When UAE’s Al Yah 3 Ka Throughput Satelite comes alive very soon, it will provide coverage for 60% of Africa’s population, the owners of the company owning the satelite have said.Read More…
The acceleration of localized content production, the significant increase in the number of over-the-top (OTT) providers, and the defensive stances being employed by telcos and broadcasters against freemium services will all shape the coming 12 months in the Middle East and Africa’s rapidly evolving media and broadcasting industry.Read More…
By Michel Combes, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent I am particularly pleased to present today my vision for Africa. First let me tell you, why Africa? For me Africa is at the heart of tomorrow, it is an important region in the world, it is definitely a growing region and a clear focusRead More…
This week, Channel Post MEA had an interview with Wilson Rugaaju, a Manager at Uganda’s Business Centre Limited. We bring you the excerpts…Read More…
The channel in Uganda is bracing itself for a tight year ahead in dealing with the government as the presidential elections year 2016 approaches fast.Read More…
The South African enterprise market continued to decline in Q3 2014, registering a 5.6% slump in enterprise hardware shipments, according to the latest figures released today by International Data Corporation (IDC).Read More…
Telecoms equipment vendor Alcatel-Lucent has opened up Africa’s most populous nation to the benefits of ultra-broadband connectivity by launching a superfast, 100 gigabit-per-second fiber-optic network with MTN Nigeria, a subsidiary of MTN Group and the leading service provider in Africa.Read More…
Johannesburg-based IT outsourcing firm Business Connexion, has partnered with Kentico in a deal that will see it provide web content management systems to its clients across Africa. The Kentico content management systems solution provides a complete set of features for building websites, intranets, extranets, on-line stores and community sites onRead More…
South Africa-based Datacentrix, an ICT solutions was recently named OpenText’s “Fast Growth Market Partner of the Year”, award at the vendor’s recent international Enterprise World conference. This is the first time that the Fast Growth Market award has been up for grabs, said OpenText country sales director for sub-Saharan Africa,Read More…
Zambia’s telecoms provider Zamtel and NEC Corporation, a global provider of integration IT and network technologies, have agreed to build a new digital microwave radio transmission network to boost mobile coverage and capacity for citizens, enterprises and tourists across Zambia. The deal, which includes the supply, delivery, installation, testing andRead More…
WestconGroup, a value-added global distributor of security, unified communications, network infrastructure and data centre solutions, has announced the company has signed an expanded distribution agreement with Juniper Networks. The deal empowers specialty resellers across Southern Africa to access Juniper’s broad portfolio of application infrastructure, security, business continuity, and network infrastructureRead More…
TP-LINK Technologies Co Ltd, a global provider of SOHO and SMB networking products and wireless solutions, has urged its channel partners in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) to prepare for business prospects in 2015 as it’s predicted to be a bumper one. The vendor said although there has beenRead More…
