the Digital community of Africa

Flying Dove opens new Sony showrooms in Lagos

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:56:00 +0200

LAGOS: Flying Dove, a distributor of Sony consumer electronics products in Nigeria commissioned on 26 June 2009 two new Sony Showrooms in Lagos. They are located at the Palms Shopping Mall and at Victoria Island.
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Quality ICT key for developing countries - WB report

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:33:00 +0200

Washington, D.C: A new report from the World Bank Group finds that access to affordable, high quality internet and mobile phone services enables development across all levels of the economy and society.
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Ghossein appointed new Telkom Kenya CEO

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:37:00 +0200

NAIROBI: Telkom Kenya, late last week unveiled Mickael Ghossein as its new CEO. The announcement was made by the company's board of directors following a meeting earlier in the week.
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Emerging markets, dumping grounds for secondary PCs - Gartner

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:58:00 +0200

STAMFORD: Demand for secondary PCs will outstrip supply for years to come, but reuse does not necessarily mean "greener" IT because growing exports for reuse or recycling are leading to increasing e-waste in emerging markets, according to Gartner.
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East Africa: historic internet launch

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:32:00 +0200

The first undersea internet cable linking East Africa to the rest of the world was launched this month, June 2009, in Kenya. The 5,000km cable stretches from Fujairah in United Arab Emirates, passing through the Indian Ocean to Kenya.
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MTI Nigeria reports positive results

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:35:00 +0200

Nigeria's Mass Telecom Innovation (MTI) Plc has released a positive set of results for the first quarter of the year ending 31 March 2009.
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Piracy delays Seacom launch date

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:13:00 +0200

According to Seacom, an increase in pirate activity during April and May 2009, in terms of intensity and geographical coverage, has resulted in a delay in the undersea cable installation plans. The ready-for-service date has been postponed from 27 June to 23 July .
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VC4Africa and Appfrica announce formal partnership

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:28:00 +0200

VC4Africa.com and Appfrica.org have announced a formal partnership aimed at mobilising and supporting the venture capital community of Africa, building the community of investors and entrepreneurs who build business on the continent.
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KDN, Alcatel-Lucent connect East Africa

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:44:00 +0200

PARIS: Alcatel-Lucent and Kenya Data Networks (KDN), a communications carrier in Kenya, have signed a three-year frame agreement valued at €15 million. The agreement covers the supply, integration, installation and deployment for Alcatel-Lucent's optical networking and optical switching solutions for KDN's transport network across Kenya and neighbouring countries in East Africa.
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Gateway Communications wins 2009 GTB Award for Innovation

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:13:00 +0200

LONDON: Gateway Communications, a supplier of telecommunications services across Africa, on Tuesday, 16 June 2009 won the award for Wireless Network Infrastructure Innovation in partnership with vendor, Cambridge Broadband Networks at the 2009 GTB Innovation Awards held in London.
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