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The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has been advised by The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) not to cancel the NITEL sale to the preferred bidder, New Generation...

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Warid Telecom has appointed Muneer Farooqui as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Prior to the appointment, he served as CEO of Warid Bangladesh and has almost 20 years of experience...

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HTC has announced that the latest Android platform, 2.1, would be available on its low-mid range mobiles, including the new HTC Tatoo. According to androidcommunity.com, Android fans are eagerly...

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Etisalat’s Chairman, Mohammad Omran, addressed industry counterparts when he made an urgent call to maximize their content reach worldwide, embracing the digital era in the same way the music...

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Egyptian telco Orascom awaits a court decision overturning approval of France Telecom’s Mobinil offer. The Egyptian court has set 27 March as the ruling date for Orascom Telecom’s appeal to...

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Police in Zimbabwe have arrested three people, among them two Telecel officials for defrauding the mobile cellular company of a whopping R5.5 million (US$750 000). The trio, who appeared on Monday...

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Zimbabwe’s cellular mobile operator, NetOne is trying to force its defaulting customers to pay their debts. Although Managing Director, Reward Kangai could not be reached for comment, officials at...

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Nology, a supplier of broadband, networking and communication solutions, expanded its operations in Western Cape by opening a new office in Cape Town this month. “The move to open an office in Cape...

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When voice joins applications and data on you network, there are a few things you should know, advises Martin Tassev, Managing Director at Loophold Security. With the adoption of digital telephony...

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Tata Communications is planning to increase its investments in Africa by capitalizing on the recent submarine cables. Srinath Narasimhan, CEO Tata Communications, announced at Tata’ s Global...

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Three months before the World Cup, internet or cybercrimes are reported to be on the increase in South Africa. Several individuals have already been duped of hundreds of thousands of Rands, as...

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MTN Group today announced an increase in revenue and subscribers for the year ended 31 December 2009, they however admitted a negative impact due to the economic crisis, the introduction of new...

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Irrespective of people’s stance on the climate change debate, there is no getting around the fact that the green agenda is one that companies of all sizes can no longer ignore, believes Rohil...

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NetOne, Zimbabwe’s first mobile operator launched in 1996, is planning to triple its subscriber base by May this year, in order to catch up with its competitors Telecel and Econet Wireless. The...

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Sony Corp. is planning to launch a motion controller for its PlayStation3 console, aiming to offer a gaming experience beyond its rival’s Nintendo Wii. The company announced that its controller,...

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Companies should look more carefully at multiple recovery options. This is why a Business continuity (BC) or Disaster Recovery (DR) plan is a must, says Rajen Naicker, Overland Product Specialist at...

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NAVTEQ, global provider of digital maps, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, announced a content agreement with eco-destination mapping company,...

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Kenyan operators are considering introducing more dual SIM handsets that will support both CDMA and GSM networks, in a bid to increase their subscriber bases and revenues. The initiative will mean...

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New ITU radiocommunication standards for satellite services have been approved to facilitate early warning, rapid response and relief operations in the event of natural disasters. Recommendation...

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Executives’ Global Networks (EGN), the worldwide organisation specialising in national and global information-sharing between executives, has launched a discussion group for chief information...

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