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Fri, November 28th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Ghana to abolish taxes on imported smartphones by 2015
The Ghanaian government has announced it would abolish taxes on all imported smartphones by next. This development was announced by the government through the 2015 budget. → Read more
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Thu, November 27th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel’s first commercial LTE network in Africa launched in Seychelles
Telecoms company Airtel has launched 4G LTE service in Seychelles, this is Airtel’s first commercial LTE network in Africa. → Read more
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Tue, November 25th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Feature: Fake websites the strongest threat for ecommerce in Africa
In several African countries, ecommerce is on the horizon and citizens are beginning to open their arms to embrace the virtual-world-made-real community. But although mode of payment, accessibility and education of prospective online shoppers are seen as major setbacks, the increasing interest of cyber criminals in the multibillion dollar ecommerce sector poses more harm than other threats put together. → Read more
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Tue, November 25th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Giddiphones.com is simplifying the way Nigerians buy phones – Olulana
A new online ad site that allows individuals to buy mobile devices has been launched in Nigeria. Dubbed giddiphones.com, the platform allows buyers and sellers to meet and transact business. → Read more
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Mon, November 24th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Mayor of Cape Town announces free WiFi at 61 public buildings
The executive mayor of Cape Town Patricia de Lille has announced 61 public buildings in the city would have free WiFi by June 2015. → Read more
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Fri, November 21st, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Connecting with purpose: The internet forces shaping modern Africa
In this guest post for HumanIPO, Alex Salter, CEO of SamKnows urges African nations should leverage the lessons already learned by other global telecom regulators and governments. → Read more
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Fri, November 21st, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
ICT to be largest contributor to Nigeria’s GDP by 2020 – Johnson
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria's minister of communication technology Omobola Johnson has predicted ICT would be the highest contributor to Nigeria's GDP by 2020. She said this at the just concluded eNigeria 2014. → Read more
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Thu, November 20th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Vodafone, Afrimax partner to provide voice and data services in Uganda
Telecoms company Vodafone has announced a partnership with broadband company Afrimax to provide voice and data services in Uganda. → Read more
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Thu, November 20th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Mobile subscribers in Africa set to hit one billion – Ericsson
The latest Ericsson Mobility Report launched yesterday (Wednesday) revealed that proliferation of mobile technology continues to grow at a rapid pace. According to the report, Africa has topped 880 million in mobile subscriptions for Q3 2014, whilst 90 per cent of the world's population over six years old is predicted to have a mobile phone by 2020. → Read more
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Mon, November 17th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN, others promise to improve QoS
Wale Goodluck, Corporate Service Executive for MTN Nigeria has announced the network's commitment towards improving its quality of service (QoS). He said this at the recently held 76th Telecoms Consumer Parliament organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in Lagos. → Read more
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Mon, November 17th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Online privacy is the new luxury – Victoria Milan
Sigurd Vedal, founder and CEO of Victoria Milan has described online privacy as the new luxury. Vedal said this while commenting on the report of a survey that revealed over 80% of individuals seeking extramarital affairs are afraid that their device's data will end up in the wrong hands. → Read more
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Mon, November 17th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Internet threatens scholarship – Nobel laureate
Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has warned that continual reliance on the internet poses great threat to scholarship. He said this while delivering the 3rd annual Zik Lecture at Nigeria's Nnamdi Azikiwe University. → Read more
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Mon, November 17th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
New crowdfunding platform launched in Uganda
A new crowdfunding funding called Akabbo has been launched in Uganda, the objective for the platform is to help individuals and entrepreneurs to raise money for specific causes, activities, ideas and/or events. → Read more
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Fri, November 14th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Microsoft, Skrill, operators to launch new portal
Microsoft through its 4Afrika initiative is partnering with Skrill to launch a platform that would allow Africans to purchase products from lobal internet brands; they would also be able to access Microsoft products and educational contents. → Read more
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Fri, November 14th, 10:01 · Paul Adepoju
Guest Post: African ICT must seize opportunity
In this guest post for HumanIPO, Ayanda Dlamini, Business Development Manager at LGR Telecommunications notes that as the next big frontier for market growth, Africa is rich with potential. But African businesses have been slow to capitalise on this, and stand to lose out to foreign players. → Read more
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Wed, November 12th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Africa Data Challenge holds Nov 18
International non-governmental organisation (NGO) The Planet Earth Institute (PEI) today announced it would be hosting Africa Data Challenge on November 18 as part of their #ScienceAfrica UnConference, held at Impact HUB, Westminster. → Read more
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Wed, November 12th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
4G LTE launched in Rwanda
Rwanda has become the latest African country to join the 4G LTE network following the launch of the service in Kigali the country's capital. → Read more
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Wed, November 12th, 12:11 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s IroFit secures $600k funding
Nigerian internet-free mobile payment startup IroFit has secured US$600,000 seed funding from investors including Inventure, Solinor, and Rasheed Olaoluwa a Nigerian angel investor. → Read more
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Tue, November 11th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel subscribers in Kenya to enjoy Internet.org mobile app
Airtel has announced it is partnering with Facebook's Internet.org to offer its subscribers in Kenya access to the Internet.org mobile app that offers users locally relevant basic internet services free of charge with the aim of enhancing easy access for its prepaid and postpaid subscribers. → Read more
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Tue, November 11th, 11:12 · Paul Adepoju
Security a top priority as Africa moves to LTE – Fortinet
Perry Hutton, regional director of Fortinet for Africa has stressed the need for telecos and carriers in Africa to take security seriously as LTE is becoming increasingly mainstream across the continent. → Read more
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