Articles by Richard Cutcher, Page 16
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Mon, September 23rd, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
Rwandan seeking US$250,000 for mobile charging kiosk expansion
The Rwandan entrepreneur behind a renewable energy portable multiple mobile charging device is targeting substantial investment after making it into the VC4Africa September Cohort. → Read more
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Mon, September 23rd, 10:00 · Richard Cutcher
BlackBerry to cut expenses and staff by up to 50%
BlackBerry will fire 4,500 members of staff after confirming it expects to have almost US$1 billion in the three months up to August this year. → Read more
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Sun, September 22nd, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 22/09/2013
VC4Africa demonstrated the continent’s startup scene stretches far beyond the recognised hubs of Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria this week when it announced the ten entrepreneurs that will make up its September cohort. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
Consumer won’t benefit from full Telkom wholesale cuts – ISPA
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has welcomed Telkom’s reduction in its wholesale tariffs, but warned consumers they should not be expecting significant reductions to their bills. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 15:00 · Richard Cutcher
Platco Digital: SABC stance is unlawful
Platco Digital has hit back at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) for suggesting it will not broadcast the latter’s channels on its OpenView HD network. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 13:40 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom doubles line speeds in continued charm offensive
Telkom is set to increase the speed of its ADSL wholesale services without increasing prices, as it continues to fall into line after being reprimanded by the Competition Commission. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 19:00 · Richard Cutcher
OPINION: MTN needs to get hands-on with African investment
When MTN announced earlier this year it was contributing up to US$75 million to an international venture fund, it appeared Africa’s largest indigenous network operator could be manoeuvering itself to give the continent’s tech scene a kickstart. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 13:40 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom abides by competition rules with price reductions
Telkom has made some wholesale tariff reductions, following through on commitments made during a competition tribunal earlier this year. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 10:00 · Richard Cutcher
Moroccan editor arrested for Al Qaeda video link
The editor of a Moroccan news website has been arrested after he posted a North African Al Qaeda video on his site, urging citizens to topple the government. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher
Liquid adds Tanzania to interconnect network
Liquid Telecom Group has into entered a partnership with Tanzania Telecommunications Company (TTCL), allowing traffic to be passed onto the latter fibre network when it terminates in the East African country. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
Bing releases new look site
Microsoft has launched a new design for its Bing search engine, in a bid to take users away from Google. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Altech and Huawei launch new business
Altech and Huawei have set up a new business, Altech Collab, in a bid to drive future growth initiatives across Sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 08:30 · Richard Cutcher
New telecoms awards for Mobile World Congress 2014
Telecoms.com has launched its first Industry Awards, with 16 categories and winners to be announced at Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona in February. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
MTN Mobile Money surpasses one million users
Mobile Money subscribers on South Africa’s MTN network have reached one million since the service was launched in November last year. → Read more
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Sun, September 15th, 10:46 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 15/09/2013
Africa’s startup scene is seeing new players and updates every day and this week saw the release of a new CMS platform aimed at those in creative industries. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 12:40 · Richard Cutcher
SA entrepreneurs targeting $145,000 for bike navigation device
Two South African entrepreneurs, based in New York, have turned to crowdfunding to finance their bicycle navigation startup and have already raised more than US$23,000. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Michael Dell gets buyout thumbs up
Michael Dell will buy out the computer company he founded in 1984 for US$24.8 billion after shareholders backed his offer. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
Mayer and Zuckerberg slam US government
Yahoo! and Facebook chiefs have blasted critics who have accused the respective companies of secretly collaborating with the National Security Agency’s surveillance programme. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 15:20 · Richard Cutcher
Rwanda rolling out e-government services with South Korea
The Rwandan government has partnered with the National IT Promotion Agency (NIPA) of South Korea to develop e-government services. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 15:00 · Richard Cutcher
OPINION: Vodafone too late for Maroc, but Africa should be priority investment
Having made US$130 billion from its sale of its 45 per cent stake in Verizon Wireless in the United States, it is no surprise Vodafone is beginning to be linked with investment deals in other markets. → Read more
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