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Mon, January 7th, 07:49 · Tefo Mohapi

Etisalat Egypt partners with Ericsson to prepare network for LTE coverage

Etisalat Egypt and Ericsson will “transform the telecom operator’s radio network to enable a full range of converged information and telecom services” in a new agreement. → Read more
Sun, January 6th, 19:52 · Tefo Mohapi

No more capped ADSL for SA’s Telkom customers

Telkom, South Africa’s partially state owned telecommunications company, is removing the “hard cap” on its capped ADSL services, instead allowing customers to continue having Internet access even after exhausting their allocated traffic allowance. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 14:08 · Elly Okutoyi

OPINION: Kenya’s CCK is not as powerful as it thinks it is

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has for a long time portrayed itself as the ultimate authority when it comes to matters of communication in the East African nation. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 13:41 · HumanIPO

Emergency services unavailable due to cable theft

Emergency services in Queenstown, South Africa, are currently out of reach to the public after a cable theft yesterday (Thursday). → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 12:49 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian satellite centre hopes training will bring native innovation and progress

The Nigerian Centre for Satellite Technology Development (CSTD) has announced its readiness to train Nigerian engineers in the relevant areas, in order to fulfill the goal of designing and fabricating their own space satellites by 2018. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 08:48 · HumanIPO

Zambia nationwide radio imminent

Zambians could enjoy national airwaves in the near future after the Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA) announced it had begun assessing and exploring the possibilities of radio expansion. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 07:53 · Paul Adepoju

Mobile number portability hailed by NCC Director, gives date of commencement

Nigeria’s mobile number portability (MNP) policy will drive competition among Nigerian network providers and encourage operators to increase their valued-added services, says Tony Ojobo, Director of Public Affairs at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). → Read more
Thu, January 3rd, 13:16 · Tefo Mohapi

New Vox Telecom CEO announced

Jacques du Toit has been confirmed the new Chief Executive at South Africa’s Vox Telecom effective from 01 January 2013, replacing a joint CEO partnership. → Read more
Thu, January 3rd, 09:26 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian telecoms operators assure users of improved service quality in 2013

Nigerian telecoms subscribers have been assured by the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) of an improvement in the quality of services being offered by the various network service providers operating in Nigeria in 2013. → Read more
Thu, January 3rd, 07:20 · Tefo Mohapi

Telecom Egypt to get mobile services license by mid-2013

Egypt’s National Telecom Regulatory Authority is to grant Telecom Egypt a mobile services license by the middle of this year as it pushes ahead with opening up the country’s telecommunications wholesale services market. → Read more
Wed, January 2nd, 15:08 · Richard Cutcher

Qataris increase share in Tunisian operator to 90 percent

The Tunisian government has sold a further 15 percent stake in Tunisiana, the country’s largest mobile operator, to Qatari Telecom (Qtel). → Read more
Wed, January 2nd, 14:30 · HumanIPO

MTN awards millions in shares

Ten MTN directors are set up to be millionaires with shares worth R55.6 million (US$6.5 million), as granted according to the operator’s 2010 performance plan. → Read more
Wed, January 2nd, 13:11 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian mobile subscribers taunt government for poor handling of Telecoms Equipment Bill

The Nigerian government has been called upon to speed up its plans concerning a proposed bill conferring critical national resource status on telecommunications equipment across the nation. → Read more
Wed, January 2nd, 10:29 · Paul Adepoju

NCC to issue new Spectra Licenses, reveals 2013 agenda

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed plans to issue three batches of new spectrum licenses which will improve broadband development and fixed phone lines. → Read more
Wed, January 2nd, 09:10 · Elly Okutoyi

Tanzania begins analogue switch-off ahead of other East African countries

Tanzania became East Africa’s first country to begin analogue TV signal switch-off after the Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology announced that Dar es Salaam would be the first city in the nation to enter into the digital broadcasting system. → Read more
Wed, January 2nd, 04:54 · Richard Cutcher

African Tech Review: Digital Migration progress is vital in 2013

For African politicians and officials involved in the increasingly protracted Digital Migration, 2012 has been a year they would rather forget, but how realistic is significant progress over the next 12 months? → Read more
Tue, January 1st, 08:18 · Brandon Gregory

FEATURE: Vodacom, MTN, Cell C and 8ta making provisions for faster internet for 2013

With the roll-out of multiple Long Term Evolution (LTE) projects and trials, South Africans can expect improved wireless communication of high-speed data for their mobile phones. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 14:59 · Paul Adepoju

Telecommunications towers threaten Liberia’s airspace

Frederick B Norkeh, the Liberian Telecommunications Minister, has concerns sky-high towers that lack security lights could be putting the nation’s airspace at risk. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 13:52 · Paul Adepoju

MTN Ghana rewards mobile money senders and receivers with Christmas promo

MTN Ghana, in the spirit of the Christmas, will reward individuals using its Mobile Money service to money to friends, families and other loved ones during the Christmas season. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan

E.tv wins court case against Dina Pule

The High Court of South Gauteng has ruled in favour of e.tv in finding that Communications Minister Dina Pule overreached her powers in awarding set-top-box controls to Sentech. → Read more