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Sat, November 16th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Africa should be optimistic about connectivity, still work to do – panelists
Africa should be optimistic regarding the current state of connectivity as undersea connectivity is good, although there is work to do on terrestrial connections, according to panelists at AfricaCom. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 18:30 · Kamau Mbote
Intel launches Explore & learn platform in Kenya
Intel has launched its Explore and Learn Marketplace app for parents and children offering quality digital content for the Kenyan education system. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telecom Egypt profit nears $100m for Q3
Telecom Egypt has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2013, revealing a EGP650 million (US$94.3 million) in net profit for the quarter, while revenues grew significantly. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA must speak on white space spectrum – Hart
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) must regulate on white space spectrum, as developing white space technologies will benefit future generations, according to Arno Hart, project manager at the Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa (TENET). → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
WIOCC to launch undersea cable connectivity in Somalia
Africa carrier WIOCC, in conjunction with local shareholder Dalkom Somalia, is set to launch fibre connectivity to and from Somalia via the EASSy cable in the first quarter of 2014. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kopo Kopo gets $2.6m in funding
Kenyan merchant services platform Kopo Kopo has secured US$2.6 million in financing, enabling it to expand its service offering and branch out across Africa. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 14:30 · Richard Cutcher
Competition driving down broadband prices in Mozambique – report
The introduction of a third mobile operator in Mozambique has led to a drop in prices in the Southern African country, which is expected to almost double its data revenue over by 2017. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Regulator framework needed for African fibre rollout – panelists
African regulators must create a framework for the rollout of terrestrial fibre in order to support an increase in high speed broadband penetration across the continent, according to panelists speaking at AfricaCom 2013 in Cape Town yesterday (Thursday). → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
Ericsson and Huawei take over MTN infrastructure in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has signed a managed services contract with Ericsson and Huawei to optimise and carry out field maintenance on the network’s infrastructure across the country. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 12:00 · Brandon Gregory
The road to broadband growth in South Africa
Speaking at AfricaCom 2013 in Cape Town yesterday, Carel Booysen, executive for business broadband at Telkom South Africa, discussed the role broadband and internet access plays in the growth of the country's economy. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
Alcatel-Lucent “back in the game” – CEO
Alcatel-Lucent’s refocusing of its priorities and planning for a future based around cloud, LTE and patent monetisation has put it “back in the game”, according to chief executive officer (CEO) Michel Combes. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 07:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Significant barriers to cloud adoption in Africa remain – panelists
Organisational capacity, customer understanding, and the lack of high-speed internet are some of the key challenges to mobile operators adopting cloud technologies in Africa, according to panelists speaking at AfricaCom 2013, in Cape Town, on Wednesday. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Satellite, not free computers, will boost e-education in Africa
Video and television content provided via satellite is the most viable option for providing educational content to rural Africa, not distributing computers, according to Richard Bell, group chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wananchi Group. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
Developers can now build cognitive apps through IBM Watson Technology
IBM will make its Watson technology available as a development platform in the cloud, enabling a worldwide community of software application providers to build a new generation of apps infused with cognitive computing intelligence. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 18:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Ugandans to report corruption with new app
The Uganda Media Development Foundation (UMDF), through its project Action for Transparency (A4T), has launched a new app allowing citizens to report corruption incidents in social service delivery through their mobile devices. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 17:30 · Brandon Gregory
Content and fixed broadband to drive internet traffic in Africa
Moving forward in African traffic management technologies will be realised through content and fixed broadband networks, according to Richard Bell, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wananchi Group, during his presentation at AfricaCom 2013, in Cape Town. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
FibreCo’s 2,000km SA broadband network goes live
FibreCo Telecommunications has launched its fibre-optic network between connecting South African cities Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, East London and Cape Town. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
25 years before total SA internet penetration – MTN
It will take 25 years for South Africa’s four operators to achieve 100 per cent internet penetration, unless investment is significantly speeded up, according to Lambo Kanagaratnam, chief enterprise business officer at MTN South Africa. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 13:30 · Nick Sato
Benin first to reserve dotAfrica name, more governments urged
The African Union Commission (AUC) has urged African governments to reserve their domains ahead of the the launch of dotAfrica (.Africa), with Benin the only country to have done so as yet. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 10:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Facebook reacts to Adobe hack with new protection
Facebook has moved to protect its users who may have been compromised by the recent hack attack on Adobe log-ins that affected millions of users. → Read more
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