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Wed, March 26th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s ICT growth sustainable – Johnson
The current growth in Nigeria’s ICT sector is sustainable, communication technology minister Omobola Johnson told the just-concluded Nigeria Summit organised by The Economist. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 14:00 · Guest Post
Guest post: Alan Knott-Craig Sr, CEO, Cell C
This week the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is in court facing legal claims by leading operators MTN and Vodacom, challenging the new mobile termination rates (MTRs) which will provide asymmetry with negative repercussions for larger operators. In this guest post, Alan Knott-Craig Sr, chief executive officer (CEO) of Cell C, which supports the new rates, discusses the case and says this week is a landmark one for South African telecommunications. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
Morocco has Africa’s highest internet penetration rate – Lamudi
Morocco has Africa’s highest internet penetration rate, with more than half the country connected to the internet, an analysis conducted by real estate company Lamudi has revealed. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Termii.com pushing the limits – founder
Emmanuel Tolulope, founder of Nigerian social business online cloud network Termii.com, has said the platform is unique by pushing limits and supporting numerous functionalities desired by users. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTR regulations a “half baked experiment” – Vodacom, MTN
The new mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations published by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) constitute a “half baked experiment”, the court hearing legal challenges to the regulations by Vodacom and MTN has heard. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Digital migration will lead to 4th Zambian telecom – minister
Yamfwa Mukanga, Zambia’s transport and communications minister has, announced the completion of the nation’s digital migration process is holding back the award of a fourth telecoms licence, though progress has been made in clearing the way for the fourth mobile operator. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
Zuma orders SIU investigation into USAASA
South African president Jacob Zuma has ordered an investigation into “allegations in respect of affairs” of the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA). → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel announces new bosses in Kenya and Seychelles
Airtel Kenya has appointed Adil El Yousseffi as its new managing director, while Amadou Dina takes over the Seychelles office in the same capacity. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
Obama to end NSA surveillance – report
United States (US) president Barack Obama plans to ask congress to end the National Security Agency’s (NSA) telephone surveillance programme while allowing the government to access metadata when it is needed, according to Reuters. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Nigeria slashes cost of data roaming with One World
MTN Nigeria has introduced its One World service, allowing its subscribers to “Roam like Home” in 19 countries as part of its efforts to ensure internet accessibility at the most affordable rate while roaming. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 09:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Morocco’s Inwi orders power management solution from Flexenclosure
Moroccan mobile operator Inwi is to deploy Flexenclosure’s hybrid power solution eSite at 30 telecom sites across the country to provide turnkey deployments with all equipment and services needed for running the sites. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Orange launches mobile medical service in Cameroon
Orange, in partnership with the Cameroonian Ministry of Health, has launched a mobile real-time medical service in a bid to address the severe shortage of medical personnel in the country. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 08:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
LG, Google to develop LG G Watch
LG Electronics is working together with Google to develop the LG G Watch powered by Android Wear, extending the Android platform to wearables. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 08:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Ethiopia accused of telecoms surveillance
The Ethiopian government is using foreign technology to boost its widespread telecoms surveillance of opposition activists and journalists in Ethiopia and abroad, according to a report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW). → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 07:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
3G smartphones too expensive for many Kenyans – Safaricom
The cost of third generation (3G) network-enabled smartphones remains a major deterrent to mobile data penetration in Kenya, according to the country’s largest operator Safaricom. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 07:00 · Agatha Nduku
Netflix boss Hastings hits out at ISP traffic fees
Chief executive of video-streaming service Netflix Reed Hastings has hit out at internet service providers (ISPs) for demanding a fee to maintain streaming quality. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
MainOne extends operations to Abuja
West African provider of telecoms services and network solutions MainOne has opened an office in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, part of its strategic business plan to provide customers in northern Nigeria with improved broadband services. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 05:00 · Agatha Nduku
Cisco to spend $1bn on cloud computing
Cisco Systems has pledged to spend US$1 billion over the next two years setting up data centres to run a new service called Cisco Cloud Services, as it seeks to establish itself in the cloud computing market. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
Pinnacle director denies corruption
Takalani Tshivhase, executive director of South African ICT provider Pinnacle Holdings, has denied allegations of corruption following a court appearance yesterday. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 19:30 · Chris Udemans
Jovago expands to Kenya, Senegal
Nigerian hotel booking platform Jovago has announced its expansion to Kenya and Senegal to provide seamless hotel booking services in the continent. → Read more
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