Articles by Richard Cutcher, Page 8
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Mon, November 18th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
Ghana overpaying for school laptops – report
Evidence has emerged to suggest Ghana’s Ministry of Education is paying 50 per cent too much for the Rlg laptops it is supplying to schools. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom admits legal fears over near $600k loan to suspended CFO
Telkom, South Africa’s part state-owned fixed-line provider, has conceded a ZAR6 million (US$589,800) loan to its now suspended chief financial officer (CFO) to help him buy shares in the company may have been illegal. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 18/11/2013
Two Kenyan startups received cash injections during the past week, providing a significant boost to the startup ecosystem in the East African country. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom reports 41% profit increase
Telkom Group, South Africa’s part-state owned and dominant fixed-line provider, has reported a 41.1 per cent increase in profit and put down its success, in part, to the drop in mobile termination rates. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 18:00 · Richard Cutcher
Samsung and Apple battle over patent damages
Samsung has conceded it does owe damages to Apple concerning 13 patent infringements, but claims they amount to US$52 million rather than the US$379.8 million wanted by its rival. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 14:30 · Richard Cutcher
Competition driving down broadband prices in Mozambique – report
The introduction of a third mobile operator in Mozambique has led to a drop in prices in the Southern African country, which is expected to almost double its data revenue over by 2017. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 12:30 · Richard Cutcher
Social media is ideal platform to launch mobile money marketing
Social media is the best tool for spreading awareness and driving adoption of mobile money services in new markets, according to Vytas Paukstys, chief executive officer at Eskimi. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
Telcos should be enablers rather than retailers – Nagar
The content ecosystem is being skewed in favour of major players, most notably telecommunications companies, and this is a hindrance to growth in the content market, said Arun Nagar, chief executive officer (CEO) of Spice Africa. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 13:30 · Richard Cutcher
Africa will always lag behind, but don’t call it a digital divide – Cisco
Howard Charney, senior vice president at Cisco, believes it is a “tough” fact of life that Africa will always be last to witness hi-tech and telecommunications innovation, but that does not mean it will never see the advantages. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 12:31 · Richard Cutcher
YooMee to launch LTE network in Cameroon, targeting Angola and Ivory Coast
Cameroon could get its first LTE network in the first quarter of 2014, after data-only specialists YooMee announced a partnership with global vendor Alcatel-Lucent. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 11:30 · Richard Cutcher
New Africa MD for BlackBerry in management shake-up
BlackBerry has appointed Yudi Moodley as its new managing director (MD) for Africa, replacing Alexandra Zaguy. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
WTL design SMS hub for African network operators
World Telecom Labs (WTL) has launched a new SMS hub, allowing African mobile operators to keep their traffic on the continent rather than sending it overseas. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 18:00 · Richard Cutcher
Bitcoin to connect the mobile money islands – Kipochi
Pelle Braendgaard, co-founder of the Kipochi Bitcoin wallet and transfer service, believes the controversial digital currency could act as a facilitator between mobile money platforms. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher
Nigerian operators need to be given more freedom in mobile money
Mobile networks in Nigeria need to be allowed to get more involved in the rollout of mobile money in the West African country. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Solarway launches latest solar powered charger
Solarway has launched a solar powered mobile charging kiosk, adding further competition to the sector. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 07:30 · Richard Cutcher
Mxit adds offline messaging and Voicechat in Version 7
Mxit, a South African mobile social network, has launched its latest version designed for feature phones, the iPhone and iPad, with compatibility for other smartphones expected to follow shortly. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
ISPA wins fight to shame spammers
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has been given the green light to continue listing Ketler Investments in its spammers Hall of Shame after the South Gauteng High Court ruled in their favour. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 13:30 · Richard Cutcher
Vodacom sees data reward from smartphone sales push in SA
Vodacom’s South Africa operations witnessed a 41.2 per cent growth in its smartphone and hardware sales during the six month period ending September 2013, resulting in huge data bundle growth. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 13:00 · Richard Cutcher
SatADSL target new services at Africa
SatADSL, a satellite service provider based in Belgium, will launch its products aimed at African enterprises tomorrow (Tuesday). → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Mxit 7 to be unveiled tomorrow
South African mobile social network Mxit is expected to release version seven of its platform, which will include optimisation for different devices. → Read more
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