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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, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Liquid launches fibre in Somalia
Liquid Telecom has built the first fibre optic cable into Somalia, the company announced today (Tuesday), connecting the country to the undersea cables by fibre for the first time, as well as to neighbouring countries. → 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, 15:00 · Nick Sato
Gilat Satcom unveils new satellite and fibre services
Communication solutions provider Gilat Satcom unveiled a host of new fibre and satellite services for Africa today, which will increase broadband availability, speeds and capacity for enterprises as well as fixed and mobile operators. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
VP to unveil eNigeria IT local content framework
Namadi Sambo, vice president of Nigeria, is set to unveil the eNigeria IT local content framework, the policy that will serve as the roadmap to achieve the Vision 2020 agenda. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory
Africa to near 1b mobile subscribers by 2019 – Ericsson
Ericsson has released the fifth edition of its mobility report, which predicts Africa will reach around 940 million subscriptions by 2019. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 13:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Airtel Money customers to withdraw using ATMs in Rwanda
Airtel Rwanda has partnered with I&M Bank and RSwitch, the country’s e-payment solutions provider to introduce a new system allowing mobile money users to access services at ATMs. → 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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Tue, November 12th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Strategy needed to monetise Africa’s internet growth – panelists
The next five billion people to become connected to the internet will do so via mobile, and as such industry players must concentrate on achieving profitable growth over the coming period, according to panelists at AfricaCom 2013. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Tanzanian deals website goes live
Online special deals website dealzipo.com has launched in Tanzania, in a bid to support local merchants and provide discounts on fun experiences for consumers, while encouraging the e-commerce ecosystem in the country. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 11:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s digital migration deadline triples sales of Samsung Smart TVs
The demand in Kenya for television sets that are digital compliant has more than tripled as customers rush to beat the digital migration deadline, slated for December 13. → 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, 10:30 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Nigeria raises alarm over new SIM swap fraud
MTN Nigeria has warned its customers of a new scam which sees fraudsters mislead subscribers into providing personal information and then carrying out a SIM swap. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 10:04 · Brandon Gregory
AfricaCom 2013 kicks off in Cape Town
The sixteenth annual three day AfricaCom conference kicked off in Cape Town this morning, set to feature more than 300 speakers. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 09:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Entertainment apps have big future in Africa – Djoss.tv
Mobile entertainment apps have a big future in Africa, as demand is rife among young people on the continent for round-the-clock portable entertainment, according to the founders of Cameroonian television-based social networking site Djoss.tv. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 09:00 · Nick Sato
Intel Education acquires e-learning platform Kno
Intel has announced the acquisition of Kno, an education software and e-textbook platform company, in a bid to support technology adoption in the classroom. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 08:30 · Brandon Gregory
Going niche in a saturated online market
The online market is a saturated one and Rob Hope, founder of One Page Love, a South African online showcasing site for one page websites, shared some insight at WordPress’ WordCamp on how to go niche in this market. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
StarTimes bags Nigeria’s best digital channel provider award
StarTimes, a pay-TV platform in Nigeria, has won the 2013 Best Pay Digital Channel Provider Award at the Nite of Elite Award organised by P-126 Media Limited. → 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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Tue, November 12th, 07:00 · Kamau Mbote
New Trojan targets credit and debit cards
Cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab has warned Android users of a new malware, which is a variation of the Sypeng Trojan said to be targeting debit and credit cards as well as online banking credentials. → Read more
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