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Tue, March 26th, 09:54 · Richard Cutcher

Africa’s Seacom connection restored

Undersea cable giant Seacom has said services have been restored to Africa after a cable cut between Egypt and Europe, with connection for the majority of customers should return to “normal”. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 09:44 · Brandon Gregory

Orange to launch Opera Mini in Botswana

Orange Botswana and Opera Software are preparing to launch the Opera Mini web browser to more than one million subscribers to provide cheaper and faster web access for mobile devices in the country. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher

Facebook utilising external data collection

Facebook is harvesting data from outside sources in its bid to become the world’s most effective advertising platform. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 09:25 · Paul Adepoju

NCC call for greater protection of telecoms masts after latest brutal attack

Masts belonging to MTN Nigeria and Globacom were set ablaze by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect in Bara, 160km south of Damuturu, Yobe State capital in northern Nigeria, yesterday. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 08:12 · Vincent Matinde

Boom Wireless Media player launched in the African market

Canadian based technology company, Digifon, has launched its Boom Wireless Media player in Nigeria and is targeting the wider African market. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 07:57 · Richard Cutcher

Altron returns to Altech buyout

Telecommunications group Altron appears to have have relaunched its bid to buy out Altech, almost six years after failing with an initial approach. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 07:26 · Vincent Matinde

Malawi Telecommunications expands internet access to three cities

Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL) has spread its internet network across the country by offering Wimax connections in Lilongwe, Blantyre and Zomba. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 07:12 · Richard Cutcher

SA’s MWEB receives extra capacity during Seacom outage

South African internet service provider MWEB has apologised to its customers for the disruption caused by the Seacom cable cut and is using Facebook to keep them updated. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 06:39 · Tefo Mohapi

Middle East and Africa healthcare IT spending to increase to US$4.4 billion

Healthcare providers in the Middle East and Africa will spend US $4.4 billion on IT products and services in 2013, according to research by Gartner. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 05:37 · Richard Cutcher

Yahoo makes teenage app developer a millionaire

Yahoo has paid a 17-year-old boy £18 million (US$27 million) for his mobile app and now plans to shut it down. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 16:17 · Tefo Mohapi

Vodacom SA introduces offer for hearing impaired customers

Vodacom South Africa is doubling SMS bundles for hearing impaired customers at no extra cost in a new promotional offer. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 16:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

East Africa Com agenda revealed

The agenda for the ninth annual East Africa Com in May has been released, featuring mobile money and digital transformation as the themes for 2013. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 15:47 · Richard Cutcher

LinkedIn overhauls its search feature

LinkedIn, the social network for businesses people, has made its search feature “even smarter and more streamlined” as it connects million of people around the world each day. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 15:35 · Brandon Gregory

Sanral denies Western Cape e-toll implementation by April

The South African Roads National Agency (Sanral) has said it is not ready to begin the N1-N2 Winelands toll highway project in April in the Western Cape, while another report indicates the concession contract process was postponed to June 1. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 15:23 · Nanine Steenkamp

Telkom forced to face fine, second complaint

South African telecommunications operator Telkom is expected to pay its full ZAR449 million (US$48 million) fine after the company withdrew its appeal from Competition Appeal Court and faces a second hearing. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 15:06 · Paul Adepoju

Policy decision delaying launch of Nigeria 112 control emergency number

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced its plan to commission emergency call centres across Nigeria, but policy decisions are holding implementation back. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 14:28 · Brandon Gregory

Google announces white space trial in South Africa

A Google initiative will see ten educational facilities in Cape Town performing wireless broadband over white space networks in connection with connectivity for rural areas. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 14:27 · Kamau Mbote

Orange Kenya announces Easter promotion

Orange Kenya has lowered prices for various voice and data devices over the Easter season as a part of the company’s strategy to increase mobile penetration. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 13:11 · Nanine Steenkamp

US to outlaw Google Glass drivers

Wearing Google Glasses on the road is expected to be made illegal as West Virginia, United States, is in the process of establishing a law to prohibit the use of head computing devices while driving. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 13:02 · Paul Adepoju

NCC releases new interconnect rate for Nigerian telecoms operators

A new interconnect rate has been released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to guide network operators on the termination of calls across operators. → Read more