A Kenya-based company has won a landmark deal to spearhead the implementation of modern technology in co-operative societies across East Africa.
Safaricom has become the first mobile telephony services provider in East Africa to adopt a managed services concept based on Cisco solutions.
Interswitch, Nigeria electronic payment transaction and switching company, has held its Verve mystery customer promotion.
local companies dealing in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products have been urged to cooperate with their Indian counterparts so as to hasten the pace of the sector's development.
GOVERNMENT is looking at the establishment of fibre optic infrastructure linking the Harare -Mutare and Harare-Beitbridge routes in efforts to improve local communication links in a world where Information and Communication Technology determines economic growth.
The East African Submarine Cable System (EASSy) fibre optic cable project has received a $70 million loan from its international financiers.
More than 10 million people in East Africa will soon be able to enjoy the benefits of information technology.
In an effort to shine a light on the darkness at the heart of the world's deadliest conflict since the Second World War, the Enough Project travelled to eastern Congo to better understand how the 3Ts (Tin, Tantalum, and Tungsten) and gold make their way from Congo's killing fields to our cell phones, laptops, MP3 players and video game systems.
The pace of the transition to digital broadcasting in Africa is picking up with a larger group of countries now entering the race with practical action rather than just policy proposals. But the issue of who will be the signal carrier has not been settled and the private sector is understandably wary of putting itself in the hands of the incumbent broadcaster. Russell Southwood looks at the issues ...
The recent announcement of the plan to set up a government run internet exchange point may look well intended on the face but also one that could either be ill-informed or driven by latent rationale if the arguments set forth in the media is anything to go by.
Internet search giant, Google, has published its 2009 Zeitgeist, a list of the most popular topics online.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter yesterday ruled out the possibility of introducing video technology or even goal-line assistant referees in time for next year's Soccer World Cup.
The shifting sands in the telecommunications industry are creating new opportunities and challenges for players in the field, forcing firms to re-evaluate their offerings in order to remain relevant.
Governor Peter Obi has said that the establishment of Microsoft Academy in many of the state -owned Secondary Schools was aimed at increasing job opportunities for students after school. Governor Obi spoke at the tenth anniversary of Cor Mariae Girls' Secondary School, Nkpor.
One of the leading Global Service Network (GSM) companies in , Cellcom, has announced a new number series.
A two-week training on Information Technology (IT), organised by the Judiciary in collaboration with the UNDP office in Banjul, yesterday kicked off at the Management Development Institute (MDI), in Kanifing.
Kasese District is set to get information and communication technology equipment worth Shs24 million from Rwenzori Information Centre Network.
The Indian government has donated desk top computers and other accessories to the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA)'s Directorate of Information and Communication Technology which was commissioned yesterday by Air Marshal Paul Dike, the Chief of Defence Staff.
The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna presided over by Hon. Justice M. L. Shuaibu has ordered a Telecommunication Company, Helios Towers, to dismantle and remove its mast located in residential premises in Kaduna, installed without conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment as required by law.
THE Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) will today pronounce its position on the uniform interconnection charges to be used by mobile telecommunications operators in the country.
TELECOMS company the Huge Group has become smaller again after posting results showing a drop in revenue, the decimation of its operating profit and a plunge from a net profit into loss.
National telecommunications commission, NATCOM has ended its second consumer parliament in Makeni, a forum which brought together operators and consumers to discuss issues that affect the telecom industry in the country and the way forward.
District residents early this week welcomed the arrival of an ICT bus, an initiative they say will promote the usage of information and communication technology in rural areas.
An initiative by a mobile phone manufacturer, Samsung, and three non-governmental organisations to train youth from poor backgrounds in Nairobi in ICT and entrepreneurship is beginning to bear fruits.
Multimedia company, Wananchi Group, moved to slash the cost of its internet offering by half, saying it was keen to cash in on its investment in fibre optic technology as it passed on savings to its customers.
