Vodafone, Botswana Telecoms sign partner market deal
2015-04-08
Vodafone and Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) have jointly announced a new partner market agreement for Botswana.Read More…
Francis Dufay to head Jumia in Côte d’Ivoire
2015-04-07
Consumer electronics e-tailer Jumia has appointed Francis Dufay as the head of its subsidiary in Côte d’Ivoire.Read More…
Telco sector spurs tablet market growth in Q4 2014
2015-04-07
Research firm IDC has revealed that the Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market recorded robust year-on-year growth in the final quarter of 2014, with holiday purchases and aggressive end-of-year promotions spurring a particularly strong performance in the consumer segment.Read More…
Axiom’s unveils damage insurance for mobile devices
2015-03-30
UAE power retailer of mobile devices Axiom has unveiled an innovative Damage Insurance service, for customers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.Read More…
MyWiGo signs Esquire Technologies
2015-03-30
Spanish multinational, MyWiGo, has continued its international expansion into southern Africa, with the signing of a distribution agreement with Johannesburg-based Esquire Technologies,a distributor of IT, mobility, digital and consumer lifestyle products from in southern Africa.Read More…
HTC names new CEO
2015-03-29
HTC named Cher Wang, the Chairman and co-founder of HTC, as the new CEO succeeding Peter Chou, who will now transition to a strategic new role leading future product innovation.Read More…
Huawei ready to help Botswana on cyber security
2015-03-25
Telecoms euipment vendor Huawei has said it is ready to find ways to assist the Botswana government on tightening cyber security.Read More…
STC selects Cisco for managed services
2015-03-25
Cisco has announced that it has signed a three-year managed services agreement with the Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and to deliver the full functionality of a Service Provider-grade Network Operating Center (NOC).Read More…
Botswana Telecom improves broadband services
2015-03-24
Botswana Telecommunications Limited has upgraded its broadband and mobile internet services and reduced prices for the services.Read More…
Angola’s Unitel interested in acquiring Guiné Telecom
2015-03-23
Media reports in Angola reported today that Unitel, a private telecommunications operator in Angola, is waiting for the launch of an international tender to submit an offer to buy Guinea-Bissau’s Guiné Telecom.Read More…
WACS to upgrade system
2015-03-23
The West Africa Cable System (WACS) Consortium plans to upgrade its system’s capacity in view of the enormous bandwidth update since commissioning in 2013.Read More…
Namibia hopes to beat digital migration deadline
2015-03-23
Namibia is hoping to beat the 17 June deadline set by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to fully convert to digital broadcasting.Read More…
