Featured, Page 50
-
Mon, May 26th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Globacom Nigeria targets 90% 3G coverage in 6 months, set to upgrade network
Globacom has announced plans to increase its 3G coverage in Nigeria to 90 per cent from the current 43 per cent, while it will also invest in network upgrades in order to tackle quality of service (QoS) issues. → Read more
-
Sun, May 25th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FEATURE: The week in startups 25/05/2014
This week, numerous startups from around the continent were awarded for their innovative offerings at events from Madagascar to Zimbabwe to South Africa, and new startups entered the market hoping to make life easier for Africans. → Read more
-
Fri, May 23rd, 18:30 · Chris Udemans
SA transport minister denies KwaZulu-Natal set for e-tolls
South African minister of transport Dipuo Peters has denied reports e-tolls will be introduced to KwaZulu-Natal. → Read more
-
Fri, May 23rd, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
NCC extends ban on Glo, MTN, Airtel SIM card sales
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has extended the one month ban it placed on the sale of new SIM cards by operators Glo, MTN and Airtel last month over poor quality of service (QoS). → Read more
-
Fri, May 23rd, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Africa can accelerate global tech through white spaces – Microsoft 4Afrika
Africa can “accelerate technology for the world”, in particular through leading the way with white space broadband connectivity, according to Paul Garnett, director of technology policy at Microsoft. → Read more
-
Fri, May 23rd, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
Cape Town’s Shopstar celebrates first birthday with funding offer
Cape Town startup Shopstar, an e-commerce platform which allows anyone to create and manage their own online shop, has celebrated its first birthday by receiving a funding offer and helping to launch 80 shops with a combined turnover of ZAR2 million (US$193,000) → Read more
-
Fri, May 23rd, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s largest TV network to be split to achieve digital switchover
Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has announced plans to split the government-owned Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) into two independent parts as directed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) towards achieving digital migration. → Read more
-
Fri, May 23rd, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA may scrutinise telecoms mergers, acquisitions
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has said a number of high-profile mergers and acquisitions in the telecommunications sector may be subject to the regulator’s scrutiny regardless of any rulings by the Competition Commission, while also disputing the regulator’s failure to allocate more spectrum is responsible for the mergers. → Read more
-
Fri, May 23rd, 15:00 · Agatha Nduku
World Bank to fund next phase of Kenya’s county internet project
The World Bank is to fund the next phase of the programme connecting all Kenyan counties to the fibre optic network by the end of next year, according to Ministry of ICT cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiangi. → Read more
-
Fri, May 23rd, 14:00 · Chris Udemans
CWU to resist Telkom job cuts
South Africa’s Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) has said it will resist part state-owned telecommunications company Telkom’s plans to cut 1,000 jobs. → Read more
-
Fri, May 23rd, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange Kenya rolls out 3G network in Nakuru county
Orange has rolled out its 3G network in Nakuru county, making it the sixth county to be connected to the high-speed network. → Read more
-
Fri, May 23rd, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Ugandan startup brings exam revision online
Ugandan startup Moquestions is building an online depository for exam papers, allowing students to access questions from learning institutions across the world via a subscription model. → Read more
-
Fri, May 23rd, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Malawi electronic vote counting system breaks down
This week’s elections in Malawi were disrupted after the country’s expensive electronic vote counting system broke down in spite of heavy investment, with election officials resorting to fax and email to tally the votes, causing delays in the release of the results. → Read more
-
Fri, May 23rd, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju
Internet abuse a universal plague – Soyinka
Nigerian Prof Wole Soyinka, a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, believes internet abuse is becoming a universal plague, and has called for collective, professional action to protect the integrity of the medium. → Read more
-
Fri, May 23rd, 11:00 · Agatha Nduku
Orange Kenya amends “misleading” advert, condemns media coverage
Orange Kenya has criticised some media reports for inaccuracy after amending an advert related to its and Safaricom’s call tariffs following a ruling by the the Advertising Standards Committee (ASC). → Read more
-
Fri, May 23rd, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
Mobile money not customer friendly
The current mobile money climate is not a customer friendly experience, according to Ruan Swanepoel, commercial manager of Tigo Pesa Tanzania. → Read more
-
Fri, May 23rd, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
Rural Ugandan women relying on agents to make mobile transactions
Women in rural Uganda are relying on mobile money agents to make transactions for them, highlighting a lack of mobile and numerical literacy, according to Lisa Kienzle, mobile financial services programme director at the Grameen Foundation. → Read more
-
Fri, May 23rd, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Business model key to startup success – StreetCar
Selection of a business model is the single most important aspect in achieving success when launching a startup, according to the founder of StreetCar. → Read more
-
Thu, May 22nd, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA begins MTR review
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has commenced a review of mobile termination rates (MTRs), issuing questionnaires to licensees to submit their input. → Read more
-
Thu, May 22nd, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Startup failure over-glorified, entrepreneurs should commit 200%
Startup failure is over-glorified, and entrepreneurs need to up their commitment to achieve success, according to Nathan Jeffery, founder of software development company MyEcommerce. → Read more
Follow African Tech Scene
Advertisement
Most read
-
GOtv says no monthly subscriptions for free-to-air channels
Mon, January 13th
-
HumanIPO shutting down on January 15
Tue, January 6th
-
-
BBC partners BlackBerry to deliver Hausa news via BBM in Nigeria
Mon, April 28th
-
Online company registration website now live in Kenya
Thu, February 28th
Latest by Category
-
Broadcasting
-
-
#ISurvivedEbola multimedia campaign launched
Tue, December 2nd
-
Events
-
Ghana to upgrade to chip embedded passports
Fri, December 19th
-
-
Features
-
Price a hindering factor to 4G uptake in Rwanda – retailers
Thu, January 8th
-
The startup community in Mozambique is very weak – Kande
Tue, December 23rd
-
Gadgets
-
MTN launches subscription-based video service in South Africa
Mon, January 5th
-
-
Internet
-
Price a hindering factor to 4G uptake in Rwanda – retailers
Thu, January 8th
-
-
Mobile
-
Safaricom launches bundled roaming service in 20 countries
Fri, January 9th
-
-
Policy
-
Price a hindering factor to 4G uptake in Rwanda – retailers
Thu, January 8th
-
-
Social Media
-
Mobile app on Nigeria’s heritage launched
Fri, December 19th
-
Prayerbox.co allows Christians to share prayer points, testimonies – founder
Fri, December 12th
-
Startups
-
-
-
Telecoms
-
-
Safaricom launches bundled roaming service in 20 countries
Fri, January 9th