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Thu, November 14th, 10:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Facebook reacts to Adobe hack with new protection
Facebook has moved to protect its users who may have been compromised by the recent hack attack on Adobe log-ins that affected millions of users. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
COFEK warns consumers on StarTimes STB advert
An advert by Chinese Pay TV provider StarTimes asking consumers who have been using their set-top boxes (STB) to buy new ones has been faulted by the Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) which says the broadcaster should pay for the replacements. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 08:30 · Brandon Gregory
Local content can accelerate data growth in Africa – Nagar
Data consumption via mobile is exploding and Arun Nagar, group chief executive officer (CEO) of Spice Africa, spoke about the drivers of data usage through content services in his presentation at AfricaCom 2013 in Cape Town. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Infrastructure companies will accelerate deployment of broadband in Nigeria – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has made the case for the setting up and licensing of infrastructure companies (InfraCos), in a bid to accelerate deployment of of the National Broadband Network (NBN) Deployment plan. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi
AFDB launches new portal to discuss governance strategy
The African Development Bank (AFDB) has introduced a new web consultation platform to discuss its new governance strategy for 2014-2018, aimed at receiving feedback from its stakeholders on their expectations on the bank’s future governance. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 07:00 · Winfred Kuria
MTN renews Opera Software partnership
MTN Group has extended its deal with Opera Software to provide a custom version of the Opera Mini mobile browser for another two years. → 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, 19:30 · Kamau Mbote
Kronex Chemicals launches first interactive billboard in Kenya
Kronex Chemicals has launched the germ free Kenya campaign and the first interactive billboard in the region, integrating air gesture technology as well as an Android powered campaign app on tablets. → 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, 18:00 · Nick Sato
MTN Mobile Money to withdraw and pay at Visa points
MTN Group has partnered with Visa to offer customers a new mobile payment solution which allows MTN Mobile Money subscribers make face-to-face and online transactions wherever Visa is accepted. → 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, 17:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Angola to open new cable route next year
Angola is planning construction of a 6,000km undersea cable connection with South America that will offer direct and quicker connection between its stock market and those in Brazil and Hong Kong, as well as helping it to become a regional telecommunications hub. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 16:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyan operators must begin contributing to USF – CCK
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has begun collecting the Universal Service Fund (USF) contributions from the country’s network operators, in a bid support widespread access to ICT services and promote capacity building and innovations. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mobile advertising needs new business model – panelists
New models are needed to move advertising into the mobile space, to achieve monetisation of mobile content and spur digital content creation, according to panelists at AfricaCom 2013. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 15:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Twitter’s Vine now available for Nokia Lumia
Vine, the app that enables users to create and share short videos, will now be available on Nokia Lumia devices, allowing customers to share their videos on Twitter and Facebook. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 15:00 · Brandon Gregory
Question mark over operators will remain for another decade
Despite the reality the telecommunications industry is still being built, Informa Telecoms and Media is not sure what the future holds for operators, said Mark Newman, chief research officer at Informa, during his presentation at AfricaCom 2013, in Cape Town, today. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 14:30 · Brandon Gregory
Discovering African music through TruSpot’s online services
With more than 167 million internet users in Africa and with 54 per cent of them accessing the internet via mobile phones, it is important to promote and distribute music online. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Stanbic bank’s ATMs hit by glitch
Operations of ATM machines belonging to Stanbic IBTC, a major Nigerian commercial bank, have been disrupted by a system failure at the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS). → 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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