the Mobile community of Mozambique

mcel invests about $70m in network infrastructure

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:47:00 +0200

mcel has announced this week an accelerated investment programme in 2008 of around $70m to be used for the expansion of its national network in Mozambique to increase the quality of service offered and expand its geographical coverage. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Malawi hosts international telecommunications workshop

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:47:00 +0200

Malawi has hosted a telecommunication services workshop at its lakeshore district in Mangochi with calls to various rival telecommunications operators to share services so that consumers can access them at affordable charges. Read full story... | Send to a friend

African nations agree to $1 billion Indian satellite project

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:04:00 +0200

A critical mass of countries are signing on to a plan for India to invest $1 billion in the Pan-African e-Network satellite project, a joint initiative with the Africa Union aimed at developing the region's information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Nigeria launches DVB-H mobile TV

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:55:00 +0200

Nigeria has beaten South Africa in the roll-out of the DVB-H mobile TV... Details Nigeria, MultiChoice Africa's local business partner in Nigeria, has launched Africa's first commercial mobile broadcast TV service in the city of Abuja. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Covering Africa's elections and promoting press freedom by phone

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:41:00 +0200

Mobile phones have revolutionised communication in Africa - even during elections. Read full story... | Send to a friend

VoIP goes mobile

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:33:00 +0200

Cape Town-based telecommunications company, Yeigo, is one of the first companies worldwide to have developed mobile Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), enabling it to offer cheaper and even free mobile calls. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Culture of secrecy hinders Africa’s information society

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:57:00 +0200

Everyone needs and wants to communicate, and they do so with the tools at hand. Africa’s needy urban people are using the most readily available communication technology for them, mobile phones, in innovative ways. But there is still a question over whether this access gives them true inclusion in the global ‘information society’ – the people with access to communication technologies and the information they share. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Vodacom’s latest move in Mozambique

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:32:00 +0200

Vodacom has announced that Intelec Holdings Limitada has taken up a shareholding in V.M. S.A.R.L., trading as Vodacom Mozambique. Read full story... | Send to a friend