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Fri, March 14th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju
Smile partners Ericsson in Nigeria for 4G on 800MHz spectrum
Smile Communications in Nigeria has announced the launch of a 4G/LTE network on 800MHz spectrum in Ibadan and Lagos, with Ericsson as the primary vendor. → Read more
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Fri, March 14th, 16:30 · Agatha Nduku
Namibia launches IXP
Namibia has officially launched the Windhoek Internet Exchange Point (WIXP), a domestic IXP that eliminates dependence on international connectivity for local internet services and internet-based communications. → Read more
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Fri, March 14th, 14:00 · Chris Udemans
Gijima announces new CFO
South African ICT firm Gijima has announced Ernst Röth will be taking over as chief financial officer (CFO) effective April 1, 2014. → Read more
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Fri, March 14th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
WorldRemit secures $40m funding from Accel Partners
European investment company Accel Partners has invested US$40 million in WorldRemit, an online money remittance service operating in Ghana and Somalia, providing the service’s first Series A investment. → Read more
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Fri, March 14th, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
Zuckerberg calls Obama to express surveillance frustration
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has called American president Barack Obama to express his frustration at “the damage the government is doing” with its surveillance programmes. → Read more
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Fri, March 14th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya, SA students win IBM Master the Mainframe Africa competition
Four students from Kenya and South Africa have been chosen as the overall winners of the African leg of IBM’s Master the Mainframe contest that has students take charge of world-class zEnterprise computing platforms and showcase their talents while learning sought-after enterprise computing skills. → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Google acquires game developer Green Throttle
Google has acquired gaming and game peripheral developer Green Throttle Games, in a move prompting speculation a games-oriented set-top box for television may be under development. → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 17:30 · Chris Udemans
Mt. Gox affiliate has assets seized – report
Mt. Gox Inc, the United States-based affiliate to Japanese Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, has had its assets seized by a Chicago court, according to a report. → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA should focus on cutting data costs, not MTRs – ISPA
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) should prioritise lowering the costs of mobile data, not focus on cutting the cost of voice calls, according to the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA). → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
NSA reforms vindicate my actions – Snowden
American whistleblower Edward Snowden has said his actions have been vindicated by proposed National Security Agency (NSA) reforms, according to a report. → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 06:00 · Chris Udemans
Dark web enables malware – McAfee
Computer security firm McAfee has highlighted the role of the dark web malware industry as an enabler of high-profile point-of-sale (POS) attacks and data breaches. → Read more
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Wed, March 12th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Internet must remain free beyond 25th birthday – Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the internet, has called for renewed efforts to ensure the internet remains free and accessible to all as it celebrates its 25th birthday today. → Read more
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Wed, March 12th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s spectrum bid winner pays $23.25m for licence
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed Bitflux Communications, the winner of the bid for the recently auctioned 2.3GHz frequency spectrum, yesterday paid the required US$23.25 million for the spectrum. → Read more
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Wed, March 12th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria to boost broadband penetration with Smart States initiative
The ongoing efforts of Nigeria’s Ministry of Communication Technology to increase broadband penetration will be boosted by the Smart States initiative of the ministry in partnership with Lagos state and Abuja Federal Capital City. → Read more
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Wed, March 12th, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Wananchi partners Nairobi county for free primary school internet
Internet service provider (ISP) Wananchi Group, the Kenya Education Network (KENET) and the County Government of Nairobi have signed an agreement for a project named WazED, which will provide an estimated 2,715 schools within Nairobi county with free internet. → Read more
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Wed, March 12th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
Afrihost to half unshaped ADSL costs
South African internet service provider (ISP) Afrihost has announced it will be halving its unshaped ADSL prices, the second price cut in six months, providing the country with internet accessibility for as low as ZAR2 (US$0.19) per gigabyte. → Read more
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Wed, March 12th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Businesses should adopt app-engineered systems for data storage – Oracle
Businesses should adopt more powerful and cost efficient storage solutions if they are to remain competitive in an increasingly data-heavy world, according to Carlo Vaiti, chief technologist and senior director at Oracle Solutions Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). → Read more
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Tue, March 11th, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
Jovago’s hotel listings across Africa hit 2,000
Rocket Internet’s African booking portal Jovago has announced it has more than 2,000 hotels in Africa listed on its platform less than one year since it began operations. → Read more
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Tue, March 11th, 16:20 · Paul Adepoju
Oando introduces Nigerian pupils to coding through new initiative
International oil and gas company Oando through its foundation has unveiled an initiative to expose Nigerian pupils to training on how to write software codes. → Read more
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Tue, March 11th, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju
Gambia records fourfold increase in internet bandwidth in two years
Gambia has recorded 400 per cent growth in its internet bandwidth since 2012, when the African Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine cable was inaugurated. → Read more
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