money’s disruptive influence in the technology sector, according to Eric Osiakwan, co-founder of Angel Africa. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Partnerships key to achieving mobile profitability in rural Africa
Partnerships are key to advancing internet penetration in rural Africa and achieving profitability, according to panelists at AfricaCom 2013. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Liquid launches fibre in Somalia
Liquid Telecom has built the first fibre optic cable into Somalia, the company announced today (Tuesday), connecting the country to the undersea cables by fibre for the first time, as well as to neighbouring countries. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Strategy needed to monetise Africa’s internet growth – panelists
The next five billion people to become connected to the internet will do so via mobile, and as such industry players must concentrate on achieving profitable growth over the coming period, according to panelists at AfricaCom 2013. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Tanzanian deals website goes live
Online special deals website dealzipo.com has launched in Tanzania, in a bid to support local merchants and provide discounts on fun experiences for consumers, while encouraging the e-commerce ecosystem in the country. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 09:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Entertainment apps have big future in Africa – Djoss.tv
Mobile entertainment apps have a big future in Africa, as demand is rife among young people on the continent for round-the-clock portable entertainment, according to the founders of Cameroonian television-based social networking site Djoss.tv. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 19:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Cash remittance service set up between UK and Nigeria
United Kingdom (UK)-based Transferbee has launched an online money transfer website which allows users to send money to Nigeria direct to recipients’ mobile phones, responding to the popularity of mobile money in the country. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SABC board member resignation accepted by Zuma
President Jacob Zuma has accepted the resignation of South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board member Noluthando Gosa, less than two months after she was appointed to the newly formed board of the state broadcaster. → Read more
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