Telecoms, Page 75
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Thu, May 9th, 07:56 · Mercy Makumi
IBM launches Innovation Centre in Nairobi
IBM launched a client and innovation centre in Nairobi yesterday which will allow clients to walk in and discuss their innovation plans. → Read more
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Wed, May 8th, 13:46 · Richard Cutcher
KT Corp circling Telkom business again
Korea Telecom (KT Corp) is looking into buying Telkom’s iWayAfrica internet service as a way of breaking into the African market. → Read more
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Wed, May 8th, 12:49 · Paul Adepoju
Digital content producers in Nigeria need to take a stand – Nkiru Asika
A call has been made for digital content producers in Nigeria to stand firm on the remuneration they receive from network operators which run their products. → Read more
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Wed, May 8th, 12:43 · Paul Adepoju
We don’t make much noise at Airtel – Deepak Srivastava
Deepak Srivastava, chief operating officer and executive director of Airtel Nigeria, has said unlike other networks in the country, Airtel is not making much noise about its achievement. → Read more
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Wed, May 8th, 12:38 · Richard Cutcher
Cell C deny claims of unpaid ICASA fees
South Africa’s third largest mobile operator, Cell C, has hit back at the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) for suggestions it owes ZAR107.3 million (US$11.8 million) in licence fees. → Read more
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Wed, May 8th, 10:39 · Richard Cutcher
SEACOM adds Epsilon operators in partnership
Global network exchange Epsilon Telecommunications has signed an agreement with provider SEACOM so it can offer its services to Africa. → Read more
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Wed, May 8th, 08:50 · Richard Cutcher
Altron reveal extent of losses
IT and telecommunications group Altron has posted a headline earnings per share decrease of 29 per cent compared to last year in its annual financial results to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). → Read more
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Wed, May 8th, 07:20 · Tom Jackson
Altech shares tumble
Altech shares fell almost 6 per cent in midday trade on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange yesterday, in spite of its chief executive officer (CEO) saying he would give up his bonus in the wake of poor financial results. → Read more
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Tue, May 7th, 14:26 · Susan Mwenesi
Motorola’s injunction abused its position – EU
European Union (EU) officials have slammed Google-owned Motorola Mobility for filing a patent injunction against Apple, saying the company abused its position → Read more
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Tue, May 7th, 14:20 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telkom Gauteng services to be restored soon
Telkom’s suspended services in selected residential areas of Gauteng will be restored on Friday, May 10, as the South African telecommunications company progressively repairs damages caused by cable theft. → Read more
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Tue, May 7th, 10:30 · Tom Jackson
Ivory Coast telecoms risk losing licences
Telecommunications companies in Ivory Coast risk losing their licences due to poor service, while the government is also seeking to ensure part local ownership. → Read more
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Tue, May 7th, 09:19 · Richard Cutcher
Altech chief gives up bonus
The chief executive of IT and multimedia giant Altech has given up his 2012/2013 bonus as a result of the company’s poor financial performance. → Read more
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Mon, May 6th, 12:46 · Susan Mwenesi
Uganda’s SIM card registration in final stages
Uganda’s SIM registration exercise is in its final stages after being started more than a year ago. → Read more
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Mon, May 6th, 09:54 · Richard Cutcher
Ghanaian network operators penalised
Five mobile operators have been fined a collective GHS900,000 (US$455,000) for violating quality of service (QoS) standards in Ghana in the first quarter of 2013. → Read more
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Mon, May 6th, 08:26 · Paul Adepoju
NGN1.3 billion paid in fines by Nigerian mobile operators
Nigeria’s top mobile operators have paid NGN1.3 billion (US$8.2 million) in fines within nine months for not providing an acceptable standard of services and ignoring directives from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 13:38 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom in $120,000 flood rescue
Safaricom Foundation has donated a total of KSh10 million (US$120,000) towards the rescue efforts of flood victims after the Kenya Red Cross Society appealed for funds to help rescue efforts. → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 11:59 · Tom Jackson
Bharti Airtel sells 5% stake to Qatar Foundation, banks $1.26bn
Indian telecom Bharti Airtel has agreed to sell a 5 per cent stake to the Qatar Foundation Endowment (QFE), as it looks for capital to boost its growth after being dragged down by losses from its African operations. → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Rwandan SIM registration goes digital
Rwandans living in the Diaspora can now register their SIM cards online, saving them from having to return home to beat the July 31 registration deadline. → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 09:32 · Nanine Steenkamp
Bell experiment heard at last
A more than a century-old experimental sound recording by Alexander Graham Bell has been recovered by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory after its rediscovery in the National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institute . → Read more
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Fri, May 3rd, 08:30 · Mercy Makumi
IDC reports tablets market surge
Tablet shipments in the first quarter of this year totalled 49.2 million units, eclipsing the total for the entire first half of 2012. → Read more
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