Articles by Richard Cutcher, Page 11
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Mon, November 4th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Botswana hub begins accelerator programme
The Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) today launched its First Step Venture Centre incubation and acceleration programme, providing business and technical support to selected startups. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
Shinn slams SABC set-top box announcement
Marian Shinn, the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) shadow communications minister, has accused the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) of bypassing government policy by adandoning the need for an access control system for set-top boxes. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
MTN Uganda launches rewards programme
MTN Uganda has launched MTN Elite, a loyalty reward programme for its customers including a personalised card and access to a dedicated MTN Relationship Manager. → Read more
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Sun, November 3rd, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 03/11/2013
A dramatic week in Africa’s startup scene witnessed what can only be described as an embarrassing airing of dirty laundry by one of the continent’s flagship enterprises in the music streaming sector. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 13:40 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom to give out 40,000 free SIM cards to students
Telkom Business has partnered with Damelin, a leading South African private education provider, to hand out 40,000 free SIMS cards to students. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 12:40 · Richard Cutcher
Etisalat exploring third-party tower deal in Nigeria
Etisalat Nigeria could be the next African operator to sell its telecommunications towers to a third party after a report claimed they were looking to raise around US$400 million from any sell-off. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 12:20 · Richard Cutcher
Growth reported from struggling Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent has reported a 7 per cent year-on-year revenue increase for the third quarter, with the global telecommunications company claiming its restructuring, including substantial job lay-offs, is having a positive effect. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Work begins at Botswana’s innovation campus
Construction work for the Botswana Innovation Hub’s (BIH) Icon Building was due to begin today (Friday), bringing an end to setbacks which first began with the global financial crisis of 2007. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
ICASA’s LLU regulations impossible to implement – IS
Siyabonga Madyibi, regulatory affairs executive at Internet Solutions (IS), has described the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) draft local loop unbundling (LLU) as “so vague and so broad”. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
SA entrepreneurs smash crowdfunding target
Hammerhead Navigation, a device designed by two South African entrepreneurs to direct bike users during rides, could be rolled out by May 2014 after the team surpassed its crowdfunding target by US$45,000. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 13:20 · Richard Cutcher
Maroc Telecom posts revenue drop, big rise in African subscribers
Maroc Telecom, the leading Moroccan telecommunications company currently the subject of an acquisition bid by Etisalat, has reported a 4.7 per cent drop in revenue for the first nine months of 2013 compared to the same period last year. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 12:20 · Richard Cutcher
Neotel posts revenue increase
Neotel has reported a 21 per cent rise in year-on-year revenue for the six month period ending September 30, amid ongoing negotiations with Vodacom over the network operator buying a 100 per cent stake in the company. → Read more
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Wed, October 30th, 19:00 · Richard Cutcher
Adobe hack hits 38m users
Adobe has confirmed 38 million accounts were breached during a cyber attack earlier this month. → Read more
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Tue, October 29th, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher
ICASA staff on “go slow” over bonuses
Staff at the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) are currently on a “go slow” due to a dispute over bonuses with the regulator. → Read more
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Tue, October 29th, 15:00 · Richard Cutcher
Etisalat takes big hit on African earnings
Etisalat took a 38 per cent hit on its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in Africa for the third quarter of 2013. → Read more
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Tue, October 29th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Cross border mobile money to hit $10b, but obstacles and cost increasing
International mobile money transfers are expected to exceed US$10 billion during 2013, according to a study by Juniper Research. → Read more
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Tue, October 29th, 11:20 · Richard Cutcher
Apple reports third drop in earnings
Apple shares have taken a hit after its earnings declines for a third consecutive quarter, despite recording a 26 per cent increase in iPhone sales compared to the same period last year. → Read more
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Tue, October 29th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Spinlet to launch platform in SA
Spinlet, the music distribution service, is set to intensify its operations in Sub-Saharan Africa after it confirmed its new music platform will be launched in South Africa. → Read more
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Mon, October 28th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
NBC and Jasco partner in digital migration push
The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has partnered with South African company Jasco to boost its switchover from analogue to digital. → Read more
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Mon, October 28th, 19:30 · Richard Cutcher
$28m worth of Bitcoins seized from Silk Road founder
Around US$28 million worth of Bitcoins have been seized from the alleged owner of “Silk Road”, Ross William Ulbricht, after the site was shut down by United States law enforcement three weeks ago. → Read more
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