Articles by Richard Cutcher, Page 7
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Thu, November 21st, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
Nashua profit drop hits Reunert revenues
South African ICT group Reunert is reporting a three per cent decline in revenue for the year ending September 30, putting the drop down in part to a decline in fortunes for its mobile and internet solutions business Nashua Mobile. → Read more
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Thu, November 21st, 15:00 · Richard Cutcher
Instagram launched for Windows Phone 8
Windows Phone users can now download the Instagram app, after it was launched on the platform yesterday (Wednesday). → Read more
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Thu, November 21st, 14:30 · Richard Cutcher
SA’s property market needs tech innovation – startup
Graeme Tennant, managing director of Property Switch, believes his company can disrupt South Africa’s property market by introducing relatively simple innovation and a web-based business model. → Read more
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Thu, November 21st, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
NCC outlines open access broadband network plans for Nigeria
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has published its draft plans for the rollout of its Next Generation Broadband Network (NGBN), including using 2.3Ghz spectrum for last mile access and encouraging broad industry cooperation and infrastructure sharing. → Read more
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Thu, November 21st, 10:00 · Richard Cutcher
ICASA praises significance of Ngcaba appointment
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has lauded the appointment of Andile Ngcaba to the Future of Global Internet Cooperation panel, claiming it to be an endorsement of the country’s management of the communications sector. → Read more
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Thu, November 21st, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
ICT on the agenda for high-level Nigeria-UK talks
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communications technology minister, has accompanied President Goodluck Jonathan on a trip to the United Kingdom (UK) that will include discussions on ICT and foreign investment. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 19:30 · Richard Cutcher
Twitter has change of heart over DMs
Twitter appears to have given up on its experiment to allow one user to direct message another, even if they are not following each other. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
Independent tower ownership in Africa to double in a year – Helios
Independent telecommunications tower companies are expected to double their portfolios in the next 12 months, as mobile operators become comfortable handing over their management, according to Kevin Koch, chief operating officer of Helios Towers Africa (HTA). → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
OPINION: Internet giants now pining for anonymity achieved by Bitcoin
As Google, Microsoft and Yahoo!, among others, all winge about interference and surveillance by the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) and the United Kingdom’s GCHQ, digital currencies such as Bitcoin are already way ahead of the internet giants. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
MainOne to open first data centre in Nigeria by June
Nigerian undersea cable operator MainOne has confirmed it plans to open a US$24 million data centre in Lagos by June 2014, in a bid to support and serve the rapidly increasing bandwidth in the country. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
Ericsson boosts MTN’s mobile money services
MTN Rwanda has integrated its Mobile Money platform with Ericsson’s Converged Wallet m-commerce solution to ease implementation of new services and offers. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
US Senate discusses Bitcoin, value rockets
The value of Bitcoin soared to more than US$900 as a United States senate committee discussed its “promises and risks” yesterday (Monday). → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
Shinn calls for open SABC corruption briefing
Marian Shinn, the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) shadow minister for communications, has called for an open briefing of parliament regarding the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) ZAR19.5 million (US$1.9 million) criminal investigation into its own behaviour. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
WAPA to provide VAS, lobby against unfair competition
South Africa’s Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA) has announced its strategic aims for 2014, while also appointing a new executive team, including the promotion of Mohammad Patel to chairman. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher
Paga surpasses 1m users
Nigerian mobile payment service Paga has surpassed one million users, according to its website. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 13:00 · Richard Cutcher
Ookla places Nigeria and Senegal above UK and US for internet speeds
The latest Ookla Net Index, reporting average broadband speeds based on individual IP tests, has placed Senegal and Nigeria in 14th and 23rd place respectively. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 12:30 · Richard Cutcher
ISPA backs MWEB in Telkom case
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has given public backing to MWEB in its legal action against the part state-owned provider Telkom. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
Knott-Craig Sr in hospital after stroke
Alan Knott-Craig Sr, chief executive officer (CEO) of South Africa’s third mobile operator Cell C, has suffered a “minor stroke”. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
Money-making machine designed by Romanian
A Romanian security researcher has built a money-making machine that exploits the gaps in currency exchanges, rounding up errors made in the process of moving from one currency to another. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
FNB expands app to 7 more African countries
First National Bank (FNB) has expanded its mobile banking app to seven other African countries, after originally launching it exclusively in South Africa in July 2011. → Read more
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