Dimension Data division Internet Solutions (IS) is at an advanced stage of planning for a project that could see it investing heavily in building metropolitan Wi-Fi networks to serve business campuses and city streets in dense urban areas. Craig Stewart, product manager for
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More details, including pictures and pricing, of the first tablet computer to be developed in Congo-Brazzaville have emerged. When TechCentral first reported about the tablet in June, the company behind it, VMK, had only released images of the rear of the tablet, fearing
Independent cellphone tower operator Eaton Towers has secured US$150m in equity funding from Capital International Private Equity Funds (Cipef), a private equity investor that focuses on emerging markets. The funding will be used to acquire, build and
Computer services giant IBM has opened its first office in Luanda, Angola as part of a plan to expand into new markets in Africa. It recently opened offices in Senegal and Tanzania. IBM says it now has a direct presence is more than 20 African countries, including
Vodacom may be in talks about buying a controlling stake in Malawi’s incumbent telecommunications operator, Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM), according to a report by Bloomberg on Monday, citing a report in Malawi’s Daily Times
Tower sharing may be the solution to the dual problem of increasing demand for network capacity and the revenue pressures facing SA operators. Johan Smith, head of Africa telecommunications group at KPMG, says the industry, regulators and government need
The Advertising Industry Tribunal has ruled against an appeal by Cell C against a decision by the Advertising Standards Authority that its use of the “power to you” pay-off line in its advertising was in contravention of the authority’s advertising codes. The original
Kenyan operator Airtel, Standard Chartered Bank and MasterCard have developed a solution that will allow people in the East African nation to make online purchases with their cellphones, obviating the need for a credit or debit card. The service, called PayOnline, will
Vodacom Group CEO Pieter Uys has moved to placate angry BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) users over a stated plan to throttle their speeds if they use more than 100MB/month of data, saying there is no throttling in place. He says Vodacom’s media team erred in
Vodacom’s decision to slow down the speed at which BlackBerry users access the Internet if they use more than a 100MB of data a month could be in breach of the “spirit” of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), analysts say. The mobile phone company