Articles by Tom Jackson

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Tue, December 4th, 12:47 · Tom Jackson

Gautrain to have full mobile services within two years

Commuters on South Africa’s Gautrain will have access to full mobile communications services by July 2014 after an agreement was reached with mobile operators for implementation. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 11:02 · Tom Jackson

Interview: Justin Stanford, founding partner, 4Di Capital

Justin Stanford’s 4Di Capital shows no sign of backing down in the quest to provide venture capital (VC) to the South African tech scene. Just months after making an exit from mobile community startup Motribe after it was acquired by Mxit, Stanford and his team received investment from the Oppenheimer family which will allow them to further help the startup scene in Cape Town. → Read more
Wed, November 28th, 14:49 · Tom Jackson

SA firm uses QR codes for ‘digital memoralisation’

A South African startup is integrating Quick Response (QR) code technology into places of remembrance, allowing those with Internet-capable devices to scan and view an online digital tribute. → Read more
Wed, November 28th, 13:37 · Tom Jackson

Kenya National ICT Master Plan launch postponed

The launch of Kenya’s National ICT Master Plan, detailing how Kenya intends to position itself as a leader in ICT investment and innovation by 2017, has been postponed with only a day to go. → Read more
Wed, November 28th, 08:59 · Tom Jackson

Main One and Phase3 partner to boost broadband penetration

Telecommunications infrastructure firms Main One Cable and Phase3 Telecom have formed a business partnership aimed at increasing broadband penetration in Nigeria and the rest of the region. → Read more
Tue, November 27th, 11:07 · Tom Jackson

Cambridge researchers to assess risk of killer robots to humans

Scientists at Cambridge University are to study the possibility of technology destroying human civilisation, in the latest move to combat the potential of 'killer robots'. → Read more
Tue, November 27th, 10:29 · Tom Jackson

Printable guns set for firearms licence

An American firm is set to begin testing prototypes of the first 3D-printable gun by the end of the year, as soon as it obtains a federal arms licence. → Read more
Fri, November 23rd, 10:53 · Tom Jackson

Rasello builds customer base with SMS cloud communications tool

Tanzanian cloud-based platform Rasello is managing close to 500,000 customers and has sent close to 100,000 SMS broadcasts in the nine months since it was founded. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 13:28 · Tom Jackson

Local Cameroonian news site provides platform for students and startups

A local news site in Cameroon is planning on giving journalism students the chance to write for online media and providing a platform for marketing local startups. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 10:37 · Tom Jackson

City of Cape Town to expand area network, plans to discuss Wi-Fi pilot

The City of Cape Town is to expand its Metro Area Network over a greater area in the next few years, while initiating a 2013 study on the feasibility of providing public Wi-Fi access in the city. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 13:41 · Tom Jackson

Ceragon Networks Awarded Follow-On Orders of $6.5 Million from Mozambique Cellular

Backhaul specialists Ceragon Networks have announced follow-on orders worth more than US$6.5 million from Mozambique Cellular (mcel) to expand the carrier’s microwave network. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 09:05 · Tom Jackson

First crowd-sourcing investment platform launched in SA

South Africa’s first ever crowd-sourced investment platform has been launched, planning to stimulate entrepreneurial development and allow even those with limited funds to become investors. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 09:33 · Tom Jackson

Innovation competition to tackle atrocities

Humanity United, an American human rights foundation, has launched a tech challenge to encourage the innovation of technologies that can draw attention to or prevent atrocities. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 08:38 · Tom Jackson

Automation of Botswana Stock Exchange doubles deals

The number and value of deals on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) has doubled since a state-of-the-art Automated Trading System (ATS) was introduced in August, with the end of the manual system of trade boosting liquidity. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 11:55 · Tom Jackson

Pricing models key to Africa broadband penetration

Operators have as yet been unable to provide access to broadband at the right price in Africa, meaning penetration on the continent is still low, according to the Head of Engagement Practices at Ericsson sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 08:41 · Tom Jackson

Vodacom signs contract with The Now Factory in South Africa

South Africa-based mobile operator Vodacom has signed a deal with data services firm The Now Factory to use its Mobile Moments Vantage solution, enabling the operator to accurately measure the performance of its data network in real time and optimise the customer experience for its 31 million subscribers. → Read more
Thu, November 15th, 07:50 · Tom Jackson

Silicon Cape takes eleven entrepreneurs to London

Non-profit tech entrepreneurship organisation Silicon Cape is taking eleven entrepreneurs to London this week in order to introduce them to funders, mentors, partners and peers. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 09:31 · Tom Jackson

Liquid Telecom takes fibre to DRC

Network operator Liquid Telecom has announced it has extended its fibre network to the city of Lumumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reducing the country’s dependence on satellite and increasing capacity and availability. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 08:51 · Tom Jackson

Indian government sites brought down by Algerian hackers

Algerian hackers recently hacked several key Indian government websites, with one website down for over nine hours. → Read more
Mon, November 5th, 07:15 · Tom Jackson

Malawi telecoms regulator appeals ban on “spy machine”

State-run Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has gone to the Supreme Court to challenge a ruling preventing it from implementing the expensive Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management Systems (CIRMS) – known as the “spy machine” – as it infringes on privacy rights. → Read more