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Mon, September 2nd, 19:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria Internet Group makes case for zonal frequency allocation
The Nigeria Internet Group (NIG) has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to shelve its plan to increase internet penetration via the award of frequency spectrum to companies on a national basis. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 19:20 · Nanine Steenkamp
Open letter: ICASA’s proposed LLU regulations compromises NDP
The South African Communication Union (SACU) has written an open letter to Yunus Carrim, minister of communications, demanding he intervene with the local loop unbundling (LLU) regulations which the union claims do not comply with the governmental strategy of development. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Take action on broadband – Dr Pepper
The focus in the South African broadband dialogue needs to shift from ubiquity to impact, according to Dr Robert Pepper, vice president of global technology policy at CISCO. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
Microsoft and Google join forces to battle US government gagging orders
Microsoft and Google are set to sue the United States government in a bid to be allowed to publish more information on the official requests for user data they receive from the National Security Agency (NSA). → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
SEACOM and France-IX form partnership
SEACOM and France-IX will launch its commercial offerings at the Africa Interconnection and Peering Forum (AfPIF) in Morocco next week, after signing a peering partnership. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Too many delays to SA broadband policy – Carrim
There have been too many delays to the creation of South Africa’s broadband policy, according to the country’s latest minister for communications Yunus Carrim, and government and industry must work together in order for the country to reap the economic and social benefits of broadband. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 13:30 · Kamau Mbote
ICANN concludes gTLD initial evaluation phase for 1700 applications
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) generic domains division has completed the initial phase of the new generic top level domains (gTLD) programme that will move more than 1,700 applications to the next phase. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 09:00 · Jack Barton
Telkom Mobile operating largest Wi-Fi network in South Africa
Telkom Mobile says it is now operating South Africa’s biggest Wi-Fi network, with hotspots in 1,500 locations nationwide. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 08:30 · Tom Jackson
Top Google executive joins China’s Xiaomi
Google’s vice president of product management for Android has left the company to join Chinese smartphone firm Xiaomi. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Lanre Akinlagun, managing director of Drinks.ng
Lanre Akinlagun, managing director of Drinks.ng, a website allows Nigerians, especially residents of Lagos state, to order various beverages online. → Read more
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Sat, August 31st, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Drinks.ng set to start selling ice online
Drinks.ng is to start selling ice online after it successful establishment allowing Nigerians to order drinks online, according to managing director Lanre Akinlagun. → Read more
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Fri, August 30th, 19:00 · Jack Barton
Cell C limits BlackBerry data usage
South African operator Cell C faces anger from customers after it set a data usage limit of two gigabytes per month for its BlackBerry users. → Read more
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Fri, August 30th, 18:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya Power blames fibre optic cable installations for recent outages
Kenya Power has claimed its recent power outages have been caused by the ongoing fibre optic projects in the nation’s capital Nairobi. → Read more
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Fri, August 30th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan online firms register huge traffic, urges government policy on e-commerce
Kenya’s online companies have urged the government to make clear frameworks and policies in support of e-commerce in the country, with experts terming the sector as “mammoth”. → Read more
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Fri, August 30th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
Afrihost, MTN internet problems due to cyberattack
South African internet service provider (ISP) Afrihost has confirmed an outage on the MTN network on Wednesday which affected Afrihost and Axxess customers was caused by a denial-of-service attack. → Read more
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Fri, August 30th, 16:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Yahoo! to launch new mobile web experience
Yahoo! will be launching a mobile web renovation of its services, with new features expected to be added and performance improved. → Read more
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Fri, August 30th, 15:30 · Kamau Mbote
Kenya’s CDSC upgrading IT system
The Central Depository and Settlement Corporation (CDSC), Kenya’s repository for electronic shares, is upgrading, to improve the usability of the system. → Read more
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Fri, August 30th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian government seeks to monitor and control cyberspace with new law
Labaran Maku, Nigeria’s information minister, has announced government plans to monitor and control cyberspace in order to tackle cybercrime. → Read more
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Fri, August 30th, 13:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Google Translate to add more African languages
Google Translate has requested help from African translators as it aims to include more of the continent’s languages in its web-based translation services. → Read more
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Fri, August 30th, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju
Mobile optimised sites are imperative in Nigeria – Lanre Akinlagun
It is imperative for every serious business to have a website optimised for mobile users, Lanre Akinlagun, managing director of Drinks.ng, has told HumanIPO. → Read more
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