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Last news: September 30, 2011 08:00:44

Beltone Financial on Thursday issued a new report saying that the political unrest and mobile operations that were disrupted in the region left telecom operators weaker in the first quarter of 2011. However, the investment bank added that they expect a slowdown this year, but are optimistic that overall profits will improve as the political [...] - [Read more]

Algeria’s Wataniya Telecom Algerie, also known as Nedjma, announced that it was introducing a new promotion for enterprise customers. The country’s mobile operator said that it would option a one-month free subscription to its “Nedjma Pro Controle” service. Any new or existing customers are eligible for the promotion and can take advantage of it until April [...] - [Read more]

The West Africa Cable System (WACS), the latest in a new generation of high-capacity submarine communications cables linking Africa to the rest of the world, is set to land at its final destination in Yzerfontein near Cape Town, South Africa in the next couple of weeks. This follows the completion of the Portugal-UK section of [...] - [Read more]

We finally got our hands on the retail version of Shift 2: Unleashed and after all the excitement of the pre-launch party last week, I can finally tell you what the PC version of game is really like. Shift 2: Unleashed is the 17th installation in the Need for Speed franchise and it is touted as [...] - [Read more]

Vodacom has announced that the Nokia E7 Business smartphone is available to it’s customers in South Africa. The Nokia E7 is an all-in-one business smartphone which supports business applications from the world’s leading software manufacturer, Microsoft. Dubbed the “ultimate business smartphone”, the Nokia E7 provides direct, secure and real-time access to e-mail, calendar, contacts and tasks; [...] - [Read more]

In any large organisation you are likely to find someone in charge of the Information Technology; this is the Chief Information Officer (CIO). In the past, the CIO’s function was to “keep the lights on”, but the rapid rate of change in the IT marketplace has led to a sea change in the requirements for [...] - [Read more]

Safaricom M-PESA subscribers in Kenya can now receive money transferred directly to their mobile wallets from Western Union consumers in 45 countries and territories. There are more than 80,000 Western Union Agent locations worldwide, in addition to their U.K.-based website westernunion.com. Apart from the UK, the service is now available from the US, Canada, as well [...] - [Read more]

Microsoft has accused Google of biasing search results on its internet search engine Google.com in the European Union, where Microsoft is struggling to gain market share, despite the incorporation of the tools from the formerly Norwegian headquartered FAST into its Bing search engine, and at least $1 billion (Ovum estimate) of both development and advertising [...] - [Read more]

In a new report issued by Ovum, The Applicability of Social Media for IT Service Management, the independent technology analyst claims that IT users will increasingly view “social software” as a must-have. This comes as demand for support of bring-you-own devices (such as the iPad) increases. Ovum expects that failure to provide access to “social [...] - [Read more]

The writing is on the wall for Vodacom’s “Daddy Cool” mascot, it’s time for him to step aside and make way for a red teardrop. That’s right, this Friday we will see the official re-branding of Vodacom’s corporate colours to match those of parent company, Vodafone. The move has been met with mixed reactions from analysts [...] - [Read more]

The government of Uganda has seized control of Libya’s majority stake in the country’s Uganda Telecom, but concerns over how the management will be shifted remains a concern among observers and analysts. “We think the move was right, considering the ongoing unrest in Libya and uncertainty how they will continue to run the company, if they [...] - [Read more]

Intelsat S.A. today confirmed that the New Dawn satellite remains on schedule for launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the Arianespace Launch Complex in Kourou, French Guiana at approximately 9:45 p.m. GMT (23:45 SA Time) tonight. As Intelsat New Dawn is being prepared for launch, new business on the satellite continues to expand.  Intelsat announced [...] - [Read more]

Google has made its biggest change to their dynamic algorithm with the integration of the Panda update. The update has had major impact on US based search results with some websites experiencing a 50% decline in web traffic, while some sites have been completely removed. Google’s Matt Cutts recently explained the thinking behind the update. “Many of the changes [...] - [Read more]

Microsoft has fired another volley in it’s legal spat with Apple. Microsoft filed a legal reply on Tuesday rebutting Apple’s arguments for the validity of its “App Store” trademark, as noted by GeekWire. In this rebuttal, Microsoft cites Amazon’s recently launched Appstore as evidence that the term is generic and necessary for Apple competitors to refer to [...] - [Read more]

Leading Indian telecommunications companies are ramping up efforts in Kenya to secure deals over the next 6 months to increase their presence in the digital market in the African country. According to reports and analysts, India is well-positioned to tackle the digital vacuum in the country and bolster infrastructure in digital technology. According to recent reports, [...] - [Read more]

The partnership between Indian and African companies continued to grow on Tuesday as African Finance Corporation (AFC) announced it was teaming up with Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) in an effort to provide investment advice and financing to Indian companies looking to invest in Africa. The move is likely to see the bolstering of Indian telecommunications [...] - [Read more]

Continued worries over Nigeria’s telecommunications services have prompted Weco Systems International chief, Sidney Ogueri, to call for operators to look into outsourcing their services in an effort to bolster telecom services in the country. He said that the poor quality of telecom services in Nigeria has left operators with few options to create a renewed effort [...] - [Read more]

In a move anticipated by analysts and observers in Tunisia, the government has taken over 51 percent of Orange Tunisia. The telecom operator is owned by Marwan Mabrouk, the son-in-law of former Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, and has been under pressure from both the public and private sectors after the ousting of the [...] - [Read more]

NEC Unified Solutions is expanding its network reach by moving into North Africa after signing with Encom as a business partner in Morocco. The move is expected to see the development of information technology infrastructure in the country and analysts say it is a sign that NEC wants to make a complete entry into North [...] - [Read more]

Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has doled out a number of phones to Egyptian activists on Twitter after they tweeted about the phone over the past week. According to observers of the Egyptian Twittersphere the phones were delivered after individuals promoted the product, launched this week in Egypt, on their personal accounts.

“It is one of those things that companies are now taking advantage of through new social networks,” said Mohamed al-Yunis, a political analyst and social... - [Read more]