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Fri, November 15th, 07:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Significant barriers to cloud adoption in Africa remain – panelists
Organisational capacity, customer understanding, and the lack of high-speed internet are some of the key challenges to mobile operators adopting cloud technologies in Africa, according to panelists speaking at AfricaCom 2013, in Cape Town, on Wednesday. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Satellite, not free computers, will boost e-education in Africa
Video and television content provided via satellite is the most viable option for providing educational content to rural Africa, not distributing computers, according to Richard Bell, group chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wananchi Group. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
Developers can now build cognitive apps through IBM Watson Technology
IBM will make its Watson technology available as a development platform in the cloud, enabling a worldwide community of software application providers to build a new generation of apps infused with cognitive computing intelligence. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 18:30 · Brandon Gregory
Price not the only issue for smartphone rollout in Africa
Delivering on the specific needs of African consumers in terms of handsets and devices is a vital topic, according to Bradley Shaw, head of business development for Spinlet, speaking during a panel discussion at AfricaCom 2013 today (Thursday). → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 17:30 · Brandon Gregory
Content and fixed broadband to drive internet traffic in Africa
Moving forward in African traffic management technologies will be realised through content and fixed broadband networks, according to Richard Bell, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wananchi Group, during his presentation at AfricaCom 2013, in Cape Town. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
FibreCo’s 2,000km SA broadband network goes live
FibreCo Telecommunications has launched its fibre-optic network between connecting South African cities Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, East London and Cape Town. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
25 years before total SA internet penetration – MTN
It will take 25 years for South Africa’s four operators to achieve 100 per cent internet penetration, unless investment is significantly speeded up, according to Lambo Kanagaratnam, chief enterprise business officer at MTN South Africa. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 10:30 · Brandon Gregory
Analogue is holding SABC back – Mokhobo
Lulama Mokhobo, group chief executive officer (CEO) of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), believes the delay in digital migration is preventing the state-broadcaster from progressing and it is falling behind rivals such as MultiChoice. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 20:00 · Nick Sato
Teraco increases investment in Cape Town infrastructure
Vendor-neutral data provider Teraco has announced it has has started construction on a third dedicated colocation data centre within Great Westerford, Cape Town, in a bid to counter strong demand for “collocation” services. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Econet launches home power stations at AfricaCom
Econet Solar International (ESI) launched its “Home Power Stations”, which use solar energy to provide lights and charging stations for homes on the continent, at AfricaCom 2013 today. → 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, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
African infrastructure needs attention to attract startup investment
Infrastructure improvement and capacity building is necessary in order to encourage foreign investment into startups and entrepreneurs in Africa, according to panelists speaking at the Entrepreneurs Incubator Hub at AfricaCom 2013. → 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, 11:00 · Brandon Gregory
Deploying and managing music services for revenue growth
In Africa 59 per cent of music is consumed digitally and 0.2 per cent of music consumption on the continent exists on mobile phones, according to Atul Madan, vice president of mobile lifestyle solutions at Mahindra Comviva, an India-based mobile solutions company. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 10:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Safaricom could be Kenya’s biggest bank – Osiakwan
Safaricom only requires a licence to become Kenya’s biggest bank based on the success of its M-Pesa mobile money platform and mobile money’s disruptive influence in the technology sector, according to Eric Osiakwan, co-founder of Angel Africa. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 19:00 · Brandon Gregory
Spotify biding its time over Africa launch
Axel Bringéus, head of new markets for Spotify, has given no target date as to when the popular music streaming service will launch in Africa. → 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, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Partnerships key to achieving mobile profitability in rural Africa
Partnerships are key to advancing internet penetration in rural Africa and achieving profitability, according to panelists at AfricaCom 2013. → 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, 13:00 · Brandon Gregory
Counter crime through tech and blogging – Parker
Technology and blogging can be used to break the cycles of crime in impoverished communities, according to Marlon Parker, founder of Reconstructed Living Labs (RLabs). → Read more
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