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Wed, July 10th, 13:55 · Richard Cutcher
LTE could bring big revenue to Africa through roaming
Christian Laruelle, regional sales director for SAP Mobile Services, has said it is important for Africa to provide efficient LTE roaming services because it could easily tap into ready-made revenue. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 13:49 · Kamau Mbote
KOTDA, Capital Club East Africa partner to host investment forum
The Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KOTDA) and Capital Club East Africa teamed up to bring together members of the premier private club to discuss ways of identifying investment opportunities that could arise from the smart city. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 13:17 · Paul Adepoju
CBN to commence biometric authentication of PoS and ATMs in 2015
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced it will begin to implement biometric authentication for PoS and ATM machines across Nigeria in 2015. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 13:11 · Brandon Gregory
VoLTE is the future for Africa
Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) is a viable solution for African communications given there are 800 million mobile subscribers on the continent, according to Mohamed Abo Alam, global strategist for Samsung in South Korea. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 13:02 · Tom Jackson
Mxit launches mobile music service
Mxit has partnered with Mondia Media to launch a South African mobile music service, providing users with cost effective and legal music downloads via Mxit. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 12:52 · Nick Sato
Telkom Kenya’s NOFBI management extended
Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology has extended Telkom Kenya’s agreement to manage the National Optic Fibre Backbone infrastructure (NOFBI). → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 12:41 · Tom Jackson
Carrim to be sworn in as SA communications minister
Yunus Carrim will today be sworn in as Dina Pule’s replacement as South Africa’s communications minister. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 11:31 · Martin Cheruiyot
Three weeks left to apply for DEMO Africa
Startups hoping to participate in this year’s DEMO Africa, which showcases innovations from across the continent, have three weeks left to apply. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 11:23 · Richard Cutcher
MTC Namibia in aggressive LTE push to consumers
A higher proportion of Namibia’s population is already covered by LTE than 3G services, although connection to the faster network remains low. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 11:09 · Richard Cutcher
Lack of devices Africa’s biggest hurdle to LTE rollout – operators
African network operators have emphasised the importance of having affordable LTE compatible devices in the market to allow them to provide the super-fast service. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 10:46 · Martin Cheruiyot
Kenya launches new portal for investors and developers
The Kenya Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) in collaboration with the World Bank Group has developed a new information portal system for investors and developers. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 10:42 · Susan Mwenesi
M-Net increases series offering on DStv
MultiChoice has introduced three new channels to its M-Net series bouquet, a move it believes will transform the way subscribers watch the channel. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 10:21 · Brandon Gregory
Spectrum availability key to LTE roll out
Making the best use of available spectrum will be the key to a successful LTE rollout in South Africa, according to Amith Maharaj, senior managing executive of networks for Telkom. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 10:20 · Kamau Mbote
Gilat Satcom announces non-stop coast-to-coast fibre redundancy in Africa
Gilat Satcom is set to unveil new fibre routes in coastal and landlocked Africa, guaranteeing coast-to-coast redundancy guarantees. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 10:04 · Paul Adepoju
StarTimes invests $31 million in Nigeria in 6 months, subscriber base hits 1.3 million
StarTimes director Maxwell Loko has announced the digital terrestrial television network has invested NGN5 billion (US$31 million) in its operations in Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 09:11 · Nick Sato
Rift Valley Railways installs GPS on trains
Rift Valley Railways (RVR), Kenya’s largest train service provider, has announced the installation of the Translogic integrated logistics management platform and global positioning system (GPS) on its trains. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 08:40 · Richard Cutcher
SA operators taking on new spectrum will face obligations – ICASA
Players already operating in the broadband and mobile broadband space in South Africa will be required to meet universal obligations if they take on new spectrum. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 08:31 · Paul Adepoju
New director appointed at NITDA
Dr Ashiru Daura has been appointed acting director of Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), following the retirement of Professor Cleopas Angaye on Friday. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 08:07 · Martin Cheruiyot
Kenyan ICT Ministry and CCK hold forum on review of regulatory framework
A Working Group established by Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) to align the ICT sector policy and legislation to the constitution has held a consultative forum on the review of ICT regulatory frameworks. → Read more
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Wed, July 10th, 07:42 · Kamau Mbote
Microsoft attacked by bug earlier exposed by Google researcher
Microsoft has suffered an attack by hackers who have exploited a bug that was disclosed two months ago by an Google researcher, leading to a backlash from the software giant over not being notified of the vulnerability before going public. → Read more
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