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Fri, January 24th, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
Zando celebrates second anniversary
South African online fashion retailer Zando has celebrated its second year online, revealing a 98 per cent on-time delivery rate. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 05:00 · Chris Udemans
Alcatel-Lucent, BT create fastest internet connection
Alcatel-Lucent and British Telecommunications (BT) have created the fastest real world internet connection, measuring speeds of up to 1.4 terabytes per second, in an attempt to create a cost effective high speed network. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
More South Africans shopping online – PwC
A preview of a global survey on online shopping habits by professional services firm PwC has revealed more South Africans are shopping online, with 68 per cent of respondents using online vendors having made their first purchase within the last four years. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
Facebook demise reports over-exaggerated – research
Reports of Facebook’s demise have been grossly over-exaggerated, with its total active usage base dropping by only three per cent in the last quarter of 2013, according to a study by market research firm GlobalWebIndex. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade EASSy cable system
French telecommunications firm Alcatel-Lucent is to upgrade the 10,000 kilometre Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy) which runs from Sudan to South Africa, increasing its speeds to up to ten terabytes per second. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Burundi launches fibre optic backbone project
The Burundian president has officially launched the first phase of the country’s fibre optic network currently under construction, which he says will accelerate the country’s economic growth and transform Burundi into a regional ICT leader by 2025. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
DCA Trust, ICANN dispute over .africa going to international review panel
The dispute between the DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA Trust) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) over the former’s application to manage the .africa generic top-level domain (gTLD) will be decided by the Independent Review Process (IRP) panel. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 10:20 · Tom Jackson
Dimension Data buys out remaining AccessKenya shareholders
South Africa’s Dimension Data has compulsorily bought out AccessKenya shareholders who did not accept the company’s acquisition offer last year. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
IoE could generate $14.3bn in revenues for SA
South Africa’s public sector could benefit to the tune of ZAR152.58 billion (US$14.3 billion) in the next decade if it implements Internet of Everything (IoE) technology, according to a Cisco study. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
New global commission on internet governance inaugurated
A global commission on internet governance has been inaugurated by The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House). → Read more
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Wed, January 22nd, 18:20 · Tom Jackson
SA e-book adoption to remain “limited” – PwC
South Africa’s uptake of e-books will remain “limited” for the next five years, due to the high cost of bandwidth, lack of e-readers and government legislation, according to a report by PwC. → Read more
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Wed, January 22nd, 17:40 · Chris Udemans
Foodstantly cuts out middlemen with online food platform
Nigerian startup Foodstantly is hoping to provide a platform for buying and selling fresh farm produce as well as pre-cooked meals on the internet, cutting out the middleman in the country’s agricultural industry. → Read more
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Wed, January 22nd, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
Zamtel launches LTE service
The Zambia Telecommunications Company (Zamtel) has joined MTN Zambia in the country’s LTE market, launching a 4G service in the second city Kitwe. → Read more
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Wed, January 22nd, 10:20 · Chris Udemans
iBurst launches learnership programme for unemployed
South African wireless internet provider iBurst has launched a 12-month learnership program for 50 unemployed students in Soweto and Eldorado Park, proving the scholars with practical skills in a number of different fields. → Read more
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Wed, January 22nd, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Olaoluwa Samuel-Biyi, co-founder, SureGifts.com.ng
In 2013, three employees of Jumia Nigeria left the company after gathering enough experience to further build the booming e-commerce sector in Nigeria. Three months later, Olaoluwa Samuel-Biyi, Adeoye Ojo and Babafemi Lawal launched SureGifts.com.ng, a platform that aims to popularise gift cards in Nigeria. Samuel-Biyi tells HumanIPO how the platform plans to revolutionise the act of giving without losing the personal touch. → Read more
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Wed, January 22nd, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
WAPA, WBA join forces for Wi-Fi webinars
South African wireless operators’ body the Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA) has joined forces with the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) to host a series of webinars, hoping to drive the development of Wi-Fi in South Africa. → Read more
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Wed, January 22nd, 06:00 · Chris Udemans
Worst passwords of 2013 announced
Password management providers SplashData has released its list of 2013’s worst passwords, revealing the most common passwords used on the internet are also the most obvious. → Read more
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Tue, January 21st, 18:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s president approves additional fee for frequency spectrum licence
Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has approved an additional fee to be paid for the nation’s frequency spectrum licence, soon to be auctioned by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). → Read more
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Tue, January 21st, 17:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
GSMA joins A4AI
The GSM Association (GSMA) has joined the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), pledging to work to identify and address policy and regulatory barriers to internet access and affordability worldwide. → Read more
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Tue, January 21st, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SEACOM investing in cloud in Kenya, SA
SEACOM is investing in developing cloud infrastructures in Kenya and South Africa, with the aim of attracting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in East and Southern Africa to move to the cloud. → Read more
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