Events, Page 31
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Thu, September 19th, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Qualcomm hosts Mobile Monday for developers
The first Mobile Monday with Qualcomm was held on Monday at m:Lab East Africa, Nairobi, an initiative bringing together the mobile developer network in Kenya with speakers drawn from Virtual City, Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics East Africa and Safaricom. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 19:30 · Susan Mwenesi
British Council launches Badiliko digital hubs across Africa
The British Council in Kenya has partnered with Microsoft and Airtel to launch digital hubs seeking to bridge the digital divide by allowing more than 100,000 students in the East African country to access ICT. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 19:00 · Brandon Gregory
Important to understand big data – Huawei
It is important to understand the concept of big data and the benefits it produces, considering 90 per cent of the world's data has been generated over the past 12 months, according to Cameron Bahar, software executive at Huawei Technologies. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 18:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
More women in tech will solve community problems – Naidoo
The increase of women in tech is necessary to develop more effective solutions in communities, Suhaifa Naidoo, chairperson of Girl Geek Dinners Cape Town (GGDCPT), has said. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 14:30 · Brandon Gregory
Look to the future when evaluating conventional IT practice – Young
Companies must take into account their future aims if evaluations over the continuing use of conventional IT practices are to be worthwhile, according to Colleen Young, head of chief information officer (CIO) research, vice president and analyst at Gartner. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
NigeriaCom Day One: Present network challenges and future data prospects
The much anticipated 2013 NigeriaCom conference got underway at the prestigious Oriental Hotel, at the heart of Nigeria's tech capital of Lagos yesterday, with participants and speakers drawn from various sectors of the industry. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian interconnect exchange carriers to deploy specialist voice switches
World Telecoms Labs has announced five Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC)-licensed interconnect exchange carriers are set to deploy the company’s specialist high capacity voice switching equipment. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Multiple lines per user blur true subscriber numbers – MTN Nigeria
It would be difficult to ascertain the actual numbers of mobile subscribers in Nigeria due to subscribers having three lines each on average, according to Bayo Adekanmbi, general manager of business intelligence at MTN Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 08:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Tech4Africa reveals line-up
Technology conference Tech4Africa has revealed its programme, following the closure of speaker submissions for the event taking place in October, in South Africa. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 07:00 · Winfred Kuria
Cloud and Virtualization Africa Summit set for Johannesburg
The annual Cloud and Virtualization Africa Summit will take place on September 30 and October 1, bringing together industry thought leaders. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian stakeholders disagree on quality of telecoms services
Speakers and audience clashed over the quality of mobile network services in Nigeria at the NigeriaCom conference being held today in Lagos. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nailab to host first Mombasa Hackathon
Kenyan startup incubator and accelerator Nailab will holding its first Mombasa Hackathon on Friday and Saturday, bringing together tech enthusiasts from the region to build on existing ideas and develop new ones → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
15% of Nigerian operator revenue comes from data – Informa
Data is responsible for 15 per cent of service revenue in the Nigerian telecommunications sector, Thecla Mbongue, senior research analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media, has revealed. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 10:30 · Brandon Gregory
Three technologies businesses should use – Bona
IT allows businesses to optimise their processes and provides a new means by which business can compete through new models, said analyst Alexa Bona during her presentation at the Gartner Symposium in Cape Town yesterday. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
BBC to discuss its BBC Hausa upgrade at NigeriaCom
The BBC will unveil the reasoning behind its “responsive design” upgrade of the BBC Hausa website at NigeriaCom in Lagos, today. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 09:30 · Nick Sato
Sony awards to recognise Kenya’s best photographer
The 2014 Sony World Photography Awards have been launched, including a new Kenya National Awards category. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 08:30 · Richard Cutcher
New telecoms awards for Mobile World Congress 2014
Telecoms.com has launched its first Industry Awards, with 16 categories and winners to be announced at Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona in February. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Stakeholders to discuss challenges of electronic business in Nigeria
The challenges faced by owners of electronic businesses in Nigeria will be discussed by stakeholders from various industries and sectors at the e-Business Fair organised by Connect Nigeria, an information search portal. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Ghana named CIMG Telcom Company of the year
Airtel Ghana has bagged the Telecom Company of the Year award from the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG), held on Friday, the company’s second win in the last four years. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 16:00 · Brandon Gregory
Technological change will create digital industrial economy
Smart devices are taking over the world and technology will continue to change, increasingly impacting the digital industrial economy, according to Peter Sondergaard, senior vice president of Gartner. → Read more
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