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Submarine cable to connect Tunisia to Europe

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:56:00 +0200

Tunisiana and Orange Tunisia have announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Interoute, the owner operator of Europe's next generation network, for the commissioning of a submarine cable, called Didon, connecting the city of Kélibia, Tunisia to Interoute's pan European fiber optic network, via its landing station in Mazara del Vallo, Siciliy, Italy.
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Initiative to create digital jobs in Africa

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:02:00 +0200

Dr. Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, on Monday, 13 May 2013, launched a new foundation initiative that will focus on Africa's youth and employment, Digital Jobs Africa.
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Tunisie Telecom, Alcatel-Lucent takes step to faster broadband

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:59:00 +0200

Alcatel-Lucent and Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia's telecommunications provider, have successfully completed the trial of superfast broadband services using advanced Alcatel-Lucent's VDSL2 Vectoring technology.
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Entries open for CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2013 Awards

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:34:00 +0200

CNN International and MultiChoice this week officially launched the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2013 Awards.
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Microsoft launches the 4Afrika Initiative

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:40:00 +0200

Microsoft Corporation on Tuesday, 5 February 2013, introduced the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative, a new effort through which the company will actively engage in Africa's economic development to improve its global competitiveness.
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[2013 trends] Africa's dynamic markets

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:20:00 +0200

The year 2013 for most brands, especially the ones coping with saturated markets in developed countries, will be a decisive one. Incorporating Africa into their corporate brand strategy, if they haven't done so, will be the better part of valour, so to speak.
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[2013 trends] Out-of-the-box branding

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:33:00 +0200

No, the concepts of "tribalism", "gamification" and "engagement" aren't a promo for the latest computer game, but are in fact the trends that will characterise the way companies and consumers interact in 2013.
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Alcatel-Lucent, Tunisiana partner to provide broadband services across Tunisia

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:36:00 +0200

Tunisiana, a provider of wireless communications services in Tunisia, and Alcatel-Lucent have announced a four-year agreement to build a wireline broadband access network that will bring high-speed internet access and high-quality voice and video services to millions of Tunisian consumers and business customers.
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Hacker halts three SA websites

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 06:29:00 +0200

A hacker has claimed responsibility for disrupting SA's Department of Social Development's website and hacking those of the National Planning Commission and the National Population Unit.
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SEACOM services now protected across Egypt

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:19:00 +0200

After extensive testing, SEACOM, last week, activated the second of its two terrestrial routes across Egypt. It is reported that SEACOM is the only East Africa cable system to have the capability of providing resilience across Egypt to its customers for traffic routed to Europe and the US.
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